Uplifting the Industrial Base

CKRC helps manufacturers and their partners build resilient, high-performing businesses by diagnosing system-wide issues and implementing holistic, enduring solutions.

Systems Revealed. Solutions Aligned.

Late Deliveries. Quality Escapes. Cost Overruns. Everyone sees the symptoms. but what’s missing is a shared understanding of the system that created them. We help our customers and their suppliers see the whole system. We bring operational clarity, surface the real constraints, and align teams around practical solutions that restore capability and build trust.

APPROACH

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We perform independent third-party assessments using executive leadership, supply chain management, and manufacturing engineering expertise to thoroughly evaluate supplier performance and identify root causes behind KPI symptoms.

Deep, Independent Expertise

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We recognize that performance issues are rarely one-sided, cutting through customer-supplier dynamics to clarify core problems. Our structured reports provide clear action plans and schedules on both sides of the customer-supplier interface, ensuring alignment and effective solutions.

Objective, Neutral Approach

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Hands-On Implementation Support

We coach supplier teams, managing business and operational improvement plans while providing the necessary tools and processes to build lasting production systems. Additionally, we assist suppliers in securing federal and state funding to support transformational upgrades.

CKRC TEAM EXPERIENCE

$2.5B

In Full P&L Leadership Across Global Manufacturing Operations

Lean 6 Sigma

Certified Black and Green Belts providing expert coaching and hands-on training

$800M

Annual supply chain management responsibility

135 Years

Combined experience across defense, aerospace, and commercial manufacturing

Contact us.

info@ckrconsult.com
817.580.3084