GRA is an expert consulting firm specialising in supply chain and logistics strategy, planning & execution. We offer professional services and supply chain planning and optimisation systems across a broad range of industries. We can define optimal supply chain strategies & structures, design high performance facilities and embed the best-practice operating processes and systems required for superior performance. We are results focussed and have proven approaches for quickly delivering sustainable improvements in working capital, cost and service level performance. We provide our clients with a sustainable competitive advantage by significantly improving margins, asset efficiency and supply chain responsiveness.

Our history

GRA was founded in 1997 and is Australia's premier specialist supply chain consulting firm. Our clients include Wesfarmers, Cadbury, Symbion Pharmacy Services, Honda Australia, OneSteel, Nestle Australia, Amcor Fibre Packaging, Fosters Australia, Lion Dairy & Drinks, QANTAS, Super Cheap Auto, Super Retail Group, Mitre 10, Sara Lee Australia, Reece and The Australian Defence Forces. We have authored and delivered Masters courses in “Managing Supply Chain Inventory” and “Supply Chain Network Optimisation” as part of Monash University’s Supply Chain & Logistics Post Graduate programme.

Our team

Our team has extensive commercial supply chain and logistics experience across a broad range of industries and at all levels of the process, both strategic and operational. Having had the experience of implementing supply chain initiatives within industry as customers, we have first-hand insight into our clients’ requirements and challenges. This makes us uniquely qualified to help our clients achieve their goals. We also have powerful, proven supply chain optimisation toolsets that quickly find opportunities and enable businesses to act with confidence. This is a powerful and unique combination of skills and tools, and we are the only firm in Australia with this end-to-end analysis, design & delivery capability.

Our unique approach

Importantly, our approach is practical, and we work hands-on and side-by-side with our clients throughout the implementation process to transfer knowledge, up-skill our clients’ teams and ensure sustainable results are delivered. GRA is uniquely positioned in the supply chain consulting market, offering success-based fee arrangements, whereby our remuneration is linked to our client's realisation of actual, documented improvements. We guarantee results and aim for a minimum 3:1 ROI for work undertaken, with the typical returns ranging from 10:1 to 30:1.

The single most important factor in achieving the sustained success of a solution is the effective management of the culture - in other words, the people. Recognising this, GRA has developed unique approaches to assist our clients with effective change management. We use techniques including coaching and mentoring, coupled with the appropriate performance measurement, to ensure that people understand, embrace and enjoy learning the new disciplines. We work hands-on and side by side with our clients throughout the implementation process to transfer knowledge and up-skill our clients' teams. Consequently, the new behaviour is adopted and becomes a part of the business culture - thus ensuring the on-going success of the business improvements and their associated outcomes.

Our clients

GRA is Australia’s premier specialist supply chain and logistics consulting firm. Our clients include Amcor Fibre Packaging, The Australian Defence Force, Australia Post, British American Tobacco Australia (BATA), Cadbury, Cement Australia, Corporate Express, Cummins Engine Australia, Fosters Australia, Honda Australia, Hunter Valley Coal, the Laminex Group, Mitre 10, Nestle Australia, OneSteel, Qantas, Reece, Sara Lee Australia, Super Cheap Auto, Super Retail Group, Symbion Pharmacy Services and Wesfarmers Industrial & Safety (Blackwoods).

What our clients say

“Over the last 6 months we have seen a significant shift in ownership and accountability within our IBP process. GRA have helped build the capability of the organisation by engaging and motivating Lion’s Senior Leadership Team to be active Leaders through the IBP process. The policy guidelines that GRA provided has enabled us to create functional IBP policies. These Policies will help us embed a foundation IBP process with clear roles and responsibilities through the entire organisation. GRA have helped lift our vision from our shoe laces toward a north star best practice approach in both IBP and Demand & Supply planning processes”
Ryan Dhondy, IBP Capability & Development Leader Vic, Lion Dairy & Drinks

"GRA helped us piece together the critical phases & governance involved in planning our business from product concepts to planning inventory levels. They were very pragmatic in their approach and provided the right balance of guidance ensuring that we still owned the process for ultimate success." 
Shaun Ladhams, Business Planning Manager, Quiksilver 

“GRA provided us with the vision on what an advanced inventory management system could deliver for us, along with the benefits. Through the implementation GRA managed the key activities of the project and delivered, by working closely with our small team, the project on time and on budget. GRA came to understand our business needs and tailored the implementation to suit these needs, whilst not modifying the software. To date the benefits are being delivered in line with the business case and the user experience is excellent. GRA, throughout the project, acted in an very professional manner and delivered on our expectations.”
Chris Wigg, Group Planning Manager, The Laminex Group 

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