A tea manufacturing company faced mounting costs, inconsistent product grades, and frequent production interruptions. Kallikrates Consulting was engaged to stabilize operations and strengthen process control from farm to finished product.

The Challenge

Unstructured inventory management and lack of process monitoring led to higher procurement costs and poor auction prices.

Our Approach

We mapped every stage of the supply chain — from collection to production — to identify bottlenecks. Root-cause analysis revealed missing inventory policies, absence of temperature tracking, and no standardized quality documentation.

Our Intervention

• Introduced scientific inventory control systems and reorder levels for all critical spares.
• Developed a procurement schedule and vendor management protocol.
• Trained farmers and collection executives in leaf-grade segregation for higher yield quality.
• Designed and trained teams on data-driven production reporting formats for temperature and time control.