Our deep experience across the entire supply chain drives sustainable performance improvement and delivers actionable insights to grow your bottom line
With a team of proven industry leaders, many of whom ran the global supply chain organizations of major manufacturing companies, PLG Consulting provides you decades of unique, specific expertise and experience in all aspects of manufacturing and supply chain.
How we help
Bring innovation to your manufacturing operations and supply chain
Whether your organization is looking at ways to optimize your existing processes, implement new solutions, or find suppliers in the global market, we can help transform your end-to-end supply chain with proven and innovative solutions. For manufacturing companies, we drive client value to help you improve margins and performance in the following areas:
Manufacturing and operations
Leveraging our experience in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma to help our clients baseline existing operations, identify benchmarks and best practices, and implement proven solutions.
Strategic sourcing and procurement
Developing and executing a sourcing strategy that leads to sustainable supply base performance improvement. Our expertise helps our clients realize meaningful cost reduction while mitigating risk and assuring continuous supply of critical materials.
Supply chain planning and execution (S&OP)
Leveraging proven processes and industry best practices, our experts develop a robust planning process to facilitate reliable execution across the entire supply chain. The PLG team has implemented new or improved Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) processes successfully in numerous industries resulting in tremendous efficiency gains, greatly reduced lead times, and high levels of customer satisfaction.
Quality Management Systems (QMS) and supplier quality
Leading you in the establishment of a world-class QMS and associated documentation, supplier qualifications and selection, customer feedback, and nonconformance management.
Digital transformation
Providing an objective needs assessment and developing solutions to utilize proven or digital transformation technology that improve the reliability, visibility, and integration with your systems.
Logistics assessment and optimization
Driving operational improvements and cost savings in incoming, internal, and outgoing manufacturing supply chains and distribution. Expertise in all modes of transportation, material handling, logistics assets and infrastructure on a local or global scale.
For all of our projects, your right size/right fit team of experts have relevant backgrounds in your industry.
Project Examples
North American leader in paper and paperboard recycling optimizes rail logistics via business strategy in volatile market
A leader in paper and paperboard recycling, with production plants in Canada and 80+ destinations throughout North America, was looking for rail commercial market expertise to help them maximize the outcome of their master rail contract...
Global Fortune 500 food manufacturer implementing six major supply chain transformation initiatives from PLG
PLG helped a Fortune 500 food manufacturer identify six key global supply chain opportunities. PLG evaluated how the client manages its supplier relationships, assigns accountability, captures critical shipment and invoicing data, and drives efficiencies in transportation...
N.A. network optimization study reduces overall logistics costs by 8%
For a petroleum-based chemical joint venture of two O&G firms, PLG assembled a skilled team of SMEs and engineers who conducted extensive market research to identify qualified drumming and blending providers in key markets. PLG delivered...
PLG Consulting uncovers over $7MM in logistics and working capital savings
PLG helped national manufacturer of hardware and construction materials optimize inventory levels for over 8,000 SKUs within redesigned distribution network. We ran multiple optimization scenarios against current inventory and shipment management baseline and modeled different scenarios...
Utility scale turbine manufacturer looks at logistics impact of site location
Client bringing new turbine technology to US market needed to determine logistics impact of manufacturing site location. PLG modeled multiple logistics cost scenarios for various potential manufacturing sites and calculated total logistics costs as a percentage...
Rail Infrastructure Expansion for a Leading Electric Vehicle Manufacturer: Lithium Processing Engineering and Design
A leading electric vehicle manufacturer sought to expand its lithium processing capabilities to meet the growing demand for battery components. To this end, the company was developing rail infrastructure at its new lithium processing facility. The goal was to...
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