Create a lasting impact in global manufacturing and supply chain operations
Use supply chain and manufacturing operations to create winning strategies
We guide clients through the design and implementation of operational strategies that will stand the test of time, while creating agility and a product portfolio that is commercially and operationally optimized. An interdisciplinary approach—drawing insights from commercial, marketing, IT and digital, and product design—helps clients to unlock next-level productivity gains.
Take a holistic approach to transformation to capture end-to-end value
We show clients how to drive the next S-curve to discover value that is hidden at the intersection of functions—even well-performing ones. More than digitizing operations, we leverage digital and analytics to fundamentally rethink and innovate manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Transform manufacturing processes for better productivity
We help organizations to significantly boost both productivity and effectiveness of core processes, through offerings that encompass everything from digital diagnostics to plant transformations, order management, asset productivity, predictive maintenance, resource-production manufacturing, and lean warehousing.
Boost operational health by identifying skill gaps and building capabilities
Successful manufacturing requires a sweeping upgrade of skills and capabilities, as manufacturers compete with new and agile “digitally native” competitors. We partner with clients to build foundational enablers and develop skills through capability building to create rapid and sustained impact.
Foster a quality culture to create competitive advantage
We help our clients to consistently meet and exceed customer expectations at every touchpoint through benchmarking, developing quality and compliance strategies, and remediation services across the entire value chain and product life cycle.
Leverage digital and autonomous supply chain opportunities
We help clients leverage the opportunities of supply chain 4.0 by incorporating IoT, robotics, and analytics—resulting in a system that allows organizations to react quickly—improving both company performance and customer satisfaction. This digitally connected ecosystem and real-time visibility assists in the removal of silos across the supply chain, resulting in lower costs, smaller inventories, and fewer lost sales.
Featured capabilities
Innovation & Learning Centers
Our Innovation & Learning Centers are advanced tech-enabled innovation and learning hubs that guide the imagination and realization of an organization’s digital future.
SCM Connections
Fusing cutting-edge technical capabilities from SCM Connections with McKinsey’s organizational and capability change expertise delivers long-lasting impact in advanced planning system (APS) transformations.
Featured collection
Book
From Source to Sold
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An invaluable compendium of leadership wisdom and supply chain knowledge to guide supply chain professionals and their organizations.
Featured insights
Article
Backbones and networks: A blueprint for the biopharma plant of the future
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As their portfolios become more complex and productivity gains slow, biopharma manufacturers are investing heavily to keep pace...
Article
Creating value from AI and digital capabilities in logistics operations
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As AI and digital capabilities become more widely adopted in logistics operations, the companies seeing returns from their investments...
Article
Transforming factories: The power of continuous, connected insights
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By quickly connecting insights to execution, companies can accelerate their factories’ path toward manufacturing excellence...
Article
The quiet enabler: Data management best practices for APS deployments
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Data management is no longer a back-office cleanup exercise but a strategic capability that supports better planning. Getting...
Blog Post
From disruption to advantage: A leadership moment
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By investing in foresight, digital capabilities, and flexible networks, operations leaders can equip their organizations to sustain...
McKinsey Direct
Capturing value from manufacturing support functions
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Often ignored, manufacturing support functions offer significant value creation potential—but concrete improvement actions...
McKinsey Direct
From ineffective audits to energy excellence
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Industrial companies are struggling to create major energy saving ideas, just as high prices are pressuring profitability. A...
Podcast
US manufacturing’s next test: Building a workforce for a new era
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The US manufacturing sector is having a moment—but it will need a new influx of talent to deliver on its potential.
Article
Decoding disruption to reshape manufacturing footprints
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Today’s pressures mean supply chain footprints need more flexibility. Our analysis of 188 KPIs across industries reveals which...
Article
Frontline of the future: Are you building your future workforce now?
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Talent excellence presents a new industrial imperative in today’s production ecosystem, and leaders need a fundamental...
Article
Will embodied AI create robotic coworkers?
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A pragmatic look at what general-purpose robots can—and can’t yet—do in the workplace.
Blog Post
Frontline innovations in focus: Transforming maintenance operations
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Three leading companies highlighted by the Frontline Talent of the Future Initiative showcase talent innovations that redefine...
The Future of Production
Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies are shaping the future of production. The Global Lighthouse Network of organizations are demonstrating how to capture their full potential.
Featured experts

Ulf Schrader
Senior PartnerHamburg
Leads McKinsey’s manufacturing and supply chain work, serving companies on operations performance transformations, operations...

Kapil Dev Bansal
Associate PartnerNew York
Leads agentic AI initiatives in supply chain management within the global Operations Practice and assists companies in transforming...

Raffaele Carpi
PartnerLisbon
Leads operations-performance transformations that deliver bottom-line impact across manufacturing sectors

Enno de Boer
Senior PartnerNew Jersey
Leads the firm’s global work in digital manufacturing and collaboration with the World Economic Forum on technology adoption

Javier del Pozo
Distinguished PartnerSeoul
Global seasoned manufacturing practitioner; leads McKinsey’s Manufacturing & Supply Chain Practice in Asia–Pacific

Neelesh Mundra
Senior PartnerMumbai
Co-leads McKinsey’s Real Estate and Travel, Logistics & Infrastructure Practices in Asia

Olivier Noterdaeme
Senior PartnerBrussels
Coleads QuantumBlack, a McKinsey company; serves clients in asset-heavy industries by leveraging advanced analytics

Sven Houthuys
PartnerAmsterdam
Advises and serves consumer-packaged-goods and energy-sector companies, with a focus on digital, capability building, large-scale...

Cinzia Lacopeta
Solutions Associate PartnerMilan
Coleads the firm’s Innovation & Learning Centers in Europe and North America; focuses on building lasting capabilities on relevant...

Kristian Kinscher
PartnerDüsseldorf
Helps global pharmaceutical companies transform operations, redefine strategies, and innovate in R&D

Rahul Shahani
PartnerNew York
Leads the North American Industry 4.0 service line for manufacturing, including the Innovation & Learning Centers—a global network...
Careers

Interested in a career in Operations?
A career within our Operations Practice offers the opportunity to work with the biggest companies in the world, on projects that transform their core business and build resilience for the future. We are continuously seeking the best talent at all levels and for all types of roles, and are particularly keen to talk to experienced professionals looking for their next challenge.













