Supply Chain Audit: The Rapid Assessment
The Rapid Assessment is our condensed supply chain audit format: in two weeks, we evaluate the state of your chain — from forecast to delivery — and come out of it with a prioritized action plan. It is a low-commitment starting point: instead of a long, uncertain project, you first get a factual diagnostic and a clear roadmap, then decide on the next steps with full knowledge.
The problem it solves
Many leaders sense that their chain costs too much or serves poorly, without knowing exactly where to act. Launching into a big project without a diagnostic risks treating a symptom instead of the cause. The Rapid Assessment answers this need: seeing clearly, fast, before investing. It is the most sober way to turn a leader's intuition into fact-based action priorities.
Our approach to the supply chain audit
In two weeks, we examine the key links — forecast, stocks, sourcing, distribution, steering — from your data and interviews with your teams. We distinguish what belongs to decision from what belongs to execution, following the Two-Layer Model, so that each recommendation addresses the right level. The format is short by choice: it targets the essentials and the highest-leverage gains, not exhaustiveness.
This two-week constraint is deliberate. An audit that drags on often produces an exhaustive report no one uses; a short audit forces you to prioritize from the start and keep only what really counts. We cross two viewpoints: the figures, which show where costs and stockouts concentrate, and the field, which explains why. From this confrontation comes a short action plan, ordered by leverage, where each recommendation clearly states who must decide and who must execute. The goal is not to document everything, but to give you, fast, a reliable basis for decision.
The deliverables
- A factual diagnostic of your chain, link by link.
- The breaking points and the value pools, ranked.
- A prioritized action plan, distinguishing decisions from execution.
- A decision-oriented debrief for leadership.
Who it is for
For SME leaders who want a clear reading of their chain before committing time and money, and for those facing a structuring decision — growth, a new channel, a tooling project — who want to make it on factual grounds. It is also the right entry point when a leadership team hesitates to commit to a longer engagement: the Rapid Assessment offers a clear reading and a plan costed in effort, from which to decide whether to continue, or not, in full knowledge. You then invest in a short diagnostic before investing in a project, rather than the other way around. Many deeper engagements in fact start with this format, precisely because it avoids getting the priority wrong.
The first step
Even before the Rapid Assessment, a free forty-five-minute diagnostic session helps frame the most useful scope — no commitment.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Rapid Assessment?
It is a condensed supply chain audit: in two weeks, a factual evaluation of the chain and a prioritized action plan, at low commitment.
How does it differ from the free diagnostic session?
The free forty-five-minute session places maturity and frames the need; the Rapid Assessment is an in-depth evaluation over two weeks with an action plan.
Why such a short format?
To see clearly, fast, and target the highest-leverage gains before committing to a heavier project.