Services

Stratus helps government agencies and commercial leadership teams streamline and modernize their supply chains through practical strategy, hands-on execution, and embedded support. Whether you’re focused on reducing cost, increasing visibility, implementing new technology, or building a performance-driven organization, we provide structured advisory engagements and fractional leadership to meet you where you are.

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Transformation & Strategy

  • Supply Chain Modernization Assessment
    A structured diagnostic of your current operations to uncover cost-saving opportunities, identify quick wins, and build a 90-day and 12-month transformation roadmap tailored to your organization.

  • S&OP and IBP Redesign
    Strengthen alignment across supply, demand, and finance with a modern, actionable planning process that drives better decisions and fewer surprises.

  • Fractional Supply Chain Executive
    Executive-level supply chain leadership for organizations in transition or growth, without the full-time cost or hiring risk. Embedded with your team on a part-time or project basis.

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AI, Analytics & Technology

  • AI & Advanced Analytics Strategy
    We help you identify where AI and advanced analytics can drive real value in your supply chain, and select the right tools, partners, and implementation approach to get there.

  • Metrics & Performance System Design
    Build clear KPIs, usable dashboards, and a culture of accountability that drives measurable improvement across your supply chain organization.

  • Post-ERP Supply Chain Optimization
    Maximize the value of Oracle, SAP, or NetSuite by streamlining the planning, procurement, and reporting processes that sit on top of your ERP investment.

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Inventory, Forecasting & Procurement

  • Inventory Optimization & Forecast Tuning
    Improve service levels and reduce working capital with smarter safety stock policies, inventory segmentation, and forecasting models built around your data and demand patterns.

  • Procurement & Vendor Strategy
    Build a more strategic, analytics-driven sourcing function, including total cost modeling, vendor scorecards, and performance management systems.

  • S&OP Process Improvement
    Upgrade governance, meeting cadence, planning calendar, and analytics to turn S&OP from a status meeting into a real driver of cross-functional performance.

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Network, Logistics & Transportation

  • Network Optimization
    Evaluate and redesign your distribution network to reduce cost, increase agility, and prepare for growth. Includes facility strategy, flow-path analysis, and cost-to-serve modeling.

  • Transportation Optimization
    Develop smarter mode strategies, routing logic, and backhaul programs to reduce freight cost without sacrificing service levels.

How We Work

Every engagement follows a structured, five-phase approach designed to deliver measurable results, not just recommendations.

  • We start by understanding your current state, pain points, and strategic priorities. Through stakeholder interviews and a rapid operational assessment, we identify the highest-value opportunities and build an executive roadmap.

    You get: Current-state assessment, prioritized opportunity list, and a clear action plan.

  • We define the right approach, whether that’s a process redesign, a technology implementation, a sourcing strategy, or a combination. We set measurable KPIs, map the integration points with your existing systems, and build an adoption plan so changes actually stick.

    You get: Detailed design document, success metrics, and a 90-day implementation plan.

  • We turn the design into working solutions. This might mean building new planning processes, configuring analytics tools, restructuring vendor programs, or standing up new reporting capabilities. Everything is tested and validated before going live.

    You get: Tested solutions, pilot results, and stakeholder feedback incorporated.

  • We roll out the solution with your team, provide hands-on training, and support you through the first full planning or operating cycle. The goal is that your team owns the new way of working—not just understands it.

    You get: Live implementation, trained team members, and a post-launch performance scorecard.

  • We track results against the baseline KPIs, identify what’s working and what needs adjustment, and help you plan the next phase of improvement. Engagements don’t end with a report—they end when the value is proven.

    • You get: Performance dashboards, documented ROI, and a roadmap for what’s next.

Industries We Serve

Our experience spans the full range of supply chain complexity — from high-volume retail and e-commerce to regulated industries and government agencies.

Federal & State Government

Defense logistics, agency supply chains, procurement modernization

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Hospital supply chains, PBM operations, GMP environments

Retail & E-Commerce

Omnichannel fulfillment, inventory planning, network design

Manufacturing & Distribution

Production planning, warehouse operations, supplier management

Environmental & Industrial Services

Fleet logistics, field operations, regulated material handling

Logistics & Transportation

3PL optimization, carrier strategy, cost-to-serve analysis