Operations Consulting We use industry best practices and leading technology to create tailored solutions for your organisation Protiviti’s Supply Chain and Operations Consulting experts work closely with key stakeholders to integrate industry best practices and tailor business solutions to help:Reduce operating costsIncrease productivity and service, and Reduce the capital required to support business goals and objectivesWe work with leading technology providers to bring your organisation the best solution to fit your individual needs. Operations consulting Our operations consulting experts provide operational solutions tailored to your organisation’s unique needs to enhance the value of your business. Pro Briefcase Supply Chain Operations & Performance At Protiviti, we help organisations envision and run supply chain networks that drive change, align with their strategies, and make a positive impact on society. The supply chain of the future is a complete reimagining of how we've done things in the past. Pro Building office Supply Chain Innovation Protiviti’s supply chain consulting experts work closely with key stakeholders to integrate industry best practices and tailored business solutions to meet the organisation’s needs. Pro Document Consent Sourcing & Procurement Transformation Successful sourcing and procurement must address today’s needs with the foresight to plan for tomorrow’s challenges and opportunities. Our team excels at helping organisations understand current opportunities while looking ahead to understand what is coming next. Pro Document Files Sustainable Operations ESG criteria have evolved into an investment methodology that embraces sustainability factors to identify companies with superior business models. Our team combines proven ESG knowledge and capabilities to enable lasting business transformation. Effectively and efficiently respond to ever-changing business landscape Our offerings Intelligent Warehouse and Distribution: Design and implement automation and robotics into your supply chain processes. Increasing customer demands, supply chain disruptions, and changing marketplaces require organisations to act quickly while maintaining cost competitiveness.Always on Field Services: Manage costs and ensure proactive field servicing by leveraging machine learning, AI, and IoT. Timely installation, maintenance, and service of your equipment without negatively affecting your organisation with Always on Field Services. Utilising this technology, Protiviti helps organisationsSupplier Risk Management: Build deep supply chain resilience capabilities by focusing on your greatest risk —vendor risk exposure. Our experts in vendor risk management help organisations manage and monitor potential supply and distribution disruptions.Quality: Develop processes to identify and manage quality risks, using technology to identify, track, and resolve quality issues. Preventing defects from reaching your customers is critical to maintaining both profitability and customer satisfaction.Agile Factories: Put into place flexible systems and processes that allow for real-time reactions to changes and shocks to the marketplace. Market environments can change quickly and impacts in one part of the supply chain can reverberate across the whole. Effectively and efficiently respond to ever-changing business landscape Risks of people, processes, and technology in relation to day-to-day business operations has become increasingly complex Our approach Managing the inherent risks of people, processes, and technology in relation to day-to-day business operations has become increasingly complex. Overly manual, reactive, and siloed operational methodologies of old are unsustainable and cannot continue. Our Operations Consulting teams implement operational risk capabilities that are agile and flexible to respond to the ever-changing environment. Leadership Andrea Rista Andrea Rista is Director at Protiviti Italy and Protiviti Bulgaria, with focus on Business Risk Consulting, Corporate Governance and Internal Audit services.In Protiviti since 2004, he developed strong skills in internal audit, risk management, corporate governance, and ... Learn more Stan Oparanov Stan Oparanov is Director at Protiviti Milan and Protiviti Bulgaria. Stan is one of the leaders of Protiviti Bulgaria and focuses on the use of technology and innovation in management consulting, risk management, compliance and internal audit.He has strong ... Learn more Featured insights NEWSLETTER Why Boards Should Care More About Geopolitics Than Ever Before Geopolitical risk seems higher than at any point in recent memory. Managing this risk effectively should be a core competency for all businesses — and the board should lead the way.After decades of globalisation shaping the world order, businesses... INFOGRAPHIC Infographic | The Impact of Sustainable Operations on Profit and Long-Term Viability Sustainable operations seek to create a harmonious synergy between business success, societal well-being and environmental health, contributing to a more equitable and resilient future for all. The triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. Research... WHITEPAPER Procurement Transformation Fuels Supply Chain Resilience Discover how procurement transformation fuels supply chain resilience. Learn the key steps to adapt procurement practices for a post-pandemic world. PODCAST Agile Factories: Building Flexibility and Adaptability in Manufacturing – with Robert Giacobbe, Sharon Lindstrom and David Petrucci As manufacturing organisations assess new ways to innovate and transform their operations, one area they continue to explore is the development of agile factories. In this episode, we talk with Protiviti Managing Directors Sharon Lindstrom, David... PODCAST Podcast | Procurement as a Service: Bringing Together Talent and Skills – with Chris Monk and Holly Lindstrom In the wake of a world-changing pandemic and amid current uncertainties in the global economy, organisations have made, and are making, some significant adjustments in their operations. For most, the procurement function is at or near the top of the... PODCAST Podcast | Strategic and Sustainable Sourcing – with Radhi Subramanian and Debjani Mallick An increasingly important issue for board members to address today is sustainability – specifically, sustainable sourcing and operations. These challenges not only have global compliance implications, but also brand and reputation issues, which are... Button Button Featured client stories Environmental Nonprofit Builds Supplier Diversity and Sustainability to Meet Climate Change Goals Protiviti supported changes to our client’s purchasing processes and tools to attain diversity and sustainability goals, starting with setting targets and ultimately delivering a solution to capture supplier data and track attainments. Achieving New Heights with Transformative Inventory Management Solutions The client wanted to improve inventory management practices at a facility in its commercial HVAC division, which was seeing significant production disruptions and inventory losses. Inventory was handled by several third-party logistics companies,... Resource backfill, technology and process change drive state procurement improvements Many institutions in the public sector are faced with improving the efficiency and responsiveness of their services and operations to better serve stakeholders and the public. High turnover and lengthy recruiting cycles are creating both a loss of... Global Retailer Goes Digital: Revitalising Store Operations and Enhancing Community Commitment Protiviti leveraged Microsoft Power BI to help this client transform its operational analytics. We built a user interface that generates analytics every 15 minutes and is easy to use with little training required. From staffing and sales targets to... Seamless NetSuite Migration Optimises Operations A leading fundraising and branding organisation offering agency, data processing, and digital and media services was seeking a partner to facilitate the transition to NetSuite as the system of record for its operation. Button Button