The email chains managing supplier issues. The spreadsheet someone updates on Friday afternoon to track deliveries. The reorder that never fired because nobody was watching the signal. That gap has a measurable cost, and it can be closed in a matter of weeks, without a new platform or an 18-month rollout.
Every mid-size manufacturer has the same unautomated middle layer between systems. The ERP handles core transactions. The quality system tracks defects. But the connective tissue — the supplier quality loop, the inventory signal to production scheduling, the delivery monitoring that currently lives in someone's inbox — stays manual.
Most manufacturers have tried to fix this. Pilots stalled. Tools went unused. ROI never appeared. The root cause is consistent: technology without operational redesign always fails. You can't automate a broken process and expect a different result.
7Flows starts with the operation, not the technology. We diagnose the process, redesign the workflow, and then deploy AI-powered automation that connects your existing systems. No new enterprise platform to license — just modest tool and usage costs to run it. The build-and-deploy phase runs 4–8 weeks, inside a typical 13–21 week engagement.
“All problems can be solved by looking at and understanding the seven flows.” — Chihiro Nakao
When any flow breaks, waste accumulates across all connected flows. Information is the enabling flow that connects every other flow.
7Flows works with mid-size manufacturers — typically $20M to $300M in revenue — who have the pain, have some tools, but have an enormous unautomated middle layer between systems.
Large enterprises have the platforms and budgets to close these gaps. The opportunity is the mid-sized manufacturer sitting on operational waste they can't see.
No generalist AI consultant can walk into a VP Ops meeting with this record. Diagnosis is the service. Implementation is almost the commodity.
35 years as a senior operations executive — not a consultant who read a book. Has run P&Ls, owned plants, integrated acquisitions, and led transformations.
GE-certified Lean/Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Every engagement starts with an operations diagnosis — fixing the process before touching the technology.
Former PwC CPA. Financial outcomes are non-negotiable. Every engagement has a stated financial objective and a defined measurement method before work begins.
Knows what a SCAR actually costs — not just the labor hours, but the supplier relationship damage, containment cost, and customer risk if something escapes.
If you're a mid-size manufacturer with an unautomated middle layer — and you want a defined financial outcome attached to the work — let's talk.
Engagements are scoped before they start. No open-ended extensions.