Operational Strategy
We translate your business strategy into clear footprint, operating model, and capability decisions
Operational
Strategy
Operational Strategy is the bridge between your corporate ambition and how your operations actually deliver it. Our team designs the footprint, the operating model, the capacity allocation, the make or buy decisions, and the supplier strategy that make your corporate strategy executable on the floor. We work alongside your COO and plant general managers, anchoring every decision in value stream mapping, capability benchmarking, and the discipline of building or buying capability against an explicit strategic priority you have set.
Our implementation model
A practical, phased delivery approach that runs from gap assessment through operational embedding and is built around your regulatory context.
Value stream map, capability assessment, capacity / cost / quality / reliability benchmarking against industry top quartile.
Define operational priorities aligned with corporate strategy, capacity, cost, quality, customer service, agility, sustainability.
Manufacturing / distribution footprint optimisation, make vs buy decisions, outsourcing strategy, capacity allocation.
Design operating model, process architecture, organisational structure, governance, decision rights.
Capex / opex sequencing tied to strategic priorities, ROI modelling and resource allocation framework.
PMO setup with stage gate reviews, KPI cascade, monthly business review, continuous improvement loop.
Operational in full scope
Value of Operational Strategy
- We align operations capacity to your strategic demand profile
- We stress test footprint decisions under several plausible scenarios
- We surface capability gaps before they become competitive risks
- We sequence investment so execution risk stays manageable
- We document operating model decisions clearly enough to defend them to your board
- We weigh regulatory exposure when shaping your footprint
- We embed environmental and social impact into every operations decision
- We design location strategy that meets obligations across each jurisdiction you serve
- We unlock capacity by reallocating it toward your strategic priorities
- We bring operating model clarity that removes confusion over who decides what
- We optimise your footprint to cut logistics distance and complexity
- We build a capability roadmap that tracks your wider plan
- We improve capex efficiency by sequencing your investment carefully
- We make make or buy decisions that optimise total cost
- We reduce operating cost by rationalising your footprint
- We improve working capital through smarter inventory positioning
Codes & standards we work to
Triggers that signal the need
Where Operational Strategy applies
Wellheads, separators, gas compression, FPSO topsides, produced water systems.
Distillation columns, reactors, heat exchangers, storage spheres, LPG handling.
Cryogenic exchangers, liquefaction trains, BOG compressors, storage and sendout.
Reactive systems, batch reactors, solvent handling, runaway reaction scenarios.
Boilers, HRSGs, steam headers, hydrogen systems, ammonia SCR units.
Sterile vessels, CIP/SIP, pressure fermenters, solvent recovery, spray dryers.
Tangible deliverables
- An operations diagnostic report
- A strategic operations objective framework
- A footprint and capacity strategy
- An operating model design document
- A capex and opex investment roadmap
- A programme governance plan
Ready to start your project?
Speak with our team to scope an engagement tailored to your facility, regulatory context, and lifecycle stage.