DISCOVERY
Do You Have All The Pieces?
Most businesses already have many of the pieces they need.
The challenge is understanding how well they’re working together, where the gaps sit and what needs attention first.
Suppliers. Costs. Stock. Processes. Data. Systems. People. Performance.
WHY BUSINESSES START LOOKING
Something usually prompts a closer look.
Every business is different, but the reasons for taking a closer look are often surprisingly similar.
Costs Keep Moving
Energy, wages, freight, materials and supplier prices keep changing.
Are you managing the costs you can actually influence?
PROTECT WHAT YOU'VE BUILT
Supplier failure, logistics disruption and changing trade conditions can quickly affect customers, cash and reputation.
Do you know where your supply chain is most exposed?
The Business Has Changed
Growth brings more people, suppliers, systems and complexity.
Are the ways you work still fit for purpose?
GET MORE FROM WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
More people, systems and suppliers aren’t always the answer.
Could you get more from what you already have?
START WITH DISCOVERY
You don’t always need a major transformation.
Sometimes you just need to understand:
Where is the opportunity?
Where is the risk?
What should we focus on first?
Discovery gives you the evidence to answer those questions and decide what should happen next.
A focused look at where you are today, what could be working better and where to focus next.
FIVE PLACES TO START
What would you like to understand better?
You don’t need to know the answer. Start with the question that feels closest to what’s happening in your business.
COST & SPEND DISCOVERY
Where is our money going, and where are the opportunities to reduce cost or protect margin?
Spend. Pricing. Demand. Suppliers. Contracts. Buying behaviour.
Understand what’s driving cost, where the opportunities sit and where action can have the biggest commercial impact.
STOCK & INVENTORY DISCOVERY
Are we holding the right stock, or is too much cash tied up in the wrong places?
Stock. Demand. Purchasing. Availability. Movement. Working capital.
Understand where you’re carrying too much, where you risk running short and how inventory could work harder for the business.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE DISCOVERY
How exposed are we if a supplier, material or route fails?
Suppliers. Assurance. Performance. Dependencies. Logistics. Resilience.
Understand where the risks sit and what practical action can strengthen resilience.
PROCUREMENT & SUPPLY CHAIN DISCOVERY
How well are procurement and supply chain working, and where could they improve?
Strategy. People. Process. Governance. Systems. Capability.
Understand what’s working, what needs to change and where procurement and supply chain could contribute more to business performance.
DATA & INSIGHT DISCOVERY
Are our data and reporting giving us the visibility we need to run the business?
Data. Systems. Reporting. KPIs. Insight. Decision making.
Understand what you can see today, what’s missing and how better information could support better decisions.
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
You don't need to diagnose the problem first.
Tell us what’s changing, what’s frustrating you or what you’d like to improve.
Understanding the real problem is part of Discovery.
HOW DISCOVERY WORKS
A practical look at what's really happening.
Understand
What are you trying to achieve?
Investigate
What is happening today?
Analyse
Where are the gaps and opportunities?
Prioritise
What matters most?
Recommend
What should happen next?
Clear findings. Practical recommendations. A prioritised roadmap.
WHAT YOU’LL LEAVE WITH
Clarity on what should happen next.
Discovery isn’t a generic report or a list of everything that could be improved.
It gives you an evidence-based view of the current position, the most important opportunities or risks and a practical route forward.
CLEAR FINDINGS
A straightforward view of what the evidence is telling us.
PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS
What we believe should change and why.
PRIORITISED ROADMAP
What to focus on first and what should happen next.
And if it makes sense for APS to stay involved, we can help deliver the next steps too.
PROVEN IN PRACTICE
Trusted By Businesses To Deliver Real Improvement
£300k+
Cost savings delivered
15%
Average cost savings
14,000+ hours
Productivity improvement
READY TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?
See the whole picture.
You don’t need a detailed brief.
Tell us what you’re seeing, what you’re trying to improve or the question you can’t currently answer.
We’ll help you work out where to start.
