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.
Get in TouchEvery 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 largely solved their core workflow automation — SAP and Oracle have it built in. 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 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.