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Restore Service. Release Cash.

Five fixed-scope engagements for $50M to $350M manufacturers and distributors. 

Find the right one below. Guaranteed ROI.

Not sure where to begin?

"Cash is trapped in inventory."

"Cash is trapped in inventory."

"Cash is trapped in inventory."

Inventory keeps growing. Margins are compressing. Write-offs are becoming routine, and nobody can explain exactly why.

Operations & Inventory Assessment

"Service levels are falling."

"Cash is trapped in inventory."

"Cash is trapped in inventory."

Fill rates are declining. Expediting costs are climbing. Customers are calling, and the team is firefighting instead of planning.

Supply Chain Current State Assessment

"S&OP exists but isn't working."

"We know what's broken. We need to fix it."

"We know what's broken. We need to fix it."

There is a meeting on the calendar, but nothing changes afterward. Purchasing buys what it wants. Forecasts go ignored. Nobody owns the outcome.

S&OP Current State Assessment

"We know what's broken. We need to fix it."

"We know what's broken. We need to fix it."

"We know what's broken. We need to fix it."

The assessment is done. The priorities are clear. Now you need someone embedded with the team to turn the roadmap into results.

Systematic Sprint or S&OP Kick-Start

All Engagements At A Glance

Find the Problems

Before we fix it, we find it.


Every engagement starts the same way: understanding where cash is trapped, why service is suffering, and what's actually causing the problem. These assessments give you clarity before committing to a larger engagement. 

What Clients Say

"Mike reduced our chemical inventory 24% in six months while improving customer deliveries."

-Peter V., CEO, Riverside PortCo

Supply Chain - Current State Assessment

The full picture. Completed in 30 days or less.

Best for:  You need a full picture of what is wrong across the supply chain before committing to a fix.


You're ready to move, but you need a roadmap. This is a comprehensive review of your supply chain: people, process, and performance. You get root cause identification and a prioritized action plan with quantified opportunities.


What you get:

  • Deep dive into process and people
  • Data analysis across planning, purchasing, and inventory
  • Root cause identification
  • Prioritized roadmap with quantified opportunities
  • Board-ready deliverable


Timeline: Completed in 30 days or less.


Case Study: Supply Chain Current State Assessment

Operations & Inventory Assessment

For distributors and manufacturers where margins are compressing, and inventory is misaligned.

Best for: Cash is trapped in inventory, margins are compressing, and write-offs are growing.


The problem is not one bad decision. It is a system that stopped working. Your team knows something is off, but nobody can explain exactly why.


This assessment gets inside the data to find where cash is trapped, why margin is leaking, and what operational changes will have the highest payback.


What you get:

  • Leadership and cross-functional interviews
  • Inventory segmentation analysis (what's selling, what's sitting, what's costing you)
  • Operational process review (purchasing, replenishment, warehouse footprint)


  • Root cause identification
  • Prioritized roadmap with quantified opportunities
  • Board-ready deliverable


Timeline: 45-60 days.


Case Study: Operations & Inventory Assessment

S&OP Current State Assessment

For businesses where the planning process exists but isn't producing results.

Best For: You have an S&OP meeting, but decisions still happen in silos and nothing changes.


Purchasing buys what it wants. Sales forecasts go ignored. Nobody owns the outcome. The meeting exists, but the process does not.


This assessment evaluates your planning process against the 25 elements of S&OP maturity, identifies where the breakdowns are, and delivers a prioritized roadmap to close the gaps.


What you get:

  • Observation of a live S&OP cycle
  • Leadership and cross-functional interviews (Sales, Supply Chain, Finance)
  • People, process, and technology assessment


  • Metrics review: what's measured, what's missing, how each function is performing
  • Prioritized project list: "Just Do It" opportunities, Quick Wins, and longer-term projects
  • Board-ready deliverable


Timeline: 30 days or less.


Case Study: S&OP Current State Assessment

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Fix The Problems

The assessment told you what's broken. Now it's time to fix it. 


Each engagement below is fixed-scope and fixed-fee, built around a single outcome: releasing trapped cash, restoring service levels, or installing the disciplines that make results stick. I stay embedded with your team until the changes hold. 

What Clients Say

"Mike helped us deploy a more organized and formalized S&OP process."

-Jeff M., CEO, Gridiron PortCo

Systematic Sprint

The execution path for the Supply Chain Assessment or Operations & Inventory Assessment.

Best For: The assessment is done, and the priorities are clear. You need execution.


This engagement takes the prioritized roadmap and turns it into results: working capital released, service levels restored, processes that stick.


I stay embedded with your team through implementation. Your people own the outcomes. I make sure the changes hold.


What you get:

  • Execution of prioritized Quick Wins and Just Do It opportunities
  • Process redesign and implementation
  • Cross-functional alignment and accountability structure


  • Coaching through adoption
  • Measurable results documented for leadership
  • Board-ready deliverable


Timeline: 60–90 days.


Case Study: Systematic Sprint

S&OP Kick-Start

For businesses ready to install a planning discipline that actually works.

Best For: Your team knows S&OP matters, but nobody owns the process, and meetings lack structure.


Roles are unclear. Decisions happen outside the process. You need a framework built for your business, not a generic playbook.


This 90-day engagement installs a functioning S&OP process through three phases: Education, Architecture, and Pilot. Your team does not just learn S&OP. They run it and own it.


What you get:

  • Executive training and organization-wide "Why & What" sessions
  • Roles, responsibilities, and participation matrix defined
  • Monthly S&OP cycle calendar and meeting cadence


  • Templates, tools, and materials for each meeting
  • Coached pilot through all five S&OP meetings
  • Defined measures of process performance
  • Board-ready deliverable


Timeline: 90 days.

Ready to talk about what you're seeing in your business?


Schedule a confidential call, 

or reach me directly at michael@mryangroup.com  | (330) 283-7234

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Not ready to talk? Start Here: TAKE THE PLANNING MATURITY SELF-ASSESSMENT

Planning Self-Assessment

Guaranteed 3:1 return on opportunities identified to create value

All prices are fixed. No bombshells for your budget.  

No surprises. No awkward conversations.  

How it works

Discover

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

A confidential conversation about your business, your challenges, and what an engagement might look like. 


If there's a fit, I'll outline a scope, a timeline, and deliverables. 


No obligation. 

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

I review your data, walk your floor, and talk to your people. 


You get a current-state assessment, root cause identification, and a prioritized roadmap with quantified opportunities. 


Your team stays focused on running the business. 

Transform (ongoing)

Engage (typically 4 to 6 weeks)

Transform (ongoing)

Your team executes the roadmap with a process that is definable, predictable, repeatable, and trainable. 


I stay involved through the transition to make sure the changes stick. 

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$40M+

90 Days

90 Days

Trapped cash freed across 20+ portfolio companies

90 Days

90 Days

90 Days

Average engagement timeline

3-5X

90 Days

3-5X

Average return on engagement investment

select clients

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