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When service is slipping, inventory is rising, and prior fixes have not stuck

The visible problem is rarely the real problem. 


I help PE Operating Partners and leadership teams find the problem behind the problem, restore service, and release cash. 

Start with the Readiness Assessment 


Schedule a Confidential Conversation

$40M+

90 Days

90 Days

 Cash released across 20+ portfolio companies 

90 Days

90 Days

90 Days

 Typical time to measurable improvement 

3-5X

90 Days

3-5X

Average return on engagement investment

You may be in the right place if:

Service is deteriorating

Prior fixes have not stuck

Service is deteriorating

 Customers are waiting longer, backorders are growing, or fill rate is moving in the wrong direction. 

Inventory keeps rising

Prior fixes have not stuck

Service is deteriorating

 Cash is tied up, but the business still does not have the right products in the right places. 

Prior fixes have not stuck

Prior fixes have not stuck

Prior fixes have not stuck

The company has tried new forecasts, software, or process changes without lasting improvement. 

The visible symptom is rarely the constraint

Forecast accuracy, purchasing, inventory policies, capacity, customer priorities, incentives, and management cadence may all be contributing.


The first step is not prescribing another solution. 

It is establishing what is actually preventing the business from performing.

Finding the problem behind the problem starts here.

Choose the path that best describes your situation

I oversee portfolio companies

I oversee portfolio companies

I oversee portfolio companies

 For Operating Partners facing post-acquisition inventory growth, service deterioration, or a planning process that has not gained traction. 

Explore the Operating Partner Approach

I lead the business

I oversee portfolio companies

I oversee portfolio companies

 For CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and supply-chain leaders dealing with excess inventory, declining fill rates, unreliable forecasts, or cross-functional misalignment. 

See How We Find the Problem

Sustainable change, not another presentation

"It wasn’t Mike delivering a presentation. It was a sustainable and meaningful change in how we operated.”  


“We engaged Mike to design and implement an S&OP process for our PE-backed consumer company. The process was customized to the size and resources of our business, and he embedded it into the organization in a short amount of time. 


Rob Robillard

CEO, Country Life 

Choose the next step that fits the situation

I need a clearer picture first

I am ready to discuss the problem

I am ready to discuss the problem

 Operations and Planning Readiness Assessment


Identify where the leadership team is aligned, where perspectives differ, and which gaps deserve a closer look.

Take the Readiness Assessment

I am ready to discuss the problem

I am ready to discuss the problem

I am ready to discuss the problem

 Confidential Operating Conversation


Bring one company or operating problem. The purpose is to determine whether a deeper diagnostic makes sense.

Schedule a Confidential Conversation

Still not sure?

Bring one company.

One situation.

One question.

We'll determine together whether a deeper diagnostic makes sense.

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