What's your supply chain costing you?
We review how your business buys, stores, and moves what it needs, then hand you a practical, plain-English plan to fix what's broken. No department required.
Findings identify potential savings and improvement opportunities. No results are guaranteed.
A problem you haven't spotted yet.
What we look at
Are you getting competitive pricing and using an efficient purchasing process?
Are your suppliers reliable, cost-effective, and meeting expectations?
Are you carrying too much inventory, or running out of what you need?
Is your ordering process organized, efficient, and easy to track?
Are delays, rush orders, and freight costs hurting the business?
What happens if your primary supplier can't deliver?
The goal is simple.
Rush orders, stockouts, excess inventory, waste, ordering errors, supplier problems, and unnecessary delays.
Purchasing costs, freight costs, emergency-order costs, inventory costs, and wasted employee time.
Supplier reliability, delivery performance, inventory accuracy, and overall operational visibility.
The Supply Chain Ledger
Every assessment starts by establishing a baseline of where your supply chain stands today, then shows exactly what to target next.
Illustrative example only. Not a claim about any actual customer's results.
It gives you one simple, verifiable record of what needs attention, and what measurable improvement looks like, split across Reduce, Save, and Improve.
How it works
Discover
We collect the documents and data we need: your purchasing, suppliers, inventory, and biggest supply-chain challenges.
Assess
We review everything provided and identify the most important problems and opportunities.
Report & Improve
You receive the assessment report together with findings, priorities, recommendations, and a 30/60/90-day action plan, plus a results meeting to walk through it.
What a supply chain diagnostic includes
- Discovery conversation
- Supply-chain questionnaire
- Purchasing review
- Supplier review
- Inventory review
- Ordering / process review
- Delivery & logistics review
- Supply-chain risk review
- Supply Chain Ledger
- Key findings
- Prioritized recommendations
- Potential savings / opportunity analysis
- 30/60/90-day action plan
- Results meeting
A practical, independent look at your operation.
Practical
Focus on problems that affect the business every day.
Independent
An outside perspective, focused on your operation.
Measurable
A baseline you can track across Reduce, Save, and Improve.
The experience behind this approach
Our team's background spans direct supplier and procurement work, alongside independent case study analysis built from real data and documentation.
Northrop Grumman
Maintained and evaluated Mission Systems supplier data, procurement activity, and purchase order status across multiple supplier portfolios. Conducted supplier performance evaluations focused on delivery timelines, responsiveness, and contract compliance.
U.S. Army DEVCOM
Supported development of a digital acquisition and engagement portal built to streamline government procurement and contracting, reducing acquisition timelines and improving accessibility for participating businesses.
Collins Aerospace
An independent case study analyzing a real supplier disruption impacting critical PCBA components: a multi-vendor sourcing model balancing cost, lead time, quality, and contractual performance, and a long-term supplier diversification strategy.
General Motors
An independent case study analyzing supply chain strategy for EV production and safety systems, with recommendations to improve sourcing efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and align procurement with EV market demands.
A fit for any business that buys, stocks, or ships.
Common questions
How do I get started?
Start with a short conversation. We'll talk through what's happening in your business and confirm the assessment is a good fit before anything else.
What information do I need to provide?
We'll provide a questionnaire and let you know what's relevant. You only need to share information related to the areas being reviewed.
Do I have to work with SCF after the assessment?
No. The assessment stands on its own. If you want help implementing the recommendations, we can discuss implementation options with you.
Do you guarantee savings?
No. We identify potential savings and improvement opportunities based on the information available. Actual results depend on implementation and business conditions.
What types of businesses can use this?
Small businesses that purchase materials, products, inventory, or services from suppliers and deal with purchasing, inventory, supplier, ordering, or delivery challenges.
Let's find out what's happening in your supply chain.
Start with a simple conversation. Tell us what's happening in your business, and we'll determine whether an assessment makes sense.
Direct contact
Supply Chain Finance (SCF)
A division of TOK Capital Partners
Durham, NC
(919) 621-5398 (SCF team)