Your supply chain is working.
It’s just quietly eroding your EBIT.
Vendor Neutral — Senior Led — Implementation Focussed
Automation drifts from reality.
Labour costs rise faster than productivity.
Capital decisions are made without independent validation.
Our 2.5 week Quick Assessment
We analyse five dimensions
Operational flow & bottlenecks
Labour productivity & cost drivers
Space utilisation & layout effectiveness
Capacity alignment & throughput constraints
KPI transparency & financial linkage
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What you receive
Clear performance baseline
Quantified improvement potential (€)
Three immediate quick wins
90-day prioritised action plan
Risk & constraint overview
Across sectors we repeatedly see
5–15% excess travel and motion
Embedded labour buffers
Imbalanced workload across functions
Space utilisation inefficiencies
KPIs disconnected from cost impact
Capital decisions made without independent validation
Typical Impact We See:
5%+ cost optimisation common
10–20% throughput recovery
5–12% labour productivity improvement
Assessment payback often <4 weeks
Where Value Actually Hides
Across industries we consistently see the same patterns:
Automation running below engineered throughput
Embedded labour buffers accepted as “normal”
Flow imbalance limiting capacity
Space used inefficiently
KPIs disconnected from financial impact
Capex decisions made without independent challenge
Individually small. Collectively material.
Independent Supply Chain Specialists - Not Generalist Consultants
Ethon Advisory is the independent consulting arm of the Ferag Group — focused exclusively on operational performance, intralogistics, and supply chain transformation.
Our role is simple:
Create clarity before capital is committed and before inefficiencies compound.