Services
Two connected practices.
Supply Chain Performance identifies and sizes savings in transportation, network, inventory and procurement. Data, Technology & AI builds the dashboards, automation and software used to capture them, which the company's team then owns.
How does an engagement start?
Companies that already know where the problem is can start directly on the work (i.e. a network study, a freight RFP, a data build or an AI project). For companies that want the opportunity sized first, the Supply Chain Value Assessment comes in two forms, a Rapid Diagnostic covering one domain and a Full Assessment covering the broader supply chain. Both end with quantified opportunities and a sequenced plan, for a fixed fee quoted after a 30-minute scoping call.
For private equity operating partners, the same assessment is often used to size the supply chain part of a portfolio company's value creation plan in the first 100 days. Working with operating partners →
One assessment identified roughly $20M in improvement opportunities for a $400M+ automotive aftermarket supplier, spanning SIOP, working capital, technology and logistics capabilities, and procurement.
Start with an assessment →Supply Chain Performance
Find the value.Across freight rates, warehouse footprint and safety stock, Cameo Consulting sizes each savings opportunity in dollars and lays out a plan to capture it.
Transportation & Logistics
Freight is typically one of the quicker areas to identify savings, however the new rates need to be tracked after award for those savings to hold. Cameo Consulting benchmarks the company's rates lane by lane, runs the carrier bid and sets up rate compliance tracking.
- Freight benchmarking and carrier RFPs, truckload through parcel
- LTL-to-truckload consolidation and mode strategy
- Multi-stop route optimization and dedicated fleet analysis
Network & Footprint
Cameo Consulting models how many warehouses a company needs and where to locate them. Cameo tests each network scenario against the company's own freight, labor and inventory costs so the decision is based on total landed cost.
- Distribution network scenario modeling (for example, 0, 1, or 2 DCs)
- Warehouse consolidation and footprint rationalization
- Total landed cost comparison across facility and 3PL options
Planning, Inventory & Procurement
Excess inventory and high supplier costs often trace back to low forecast accuracy, outdated safety stock settings and suppliers that have not been bid out in several years. Cameo Consulting assesses how the company plans, buys and holds inventory, then quantifies the value of improving each process.
- S&OP and SIOP process assessment and redesign
- Inventory and working capital reduction
- Procurement effectiveness and spend analysis
Data, Technology & AI
Make it stick.These three services build the systems used to track and capture savings once they are identified. That includes dashboards that report cost by lane, site and customer, AI automation of manual work, and software built around the company's own processes.
AI Enablement
AIMost operations teams have several processes that are good candidates for AI (i.e. invoice coding, document review, data entry and status reporting). Cameo Consulting identifies the highest-return processes and builds reusable AI workflows that the company's own team runs and owns.
- AI opportunity assessment and use-case prioritization
- Reusable AI skills and workflows built around the company's processes
- Invoice, document, and work order automation
Data & Analytics
Freight, inventory and pricing decisions are often made without full cost data, because the numbers are typically spread across roughly five separate systems. Cameo Consulting pulls TMS, ERP and accounting data into one place, then reports profitability by lane, site and customer.
- Data warehouse design across TMS, ERP, and accounting systems
- Lane, site, and customer profitability reporting
- Executive dashboards and operational KPI scorecards
Custom Tools & Applications
When off-the-shelf software does not fit the operation, Cameo Consulting builds the tool (i.e. a scenario model, scheduling platform or field app). Each tool is built with the company's team, which owns it after handoff.
- Scenario and total landed cost models
- Operations platforms for scheduling, work orders, and job costing
- Mobile apps for field crews and drivers
Finding the right starting point
A 30-minute intro call is usually enough to tell whether there is an opportunity worth pursuing. The call covers a few questions about the operation and whether Cameo Consulting is a good fit to help.
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