Business Outcomes

Through Engineered Solutions

We design services, processes and products. What’s a good idea worth if it can not be realized? CLARUS’ Consultants ensure the power of the vision is the journey from concept to implementation. Our innovation engine employs a range of techniques to visualize, evaluate, and refine opportunities for design and development. Among these techniques are: brainstorming, prototyping, designing, implementation.

Inside Clarus

About Us

CLARUS helps companies innovate. Innovation at CLARUS is grounded in a collaborative methodology that simultaneous examines business viability, technical feasibility and desirability.
We design services, processes and products. What's a good idea worth if it can not be realized? CLARUS' Consultants ensure the power of the vision is the journey from concept to implementation. Our innovation engine employs a range of techniques to visualize, evaluate, and refine opportunities for design and development. Among these techniques are: brainstorming, prototyping, designing, implementation.

Culture

Clarus' culture is based on several unique tenets.

First, the CLARUS' people use the words Curiosity, Passion and Collaboration to describe what they have in common with each other.
Second, the CLARUS' people are broad and deep; broad in skills and interests and deep in knowledge and experience in one or more disciplines.
Third, CLARUS attracts people who are not only able to handle responsibility, but also eager to grasp it whenever possible. As a smaller advisory firm that tackles significant problems for clients, Clarus relies on all of its members' contributions who are willing to stand behind their own recommendations and pursue new opportunities.
Finally, the CLARUS culture is personable and has fun at its core. Clarus's people relish being with each other as much as contributing to the firm's work.

Point of View

At CLARUS, point of view is expressed in visible and tangible ways. It guides the creation of products and services that support and extend the brand experience.

It's a place where we all agree we've been, and the springboard to where we're going.

Some of our clients engage us to help them refine a point of view and narrow the field of opportunities to a clear choice. For others, it serves as a starting point and sets a direction for design and development.

Consulting Services

We offer strategic counsel across a range of major business issues including:

Operations Management

Operations Strategy
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Manufacturing Improvement, Purchasing Improvement
Project Management
Workforce Management
Inventory Control

Corporate Finance

Valuation
Acquisitions and Sales
Real Estate Finance & Investments

Environment, Safety and Risk Management

Safety & Risk Management
Safety Critical Systems
Litigation Support
Business Risk Management
Social & Environmental Reporting
Environmental Monitoring & Impact Assessment

IT Strategy

IT audit, strengths / weaknesses, benchmarking
Business IT requirement concept
Target IT architectures
Project portfolio and business case
Implementation planning and roadmap

Innovation Management

Develop new innovative concepts

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

For many companies the cost of goods and services is by far the largest percentage of the cost of doing business. We will help you transform your procurement function into a strategic one, and in the process lead to significant cost savings, improved delivery terms, and access to proprietary technology as applicable. We specialize in:

Supply base rationalization and competitively selecting the best suppliers for your needs
Standardizing Specifications/requirements across your organization
Lean manufacturing and SIx Sigma
Year over year cost savings
Contract negotiation
Benchmarking

We bring leading edge knowledge from a combined 35 years of strategic sourcing leadership experience from various Fortune 25 companies in diverse industries including automotive/manufacturing, e-commerce, building materials, shipping, solar energy, and retail.

Merchandising

Our procurement practice also helps retailers negotiate more effectively with their suppliers so they are able to:

Run better promotions
Identify hot selling trends
Buy back "dead" inventory
Improve delivery terms
Manage in-store signage and merchandising materials