Supply Chain Configuration & Management

Building Resilient Supply Chains

Carthena Advisory designs and optimises supply chains that balance efficiency with resilience. In an operating environment characterised by infrastructure constraints, currency volatility, and demand uncertainty, the ability to build adaptive supply chain capabilities is a critical competitive differentiator. Our supply chain practice covers the full spectrum from strategic network design and procurement transformation through inventory optimisation, logistics management, and technology enablement.

We begin every supply chain engagement with a diagnostic assessment that examines end-to-end cost structures, service levels, lead times, and risk exposure across the value chain. This analysis typically reveals significant opportunities for improvement: excess inventory tied to poor demand forecasting, logistics costs inflated by suboptimal routing and warehouse placement, and procurement processes that leave value on the table. Our recommendations are always grounded in quantified impact analysis, enabling clients to prioritise investments based on expected return.

Procurement and Logistics Transformation

Our procurement advisory services help organisations professionalise their sourcing processes, build strategic supplier relationships, and capture savings through category management, demand aggregation, and competitive tendering. For logistics and distribution, we design network configurations that minimise total cost to serve while meeting customer service level requirements. We have particular expertise in designing supply chains for the unique challenges of operating across West African markets, including multi-modal transport solutions, cross-border trade facilitation, and last-mile distribution in underserved geographies.

Carthena Advisory also supports clients in deploying supply chain technology solutions, from enterprise resource planning implementations to advanced analytics for demand sensing and inventory optimisation. Our technology advisory is vendor-agnostic and focused on ensuring that systems investments deliver tangible operational improvements rather than adding complexity. Across our portfolio of supply chain engagements, clients have realised average inventory reductions of 20 percent, logistics cost savings of 15 percent, and service level improvements of 10 to 25 percentage points.