Stronger supply chain decisions. Better business results.
Advanum is an independent, senior-led consultancy for supply chain, logistics and logistics IT. Companies bring Advanum in to optimize warehouses and logistics networks, to select and introduce a WMS or SAP EWM, and to steer demanding projects — from the first analysis through go-live to stable operations.
Advanum in figures
- 6+ experts Internal team and selected network of specialists
- 100+ mandates In supply chain, logistics, WMS and SAP EWM
- 3 continents Headquarters in Germany, mandates in Europe, Asia and Africa
- 100% senior-led The consultant who advises also does the work
Three service areas: supply chain and logistics, WMS and SAP EWM, project management
Advanum advises at the point where supply chain, logistics and logistics IT meet. Each area answers one question: how network and warehouse should be built, which system carries them, and who steers the implementation.
Supply Chain & Logistics
Warehouse and logistics optimization, warehouse planning for greenfield and brownfield sites, network and site design, cost and KPI analysis. At the end there is a target concept with a roadmap that operations can actually run.
Supply chain and logistics consulting →WMS & SAP EWM
Vendor-neutral WMS and SAP EWM consulting: system strategy, requirements and functional specification, tendering (RFI/RFP), vendor selection, implementation, migration, go-live and stabilization. Advanum sells no software.
WMS and SAP EWM consulting →Project Management, Interim & Performance
Rollout and project management, vendor steering, go-live readiness and performance steering — plus interim management when a leadership or key role in logistics has to be filled at short notice.
Project management and interim management →Most tasks touch more than one service area.
A warehouse optimization can force a system decision; a WMS project can expose gaps in processes and governance. The intro call sorts out where the entry point makes sense — professionally and commercially.
When is external support in supply chain and logistics worth it?
External support pays off when a decision is bigger than the capacity to prepare it alongside daily business: growth, a new site, rising logistics costs or a system that no longer carries the operation. Five starting points come up again and again.
- Logistics costs are rising faster than volumes, and nobody can say exactly where.
- A warehouse is at its limit and has to be expanded, replanned or restructured.
- The selection, implementation or stabilization of a WMS or SAP EWM is due.
- Responsibilities in a cross-functional project are unclear and the schedule is slipping.
- Management needs an independent basis for an investment or make-or-buy decision.
Advanum structures the task, develops options that hold and stays involved through implementation.
Until there is a result operations can work with.
Why companies work with Advanum
Senior-led
The consultant who advises also works in the project — from the first conversation to handover. No junior delegation, no extra layer between decision and execution.
Vendor-neutral
Advanum sells no software and holds no implementation licenses. Recommendations therefore follow one interest only: yours.
Close to implementation
Every recommendation is tested against real processes, data and operating conditions. Advanum stays on board through implementation, go-live and stabilization.
Clear in scope
Objective, deliverables, duration and result are agreed before the start. Scope can develop — it does not drift.
Internationally experienced
From the German headquarters into Europe, the Gulf region (GCC) and selected African markets — on site, remote or combined.
What that means for your project
- Clarity about where logistics costs arise and where performance is left on the table — down to putaway, replenishment and picking.
- A warehouse structure that absorbs planned growth instead of needing a workaround for every new product group.
- System decisions that hold up in front of the board, because requirements, effort and operability are laid out side by side.
- Tenders in which offers are compared against one evaluation model rather than against the most convincing demo.
- Go-lives where test cases, master data and the cutover plan are ready in advance — not on the night before.
- KPIs that someone owns every week, and escalation paths that people actually use.
Selected projects
Selected mandates from supply chain, logistics and logistics IT. Client names are withheld by agreement.
WMS selection across sites and countries
One system for sites in several countries: Advanum documented the target processes, derived the requirements catalog and ran RFI and RFP through to the award.
Read the full case →Provider implementation alongside an SAP EWM rollout
Three parties, three separate plans, one approaching go-live. Advanum took over steering at a late stage, consolidated the schedule and developed the test strategy.
Read the full case →Clearance, transit and import processes
Slow clearance and transit handling was tying up capital. Advanum analyzed the process chain and reworked handling, documentation and approval steps with the local parties.
Read the full case →About Advanum
Advanum is an independent consultancy for supply chain, logistics and logistics IT, headquartered in Germany. Mandates run across Europe, the Gulf region (GCC) and selected African markets. Every mandate is led by senior consultants who stay on the project through implementation.
Let's talk about your situation.
One conversation is usually enough to see whether Advanum fits your task. Bring the situation, the objective and the open questions — you get a first assessment and a clear recommendation for the next step. Confidential and without obligation.