Data. Expertise. Execution.
= Operational Excellence
Expert-led solutions that transform manufacturing
and supply chain challenges into real performance gains.
Experience across leading OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers
Our team brings decades of frontline manufacturing and supply chain leadership, shaped by work across global OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and high growth technology manufacturers in North America, Europe, and Asia.
We have built and optimized production lines, launched new programs, scaled operations from early prototype to full volume manufacturing, and led organizations through complex operational challenges and crises.
When you work with AE, you are partnering with seasoned practitioners who understand these realities firsthand and know how to turn complex operational challenges into sustained performance gains.
Three Operational Excellence Lenses
We see your operation through three lenses.
Growth &
Transformation
When teams encounter barriers, we work with you to identify bottlenecks, refine processes, and establish sustainable practices.
- Manufacturing Strategy
- Process Optimization
- Change Management
- Culture Capture
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Who it’s for: Operations teams facing growth plateaus despite capable resources
What we do:
- Diagnose hidden bottlenecks using proven methodologies
- Fix process flows with your team
- Build sustainable improvement culture
- Transfer capability so you own the gains
Supply Chain & Management
When supply chain constraints risk your timeline or quality, we help stabilize operations and strengthen supplier relationships.
- Crisis Management
- Supplier Assessment
- Network Connection
- Supplier Scaling
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Who it’s for: Teams managing supplier-related operational risks
What we do:
- Rapid supplier stabilization and crisis response
- Global network access with established relationships
- Strategic sourcing and procurement transformation
- Long-term supplier development and partnership building
Manufacturing & Technology
When you’re scaling complex manufacturing, we support process development, system validation, and operational scaling.
- Design Manufacturability
- Ramp-up Strategy
- Process and Facilities Industrialization
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Who it’s for: Teams establishing or scaling manufacturing capabilities
What we do:
- Green & Brown Plant development,
- Production process development and validation
- Quality system implementation
- Manufacturing partner selection and management
Global reach.
Local relationships.
Real support.
Our team operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, supported by established connections throughout the automotive, mobility, and advanced manufacturing ecosystem. We work with organizations across the full value chain, from early-stage innovators to global manufacturers, giving us deep visibility into how operations function across different regions and industries.
When challenges arise; whether operational, strategic, quality-related, or supplier-driven, we leverage this network to accelerate access, improve communication, and deliver fast, effective on-the-ground support. Within our team, we thrive on immediate response, rapid mobilization, and hands-on problem solving to keep your business moving forward.
You get global expertise with the responsiveness of a local partner.
Our approach
We adapt to your needs, whether it is a rapid assessment, a short project for quick wins, fractional executive support, a focused transformation engagement, or long term guidance in strategy and operational excellence.
We embed with your operations when needed, working directly with your teams to understand challenges in real time and act quickly. Our work blends on site involvement with targeted remote support to maximize speed and impact.
Every engagement begins with a clear diagnosis. From there, we build and implement solutions together, not from the sidelines.
Our goal is capability transfer. Your team gains the tools, clarity, and confidence to sustain improvements long after our involvement.
With experience across operations transformation, manufacturing scale up, and supplier development, we deliver practical solutions that create measurable performance gains.
Your Questions,
Answered
Here’s what our clients commonly ask before partnering with us.
Don’t see your question here? We’d love to chat and understand your unique needs.
How are you different from other big consulting firms?
We send experienced executives who’ve personally launched products for Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, Zoox, Honda, and Toyota. Our team has run these operations, built these lines, and scaled these programs.
We work embedded with your team, delivering solutions together. When we step back, your team has the capability to sustain improvements. That’s the difference between fractional executives and traditional consulting.
Past experiences with consultants left us cautious — what makes your approach trustworthy?
Do you only work with large companies?
What happens after you leave? Will we be able to maintain the improvements?
Can you really mobilize globally?
Ready to Move Forward?
Our fractional executives embed with your operations to solve critical challenges.
Start with a diagnostic assessment to understand where we can help.