Supply Chain

Archstone Consulting's Supply Chain practice helps our clients reduce costs and drive top-line growth through targeted supply chain optimization efforts. Our team works in collaboration with clients to create competitive advantage through best-in-class sales and operations planning, lean programs, working capital reduction initiatives, distribution and transportation optimization, and other operations improvement programs. The Supply Chain practice focuses on Supply Chain Optimization, Sales and Operation Planning (S&OP), Lean and Operations Improvement, and Distribution and Transportation Optimization.

How We Work

Our experienced teams, comprised of both industry and consulting leaders, work collaboratively with internal client resources to apply proven best practices and proprietary tools and approaches that help clients drive increased value from their operations.

Industry Sub-Segments

Archstone's Supply Chain practice serves industries in which we have deep and well-established expertise, including Consumer Goods (Apparel & Footwear, Consumer Packaged Goods, Food & Beverage), Manufacturing (General Manufacturing, High Tech) and Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices).

Practice Area Service Offerings

• Supply Chain Optimization
• Sales & Operations Planning
• Lean & Operations Improvement
• Distribution & Transportation Optimization
• Supply Chain Outsourcing

Archstone's Supply Chain practice creates operational advantage by conducting supply chain opportunity assessments, which quickly identify high-impact performance opportunities in our clients' supply chains as part of our Supply Chain Optimization services. As a provider of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) services, we provide a best practice-based offering designed to put clients' organizations on the fast track to improved S&OP performance. We also offer tailored lean and operations improvement programs that enhance the efficiency of our clients' workforces and drive waste out of the system. Archstone's Supply Chain services also include a suite of Distribution & Transportation Optimization competencies, such as third party logistics management, distribution network optimization, and freight sourcing.