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Supply Chain Consulting

Global crises, political shifts, access to innovation, shortages of raw materials, and significant cost pressures are posing radical challenges to supply chains. In supply chain consulting, KBC supports you from the alignment and design of your supply chain through to continuous delivery capability. We combine strategic supply chain management with operational implementation to sustainably optimize the supply from your supply chain.

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Stefan Kemény
Senior Partner
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Stefan Kemény

Senior Partner at KBC and Supply Chain Management Consultant with 25 years of experience in SCM consulting

Challenges in Supply Chain Management

Due to the unstable global situation, global flows of goods are coming under increasing pressure—and threatening previously established trade structures. Efficiency alone is no longer enough: adaptability and resilience are the new watchwords in SCM. KBC’s consulting team brings nearly 20 years of project experience to supply chain consulting. Working with you, we assess risks, analyze dependencies, and create transparency throughout your entire supply chain. This results in flexible and resilient structures that enable your company to remain agile and competitive even in times of crisis.

Competitive disadvantages caused by excessive cost structures

Government-subsidized innovations are entering heavily regulated markets with uncompetitive products.

SCM strategy requires constant adaptation

Constantly changing global conditions require ongoing adjustments to the strategies we have developed.

Supply capacity is at risk

Unpredictable market shifts and crisis situations collide with inflexible supply chains, posing a serious threat to your ability to deliver.

Customs procedures remain opaque

Complex, inconsistent laws governing the movement of goods and fluctuating tariffs lead to unpredictable costs and delays.

Raw material restrictions limit the scope

Dependence on monopolistic markets and scarce resources calls for new hedging strategies—but it is unclear what these should look like.

Logistics routes can no longer be planned

Unstable transportation routes and growing capacity constraints make it nearly impossible to plan your supply chain reliably.

Ways to Achieve a Stable Supply Chain

Start-up management

Successful market launches depend directly on precise planning. Through our launch management services, KBC helps you seamlessly integrate new products or locations into existing supply chains. We coordinate all interfaces between development, production, and logistics to ensure that deadlines and quality targets are met without a hitch. Through proactive management and close monitoring, your ability to deliver is guaranteed from the very first minute.

Congestion Management

When supply chains break down, swift action is essential. Through our bottleneck management, KBC identifies critical supply risks before they bring your production to a halt. We form task forces that pinpoint critical sources of supply in the event of raw material shortages or logistical disruptions and allocate scarce resources optimally. The goal is always to maintain your operational flexibility and consistently avoid costly production downtime.

Supply Chain Performance Management

You can only manage what you can measure. With Supply Chain Performance Management, KBC makes the efficiency of your processes transparent and objectively assessable. We develop customized KPI systems that go beyond traditional cost analyses and focus on stability and resilience. This provides you with a solid foundation for decision-making, enabling you to identify opportunities and position your supply chain for long-term competitiveness.

Disruptive Cost Optimization (DCO) | Disruptive Cost Optimization

To remain competitive in global markets, companies are constantly under significant cost pressure. Using our scientifically grounded, structured approach to innovation management, you can significantly reduce costs in production, processes, and business models. By consciously challenging preconceptions, we open up new avenues for solutions and guide you from ideation through to implementation.

Supply Chain Management Consulting by the Numbers

certified manufacturing facilities
OPEX & CAPEX
successful SCM projects

Areas of Expertise in Supply Chain Consulting

In addition to production, KBC’s range of supply chain consulting services includes a focus on procurement and logistics, among other areas.

Production

Manufacturing facilities must navigate rapid changes in product portfolios and intense cost pressures. Through our manufacturing consulting services, KBC helps you align your production strategies for the future and maximize output even under volatile market conditions. We optimize your value-added processes directly on-site to reduce lead times, increase resource efficiency, and ensure you meet your delivery commitments.

Production Consulting

Shopping

Purchasing organizations determine the stability of the entire value chain by selecting the right suppliers. Through our procurement consulting services, KBC develops procurement strategies that go far beyond mere cost reduction: We help you secure global supply sources and integrate legal requirements into your processes in a measurable way—ensuring stable margins and operational flexibility in the long term.

For purchasing advice

Logistics

Logistics processes form the backbone of your supply chain. However, they often contain sources of error in the product flow. Through logistics consulting, KBC uncovers hidden costs and inefficiencies in your data. First, we identify the causes of logistics-related quality issues. Then we develop practical crisis response plans that allow you to optimize your transport routes—with maximum resilience. This ensures that your logistics remain a reliable competitive advantage even in the event of disruptions.

About Logistics Consulting

This is how we view supply chain consulting

We take a radically different approach to challenges, thereby opening up avenues for solutions that remain closed off to conventional methods. This isn’t about cookie-cutter, off-the-shelf concepts. Instead, we tailor ideas to deliver measurable results in day-to-day operations.

Stefan Kemény, Senior Partner at KBC

Real-world examples from supply chain consulting

Industries we advise on supply chain management

Automotive

Industry & Mechanical Engineering

Technology

Answers that advance SCM goals

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Does KBC provide support to its clients solely at the conceptual level, or does it also offer on-site operational support?

Theory alone won’t solve supply chain bottlenecks. That’s why we go far beyond simply providing a concept paper: We support you right where the challenges arise—worldwide and directly at each of your locations.

Whether on the factory floor or at a logistics center, our experts roll up their sleeves to help implement processes smoothly and empower your teams directly on the job.

How quickly can KBC employees be deployed on-site?

Once we’ve been hired, we can usually be on-site within 24 hours. Our priority is to quickly establish clarity: we analyze the scope of the problem and its root causes in a short amount of time so that we can immediately implement the appropriate corrective measures and restore your ability to act.

Does KBC, as a supply chain management consulting firm, operate only in Munich, throughout Germany, or internationally as well?

As an international boutique management consulting firm, the KBC team advises companies on supply chain management projects in Germany, Europe, the U.S., Africa, and Asia. Many companies seeking supply chain management consulting in Munich or Germany operate within global value chains.

This is exactly where our international experience comes into play: KBC combines a deep understanding of regional markets with a global perspective—ensuring that your processes work together seamlessly and efficiently across borders.

How can I prepare my supply chain for the demands of tomorrow?

Stable supply chains are no longer a given these days. Volatile markets and increasing demands for sustainability and digitalization are posing massive challenges to existing structures. However, day-to-day operations often lack the space to fundamentally rethink the supply chain in a way that is future-proof. This is where KBC steps in: In KBC BOLD Center for Innovation , we create the structures needed to systematically integrate technological potential and new logistics concepts, transforming your processes to make them crisis-proof. This enables you to develop a supply chain that not only reacts but actively contributes to the future viability of your company.

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Male, dark blond hair, blue eyes, wearing glasses, smiling, dressed in a white shirt and dark blue suit, standing with his hands clasped in front of his chest
Stefan Kemény
Senior Partner

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Whether it’s capacity management, operations and supply chain management, or disruptive cost optimization: In a brief discussion, we’ll determine which steps make sense and how KBC—an international boutique consulting firm based in Munich—can help you move forward.

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