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YOUR CHALLENGES, OUR PRIORITIES

The forces reshaping the industrial and manufacturing industry

Industrial and manufacturing leaders are facing multiple structural disruptions — from supply chain volatility and workforce attrition to the rapid rise of AI — that are fundamentally reshaping operations and performance.

 

FRAGMENTED TRANSFORMATION 

Managing conflicting priorities 

Most organizations are not struggling with a lack of performance improvement initiatives. They are struggling with too many, all running in parallel.…

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SUPPLY CHAIN VOLATILITY 

Balancing resilience, cost, and speed  

Supply chains are being reshaped by geopolitical instability, shifting demand patterns, and increased customer expectations. Nearshoring and…

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AGING OPERATIONS and TECH STACK 

Modernizing how your plant runs 

Many industrial organizations are operating on a foundation built for a different era, with legacy systems, aging infrastructure, and a workforce…

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GROWTH, M&A, AND PORTFOLIO TRANSFORMATION 

Managing internal and external growth pressures 

Growth is harder to achieve organically, pushing many organizations toward acquisitions, consolidation, and new business models. At the same time,…

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MARGIN PRESSURE 

Driving profitable growth in a changing market 

Industrial and manufacturing organizations are navigating rising costs across inputs, labor, tariffs, and operations — while also facing continued…

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Industrials and manufacturing expertise

Where performance, resilience, and growth come together

 

Industrial and manufacturing leaders are being pushed to reduce costs, stabilize operations, modernize technology, and drive growth, all at the same time. Treating these as separate initiatives slows progress and adds complexity.

 

We bring these priorities together into a single performance agenda. By connecting strategy, operations, supply chain, and digital execution, we help organizations improve how the business runs, not just implement isolated solutions. The result is measurable impact across cost, resilience, and growth. 

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How our work impacts your bottom line 

Our work speaks for itself. The following results demonstrate the net positive impact Huron delivers across industrials and manufacturing. These are not projected outcomes. They are real results, built into how operations actually work.

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We’ve helped organizations save $47M annually, driven by AI-enabled machine maintenance optimization.

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Our clients have experienced 16% reductions in working capital through supply chain transformation.

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Our clients have experienced 19% increases in on-time delivery after working with our teams.

Explore Innosight

Innosight is Huron’s strategy and innovation business focused on helping organizations navigate disruption, manage complexity, and develop growth strategies.

The market needs a different kind of collaborator

Industrial leaders are not short on advice. They are short on advice that translates into execution. Large consulting firms sell strategy and exit before implementation begins. Niche vendors sell point solutions. Neither is accountable for what happens on the plant floor when the line goes down and the most experienced supervisor has just retired. 

 

The market needs a different kind of partner. One that helps organizations avoid the costs of fragmented transformation. That holds the thread from strategic direction through operational reality. That stays until results are real. That treats workforce I continuity as a core deliverable, not a footnote. That is accountable for what happens after the strategy deck is approved. 

 

 

Why industrial and manufacturing leaders choose Huron

 

What differentiates Huron is not a framework or a platform. It is a delivery model built around operational accountability: one unified team across advisory, process, and technology; clear prioritization of what truly moves performance; and the follow-through to make sure improvements outlast the engagement. 

 

We’re different because we make choices about how we work to be directly responsive to the frustrations industrial leaders have with the alternatives. We bring the rare combination of strategic advisory capability, deep operational expertise, and end-to-end delivery discipline that industrial organizations need when the margin for disruption is zero.

We work inside live operations 

No production slowdowns, no parallel work streams. We embed in operations as they run and design change around your reality rather than architecting an ideal-state model that will never survive contact with the plant floor.

We own the plan from strategy to execution 

One team. One accountable partner. No handoffs to junior implementation staff once the strategy deck is done. We are present until real results are realized and sustained.

We bring cross-industry operational depth 

Experience from healthcare, higher education, and other regulated, reliability-driven industries sharpens how we assess operational risk, sequence change, and build meaningful governance.

We enable your people to perform at their best 

As operations evolve, so must the way your workforce is supported. We embed people enablement into every engagement — equipping teams with the tools, insights, and clarity they need to succeed in new ways of working. From knowledge transfer and role redesign to frontline empowerment, we ensure operational improvements translate into stronger, more capable teams.

We right-size every project 

We do not charge for a bloated scope that does not move performance. Our clients get precisely what the situation requires to get their desired results. Nothing more. Nothing less.

We align technology to operations and strategy 

We recommend systems and platforms based on how manufacturing actually works. ERP implementations succeed because we lead them as operational transformations, not IT projects.

Technology to power what's next

Strategy-led, outcomes-focused digital transformation for industrial and manufacturing companies

 

From CRM and ERP to EPM and HCM, we help organizations select, implement, and optimize the technologies that power performance. A preferred partner to leading and emerging technology companies, we apply our on-the-ground industrials and manufacturing knowledge to ensure your investments work harder for you.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and solutions

Customer relationship management (CRM) solutions

Enterprise performance management (EPM) systems and solutions

Human capital management (HCM) systems and solutions 

Strategic partnerships

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Markets we serve 

We work with industrial and manufacturing organizations that are navigating complex operational, financial, and technological change. Huron works with industrial and manufacturing organizations where the pressure is real and the margin for error is low. We operate inside live operations, and our teams stay until results are achieved and sustained. From global manufacturers to specialized suppliers and distributors, our clients are reshaping how they operate, compete, and grow in a rapidly evolving market.

 

Our experience spans organizations from mid-market manufacturers to global enterprises, with deep engagement across the office of the CFO, COO, and operational leadership teams. We bring deep experience across the industrial landscape, with a focus on the segments where performance, complexity, and transformation intersect most directly. 

Discreet and process manufacturing 

From automotive and industrial equipment to chemicals and materials, manufacturers are balancing cost, efficiency, and innovation while modernizing aging operations and technology environments

Automotive, mobility, and advanced manufacturing 

OEMs, suppliers, and mobility players are navigating electrification, software-defined products, and shifting supply chains, all while managing margin pressure and operational complexity.

Aerospace, defense, and high-tech manufacturing 

Organizations operating in highly regulated, precision-driven environments must manage long development cycles, complex supply chains, and increasing demand for digital and operational agility.

Industrial distribution, logistics, and services 

Distributors and logistics providers are evolving from cost-focused operators to performance-driven networks, optimizing inventory, fulfillment, and customer experience in increasingly dynamic markets.

Diversified industrials and emerging segments 

We support organizations across a broader set of industrial sectors, applying cross-industry expertise to address shared challenges in cost, operations, supply chain, and growth.

Truck and specialty vehicles 

Manufacturers are adapting to shifting demand, regulatory pressure, and increasing product complexity while exploring new revenue streams through connected services, aftermarket growth, and evolving ownership models.

Agricultural equipment and solutions 

Agriculture-focused organizations are navigating cyclical demand, precision technology adoption, and global supply challenges while expanding into digital services, data-driven insights, and outcome-based offerings for growers.

Construction and heavy equipment 

Companies are balancing project-driven demand, fleet optimization, and cost pressures while advancing equipment-as-a-service models, strengthening aftermarket performance, and integrating digital capabilities across the asset lifecycle.

Insights and client impact

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Industrials and Manufacturing

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Speak to an industrials and manufacturing expert

Our teams bring deep experience from across industrial and manufacturing, including operators, functional leaders, and advisors who have worked inside the environments you’re managing today. We understand the realities behind the metrics, from plant performance and working capital to supply chain disruption and system constraints, because we’ve seen how these challenges play out in practice. 

 

We work alongside your teams to address the issues that matter most, connecting strategy to execution across operations, finance, supply chain, and digital. The focus is not just on what needs to change, but on how to make it work in the context of your business. 

 

Talk to us about:

  • Improving cost competitiveness without disrupting operations  
  • Aligning finance and operations to drive measurable performance  
  • Redesigning supply chain networks for resilience and efficiency  
  • Reducing working capital while maintaining service levels  
  • Modernizing operations and systems without slowing the business  
  • Applying AI and data to improve real operational outcomes  
  • Integrating acquisitions and capturing value faster  
  • Simplifying complexity across processes, systems, and organizations  
  • Improving plant performance, throughput, and reliability  
  • Strengthening commercial performance and protecting margin 
Michael-Gluhanich

Mike Gluhanich

Operating Managing Director

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Business Advisory

Mike has 20 years of experience providing operational leadership and insight to companies facing challenges due to growth, strategic transition or financial distress.
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John Tierney

Managing Director

John has more than 30 years of experience helping clients address their challenges in supply chain, manufacturing, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations. He has helped domestic and global clients across several industries to drive cost savings and realize operational synergies through process and systems transformation.
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Greg Pitstick

Managing Director

Greg has more than 35 years of experience helping commercial, manufacturing, distribution, technology, and healthcare organizations achieve digital transformation, optimize their operations, innovate new global supply chains, and prepare them for the future.
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Susana Castella Gonzalo

Managing Director

Susana helps global organizations transform their supply chain and operations through AI- and analytics-enabled strategies that improve resilience, agility, and measurable business value.
Ned-Calder

Ned Calder

Managing Director

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Strategy and Innovation

Ned is a partner and leader of the industrial and technology solutions team at Innosight, Huron’s strategy and innovation business. In over a decade with Innosight, he has partnered with leadership teams of some of the world’s top companies to navigate disruptive change, develop new ways of thinking and build compelling growth strategies.
Karen-Miles

Karen Miles

Managing Director

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Valuation

Karen has more than two decades of experience in valuation and financial consulting, helping organizations in industries such as aerospace, defense, manufacturing, retail, technology, education, entertainment, financial services, and energy value businesses, securities, and intangible assets.