Management Consulting

Operating judgment grounded in real systems and real consequences.

For organizations working through difficult operating, manufacturing, systems, quality, supply-chain, or cross-functional decisions.

The operating perspective

The recommendation has to survive contact with the operation.

I spent years responsible for the factories, systems, teams, quality obligations, costs, and customer consequences behind operating decisions. That changes how I approach consulting.

I tend to start with the operating reality, trace the handoffs and constraints, separate symptoms from root causes, and then work toward changes the organization can actually execute. The strongest fit is usually a problem that crosses functions or systems rather than a narrow staff-augmentation assignment.

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Problems this record is useful on

Concrete operating problems, not a generic capability list.

  1. 01ERP, MES, and WMS build-vs-buy, redesign, implementation, or recovery
  2. 02Manufacturing cost, labor, automation, capacity, and operating-performance problems
  3. 03QMS, ISO 13485, regulatory, and quality-system operating readiness
  4. 04Crisis response and cross-functional execution under time or supply pressure
  5. 05Supplier acquisition, sourcing, manufacturing transfer, and continuity decisions
  6. 06Cross-functional process and systems problems that do not belong to one department
How an engagement can start

Enough structure to be useful. Flexible enough to fit the problem.

The right format depends on the problem. A narrow question may need a focused review. A cross-functional transformation may need ongoing leadership and decision support.

01Focused assessment or second opinion
02Advisory and operating-problem analysis
03Transformation or program leadership
04Requirements, process, workflow, and acceptance evaluation
Representative work

Six problems. Six parts of the operating record.

Each example comes from the same Work library. The consulting frame explains why the case matters here without rewriting the underlying project.

01
ERP / MES / WMS · Build vs. buy
Professional Products, Inc. · 2006–2021

Custom ERP, MES, WMS & Manufacturing Operations Transformation

Useful when generic software does not match the operating model and process, data, controls, and adoption matter as much as the technology itself.

Proof point90%Daily open-order backlog reduced from roughly 11 pages of open orders to about 1 page.
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02
ERP failure · Recovery lessons
Professional Products, Inc. · 1998–2003

ERP Implementation Failure, Reimplementation Assessment & Recovery Lessons

Useful when a system is technically installed but operational readiness, ownership, testing, adoption, or the recovery path is still unclear.

Proof pointImplementation assessmentReviewed repeated go-live attempts, the May 2000 financials activation, reimplementation options, and the February 2003 failure assessment.
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03
Crisis operations · Rapid conversion
Professional Products, Inc. · March 2020–April 2021

Emergency Manufacturing Conversion for COVID-19 Reusable Masks

Useful when several functions have to move quickly together without abandoning quality, workforce, supply, or customer commitments.

Proof point~32,000/dayThe manufacturing conversion reached a production rate of approximately 32,000 reusable masks per day.
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04
QMS / ISO 13485 · Regulated readiness
Professional Products, Inc. · 1999–2021

Quality Management System & Medical-Device Regulatory Transformation

Useful when regulatory requirements have to become practical operating controls rather than a parallel documentation system.

Proof pointEnterprise QMSBuilt a structured enterprise quality-management system and mapped ISO 13485 requirements to operating processes.
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05
Manufacturing economics · Automation
Professional Products, Inc. · 1999–2021

Multi-Site Manufacturing Automation & Labor Cost Reduction

Useful when performance improvement requires engineering, labor economics, process design, systems, and daily operating discipline to move together.

Proof point>41K hrs / $287KAn early two-facility automation phase removed more than 41,000 labor hours and $287,000 in payroll.
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06
Supply strategy · Acquisition and transfer
Professional Products, Inc. · 2006

Strategic Supplier Acquisition, Manufacturing Transfer & COGS Reduction

Useful when a supplier or cost problem becomes a broader make-buy, acquisition, manufacturing-transfer, or continuity decision.

Proof point$7.51 → $2.83Internal operating records report a reduction in COGS from $7.51 to $2.83 for a selected gel/air-type stirrup ankle product family.
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Start with the problem, the operating context, and what decision or outcome is at stake.

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