Case studies
Not what we delivered. What was different afterwards: cash freed up, orders arriving on time, product that stopped going out of date.
Every figure was reported by the client at the close of the engagement. Names are off because this work touches numbers our clients would rather not publish. Ask for a reference in your sector and we will put you on the phone with one.
Selected results
Six engagements. Different mechanism every time, same point: find the money already sitting in the business and go get it.
The two largest engagements.
$15M inventory reductionPlus a $20M reduction in backorders, same year
Cutting stock usually means more backorders. Clearing backorders usually means more stock. This company was told to pick one. We rebuilt how the whole catalog was forecast and reordered, and got $35M out of the two problems at once.
Forecast rebuild across the full catalog, then the reorder rules underneath it.
$48M inventory reductionMulti-site manufacturing, in 10 months
Each site had a different root cause of why it held excess inventory, including: excessive MPS loading, PO due date accuracy, system MRP configuration, ERP bugs, lack of SOPs.
Master data and configuration cleaned up first, then a unified, consistent approach across all sites.
On-time delivery54% to 97%
The plant built things in whatever order the paperwork landed, losing hours a day switching the line between jobs. We changed the order the jobs run in. The tool that decides it runs against their live order book every day.
A production scheduler built in Python, handed over and still running.
Kitted parts lead time12 weeks to 1 week
A kit only ships when its last part arrives, and nobody was watching which part that was. Once the few parts holding everything up were visible and planned for, three months of waiting collapsed into a week.
Same engagement as the scheduling work above.
Average of $250K reduction in systems costSoftware they no longer had to buy
Across multiple engagements, we have built internal products for companies instead of asking them to buy expensive software. We often operate as in-house developers, building solutions for you that you own, never having to worry about pay-per-seat or monthly licensing costs.
Build over buy. Own it forever.
$180K reduction in expiry lossProduct that stopped going out of date
Sales and operations were planning to two different numbers, and the gap between them became product nobody sold in time. We put one monthly rhythm in place for both, plus a real process for launching something new.
Sales and operations planning, and new-product introduction, stood up from scratch.
In their words
Asked to compare us with other consulting firms, they came back with the same three ideas: more cost effective, more valuable, more data driven.
Process and systems focused…developing actionable insights. Willingness to roll up the sleeves and truly partner with business leaders.
Bill MuirFounding Partner, Steadfast Partners Professional and astute business partner…distills complex business issues into succinct and tangible solutions…pleasure and joy to work with.
Analyzed our processes and provided valuable insights to optimize inventory management and POS system. Constructed a robust forecasting platform… [creating] accurate communication with our vendors and suppliers.
Julianna VoylesSenior Director of Franchise Operations, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice Want a reference in your own sector? Ask, and we will arrange the call.
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