Business Advisory · 01

The largest unclaimed margin in your business is your supply chain.

Every Indian SME I have looked inside has had the same story: between 4% and 11% of revenue quietly disappears into avoidable inventory, the wrong supplier, the wrong Incoterm, the wrong payment terms, the wrong warehouse layout. We find it. We name it. We stop it.

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13+ years inside Indian supply chains, across sectors

IIM-L Supply Chain Diploma, IIM Lucknow

SME Focused on small and mid-market firms — where the impact is largest

For the founder who already suspects something

You don't need another report.
You need someone to tell you what's actually broken.

You already know. Some Wednesday morning, looking at the closing inventory, you knew. The warehouse looked full but receivables looked thin. Sales said the customer was happy but the customer's last order was smaller than the one before. Your ops manager keeps saying "we are managing" and you keep wondering at what cost.

Most consultants will turn this feeling into a 60-slide deck and a six-month roadmap. I would rather sit with you for two days, walk the floor, look at the data, and tell you in plain language: here is where the money is going, here is what you stop tomorrow, here is what you fix in 90 days, here is what you can leave alone.

You will not need to motivate me. The work is interesting on its own.

For the operator who needs the specifics

What a typical engagement looks like.

An end-to-end supply chain diagnostic for an Indian SME (₹10–500 Cr turnover) takes 4–6 weeks and covers, at minimum:

Demand & inventory: SKU rationalisation, ABC-XYZ classification, safety-stock review, dead-stock identification.
Sourcing & vendors: Spend cube, supplier consolidation map, single-source risk register, vendor scorecards.
Inbound & outbound logistics: Freight cost benchmark, mode-mix review, 3PL contract audit.
Warehouse & distribution: Layout walk, slotting, picking-path analysis, FG vs RM separation.
S&OP / planning rhythm: Forecast accuracy, planning calendar, sales-ops handoffs, exception management.
Working capital: Cash-to-cash cycle, payment terms, MOQ vs run-rate, advance vs credit ratios.

Deliverables: a one-page diagnostic, a 12-week implementation plan, named ownership for every action item, and a quarterly review cadence. Fees: scoped per engagement after the first call — typically ₹1.5L–₹6L depending on scale.

Methodology

Five stages. No theatre.

Diagnostic conversation (free, 60 min)

You describe what's bothering you. I ask the questions a paranoid CFO would ask. We agree on whether there's a project here. If not, we shake hands and you've lost an hour.

Data & floor walk (1 week)

I ask for a defined data pack — typically 18 months of sales, purchases, inventory snapshots, vendor master, and freight invoices. I spend a day on your floor.

Findings & options (week 2–3)

Written, blunt, one-page-per-issue. No PowerPoint theatre. Each finding has an estimated annual impact, an effort score, and a recommended owner inside your team.

Implementation roadmap (week 4)

A 12-week plan with weekly checkpoints. You drive it. I am available for two calls per week during implementation, included in the fee.

Quarterly review (year-long, optional)

If you want me to stay close, we set a quarterly review cadence with a small retainer. Most clients renew once and then run on their own. That is the goal.