LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN • LOGISTICS • WORLD CLASS MANUFACTURING

Lean Excellence. World Class Logistics.

A&E Supply Chain Consultancy is a UK headquartered, practitioner-led consultancy helping operations leaders in the UK and West Africa stabilise underperforming sites, reduce operating cost, and build KPI discipline that holds after we leave.

United Kingdom

Nigeria

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Designed for private and public sector operations under pressure.

A&E supports leaders who need practical Lean execution, stronger daily management, and measurable operational gains delivered on the floor, not from a slide deck.

Private logistics providers

Stabilise service delivery, reduce waste, and build repeatable daily management routines across transport and warehouse operations.

Private logistics providers

Stabilise service delivery, reduce waste, and build repeatable daily management routines across transport and warehouse operations.

Retail and e-commerce networks

Improve fulfilment flow, labour productivity, and operational control across high-volume, fast-moving sites.

Retail and e-commerce networks

Improve fulfilment flow, labour productivity, and operational control across high-volume, fast-moving sites.

Manufacturing supply chains

Connect planning, warehousing, production, and transport performance through practical Lean and WCM methods.

Manufacturing supply chains

Connect planning, warehousing, production, and transport performance through practical Lean and WCM methods.

Scaling SMEs

Introduce clear operating standards and management routines before growth creates avoidable complexity.

Scaling SMEs

Introduce clear operating standards and management routines before growth creates avoidable complexity.

Public sector operations

Improve service reliability, compliance, asset use, and operational discipline in complex public-facing environments.

Public sector operations

Improve service reliability, compliance, asset use, and operational discipline in complex public-facing environments.

Operational gains your team can see, measure, and sustain.

8–17% cost reduction

Reduce waste, rework, excess motion, overtime, and poor flow with practical Lean controls that protect margin.

8–17% cost reduction

Reduce waste, rework, excess motion, overtime, and poor flow with practical Lean controls that protect margin.

Stable KPI performance

Create daily management routines, visual controls, and escalation habits that keep service, cost, and quality visible.

Stable KPI performance

Create daily management routines, visual controls, and escalation habits that keep service, cost, and quality visible.

World Class Manufacturing discipline

Embed 5S, standard work, VSM, problem solving, and continuous improvement routines across operational teams.

World Class Manufacturing discipline

Embed 5S, standard work, VSM, problem solving, and continuous improvement routines across operational teams.

Faster delivery confidence

Improve warehouse, transport, and supply-chain reliability so leaders can plan around facts, not firefighting.

Faster delivery confidence

Improve warehouse, transport, and supply-chain reliability so leaders can plan around facts, not firefighting.

How we help you move the numbers

Lean that holds after we leave

We build operational discipline first, then the improvement follows. Sites we work with typically see 8-17% cost reduction within a quarter, with routines designed to keep running six months later.

Improved throughput and lower cost per unit

We help warehouses lift productivity without defaulting to capital spend, using slotting, layout, 5S, flow, and labour model redesign. Diagnostics are built to pay back quickly.

Transport and distribution control

We reduce cost to serve and improve OTIF by tightening route planning, execution discipline, and daily visibility across distribution networks.

KPIs that drive behaviour

We restore KPI rhythm in 4-8 weeks by connecting numbers to causes, actions, and accountable daily routines that supervisors can use.

Operational coaching that sticks

We coach site managers, team leaders, and CI teams on the routines that sustain improvement after handover not just the tools on the wall.

WCM and digital operating discipline

We connect WCM, system visibility, automation, and warehouse management capability around the real operating process so decisions improve at the point of work.

AI automation and workflow design

Map processes, define requirements, and design AI enabled workflows that reduce admin, improve decision visibility, and support practical Business Analysis handover.

Proof led improvement.

8–17%

operational cost reduction in targeted waste streams

8–17%

operational cost reduction in targeted waste streams

20%+

productivity uplift potential through slotting and flow redesign

20%+

productivity uplift potential through slotting and flow redesign

4–8 wks

to restore daily KPI rhythm and accountability

4–8 wks

to restore daily KPI rhythm and accountability

90 days

to visible operating discipline across priority teams

90 days

to visible operating discipline across priority teams

Real-world improvement, ready to evidence

Selected client examples below illustrate the practical interventions and measurable results we deliver. Named case studies with full metrics are available once client approvals are confirmed.

Warehouse flow recovery

A high-volume warehouse restored flow by cutting avoidable handling, installing clear visual controls and rebuilding daily management routines. Result: improved service reliability and measurable labour productivity gains.

KPI control reset

A distribution operation reset daily management, escalation routines and KPI ownership. Supervisors gained earlier visibility and sustained performance without constant firefighting.

“A practical operator’s approach clear, focused, and built around measurable improvement.”

Confidential operations leader

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