Frequently asked questions.

Yes. The first call is 30 minutes with an engineer, at no cost and with no commitment. Tell us what is happening on the floor; we will tell you honestly whether we can help and what a sensible first step would be.

Access to the floor, recent output and staffing data, and time with your supervisors. For a full project, a named owner on your side. A mutual NDA is signed before the first site visit.

Yes. A mutual NDA is signed before the first site visit as standard. We do not name clients, show their sites or share their data without written consent, and a small team means few people ever see it. Drawings and data are used only for your engagement.

Not unless you say so in writing. Our case studies describe the problem and the engineering, not the client, which is why they name an industry rather than a company.

There are no fixed list prices. An Assess engagement is quoted as a fixed scope after the introductory call. Design and Implement engagements are quoted phase by phase once the problem is scoped, and a focused Design task (one layout option or one simulation) is quoted per task. Every recommendation comes with its estimated impact and cost, so you can check that the fee is justified by the return before committing to the next phase.

Indian companies usually buy this work from one of three places. Large consulting firms: industry estimates published by PKC Management Consulting in 2026 put Big Four rates at ₹1.5 to 3 lakh per consultant per day, with engagements typically ₹25 lakh to over ₹2 crore. Equipment and racking suppliers: layout drawings can come with the equipment quote, shaped by what the supplier sells. Small Lean and Six Sigma consultancies: day rates self-listed on IndiaMART run from about ₹1,000 to ₹10,000, usually without layout design or simulation. We sit between them: engineers who have designed warehouses in the US and dark stores in Germany, simulation before you spend, no equipment to sell, and the overhead of a small Hyderabad team rather than a global firm.

No. The roadmap is yours: implement it with us, with your own team, or not at all. But most consulting work ends with the report, and the client is left to make the change on the floor alone. That is where change usually breaks down: Boston Consulting Group's 2020 study of digital transformations found that only 30% met or exceeded their target value and resulted in sustainable change. We don't stop at the report. If you want us to, we stay through the pilot, the installation and live shifts until the new way of working holds, and we measure the result against the baseline taken at the start.

Lean removes waste from a process: waiting, unnecessary movement, extra handling, excess stock and rework. Six Sigma reduces variation and errors using data. In a warehouse that means less time lost between receiving and dispatch, fewer picking and stock errors, and storage that matches how material actually moves. We use both on every engagement, measured on your floor rather than assumed.

DMAIC is the Lean Six Sigma improvement cycle: Define the problem and the measure of success, Measure what happens today, Analyze the causes with data, Improve the process and pilot the change, then Control it so the gain holds. Our engagement levels follow it: Assess covers Define, Measure and Analyze; Design covers Improve; Implement covers Improve and Control.

Our founder, Roshan Mani Rao R, is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (2025) with an MS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University. He leads the method on every engagement.

An Assess engagement uses a diagnostic checklist we build for your operation, run on the floor, and ends with a written summary of findings and priorities. Design and implementation projects add a project charter, SIPOC (supplier-to-customer map), Pareto and cause-and-effect (fishbone) analysis, and finish with a control plan so the improvement holds.

No. We explain each tool in plain terms and work through it with your supervisors and operators. Most of the method is walking the floor, measuring and testing changes together, and your team keeps the standard work and controls when we leave.

Often, yes. Space is commonly lost to layout, aisle widths, beam heights that no longer match the loads, and fast movers occupying full pallet positions. A layout review quantifies how many positions can be recovered before you lease, build or buy racking. If expansion really is needed, we will say so and show why.

Assess findings in 3 working days, and a first layout option in 7 working days, counted from the site walk once the requested data is in. Implementation timelines depend on scope and are agreed phase by phase. Changes are piloted on a small area first and measured against a baseline taken at the start, so you see the measured effect before the full rollout.

Depending on the engagement: layouts in AutoCAD 2D (DWG and PDF), a 3D model and walkthrough of the future state, simulation of layout and automation options in AnyLogic and NVIDIA Isaac Sim, and Excel or Power BI models for capacity, slotting and KPIs. Implementation work also includes standard operating procedures written with your team and trained on the floor.

Yes. We model AMR and AGV fleets, robotic picking and conveyors in NVIDIA Isaac Sim, a physics-based 3D simulator, inside a digital twin of your warehouse, and the process flow around them in AnyLogic. You see how the automation would perform in your building, with your layout and order profile, before you sign a purchase order. The supplier's own validation still applies.

No. We are independent of suppliers and do not resell equipment. We write the requirements, help you compare supplier proposals and coordinate installation, so the recommendation is driven by your operation rather than a product catalog.

No. We plan zoning, flows, dock positions and racking requirements. Architectural design, structural design, rated rack capacities and statutory approvals stay with your architect, licensed engineers and the racking manufacturer.

Yes. Our office is in Uppal, Hyderabad, and we work on site at warehouses and plants across Hyderabad and Telangana.

Yes. A Warehouse Site Assessment (Pre-Lease) tests the building against how you will actually receive, store and dispatch: usable pallet positions, docks and yard, clear height and column grid. You get a suitability report and a list of changes to negotiate with the landlord before you sign. Structural sign-off stays with qualified engineers.

Warehouses and distribution centers, manufacturing stores and line-side supply, and supply chain and logistics operations.