What We Do
Growing organizations often reach a point where operational complexity starts to outpace existing processes, systems, and team capacity. AK Operational Consulting partners with leadership teams to stabilize operations, improve visibility, and build scalable supply chain capabilities that support continued growth.
Services are tailored to each organization’s needs and may include targeted project support, ongoing advisory, or fractional leadership.
Supply Chain and Operations Leadership: Support for organizations that need experienced leadership without adding a full-time role.
- Fractional or interim supply chain and operations leadership
- Stabilizing planning, inventory, and fulfillment during periods of growth or change
- Cross-functional coordination across operations, finance, and commercial teams
- Executive-level visibility and decision support
Typical outcomes: clearer ownership, faster decision-making, and improved operational stability.
Demand Planning and Inventory Optimization: Practical planning support to improve service levels while managing working capital.
- Demand forecasting and scenario modeling
- Inventory policy design and safety stock optimization
- Planning process definition and cadence (S&OP / IBP-lite)
- Excel-based or system-adjacent planning tools that teams can own
Typical outcomes: improved forecast accuracy, lower excess inventory, and fewer surprises.
Case Studies:
- Fractional Supply Chain Leadership - A specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer was preparing for the commercial launch of a critical product. With a lean internal structure, they needed an experienced leader to manage commercial supply chain operations, control costs, and ensure production readiness, all while navigating highly variable demand during the first years in market.
- SAP Master Data - A client undergoing a major ERP transition from a legacy Warehouse Management System (WMS) to SAP needed support preparing their item and vendor master data for migration. With over 25,000 item records and 5,000 vendor records, the organization lacked the internal bandwidth and data integrity controls to complete the work accurately and on time.
- Warehouse Space Utilization - The client was facing severe warehouse space constraints caused by overbuying inventory during COVID-related supply disruptions. With limited space, inefficient slotting, and no formal metrics to project future needs, operations were strained and risked impacting order fulfillment and growth.
- Biologics Commercial Manufacturing - A client in the biologics space was moving rapidly from contract manufacturing (CMO) to in-house production as they approached commercial readiness. Without a formal materials management program, they faced gaps in inventory control, compliance, and operational scalability. The transition required a GxP-compliant framework for handling materials from receipt through production, storage, and outbound shipping, all within a tight timeline.