Miller Forge | Manufacturing & Supply Chain Consulting in Indianapolis, Indiana
Miller Forge, LLC

Forged
to Deliver.

Manufacturing and supply chain transformation that shows up in the business—led by someone who has actually done the work.

Indianapolis, Indiana  ·  Serving the Midwest
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Sustained
Enterprise cost savings delivered
On Time
Capital programs under budget
Zero
Safety incidents across capital delivery
15+ Years
Turning strategy into shipped outcomes
The Problem

Strategy isn't your problem.
Execution is.

Miller Forge is an Indianapolis-based manufacturing and supply chain consulting firm serving clients across central Indiana and the Midwest. We help leaders turn strategy into delivered value—closing the gap between the strategy deck and the shop floor, and between the data roadmap and the decision that actually gets made.

01

The deck isn't the work

Recommendations only create value when someone owns the change and drives it through the organization.

02

Work stalls between functions

Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain, IT, Security—most initiatives die in the handoffs between them.

03

Value isn't measured

If a transformation doesn't show up in cost, availability, revenue, or margin, it didn't happen.

Miller Forge closes that gap. We don't hand you recommendations and walk away. We get in, get the work moving, and stay until the value shows up in your business.

What We Do

What we deliver.

Every engagement is built around an outcome—not a deliverable. Here's where we get things done.

Supply Chain & Operations Transformation

Resilient operations that run better and cost less.

We redesign the systems that keep material moving and customers served—from SIOP and inventory policy to supplier collaboration and warehouse operations.

  • SIOP / S&OP transformation
  • Inventory and material policy
  • Supplier collaboration and partnerships
  • Warehouse and network optimization
Delivered: Sustained enterprise savings · improved part availability · supply continuity through a global shortage.

Data & Analytics Enablement

Decisions backed by data your teams actually trust.

We turn raw data into something the business can act on—defined, delivered, and adopted. From data products on SAP S/4HANA to AI-ready analytics, we build the layer that removes manual work.

  • Data product definition and delivery
  • AI-ready solution design
  • KPI frameworks for quality, availability, and adoption
  • Analytics transformation
Delivered: Finance and supply chain data products that reduced manual work and enabled data-driven decisions.

Product & Portfolio Growth

Revenue and margin from disciplined product decisions.

We help product and portfolio leaders grow with intention—building roadmaps, pricing, and launches grounded in market data and stakeholder input. Growth that compounds, not just happens.

  • Strategic growth roadmaps
  • Pricing frameworks and margin improvement
  • New product pilots and go-to-market
  • Aftermarket parts strategy
Delivered: Grew a global parts portfolio · launched new products across international markets.

Cost & Process Improvement

Savings that stick—with owners, metrics, and governance.

Cost-out only counts if it holds. We run process improvement end to end: finding the waste, executing the change, and building the ownership that keeps savings from creeping back.

  • Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
  • Cost-out program management
  • Master data cleanup and standardization
  • Operational metric standardization
Delivered: Significant, sustained cost reduction across multiple business units.

Technology & Program Leadership

Initiatives delivered on time and under budget.

Capital projects and IT roadmaps fail when business priorities and technology delivery drift apart. We hold them together—setting the roadmap, aligning resources, and driving execution through to completion.

  • IT roadmap leadership — Procure to Pay (P2P) and Plan to Stock (P2S)
  • Capital project management
  • Automation and performance monitoring
  • Change management and training
Delivered: Major capital programs completed safely—zero deviations, zero operational downtime.

Not sure where
the value is trapped?

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Who We Are

I've been the one
accountable for the outcome.

Miller Forge exists because manufacturing and supply chain leaders don't need another strategy advisor. They need someone who will own the result until it's done—and who has done it before.

I started my career as an automation engineer, building and shipping working systems on live production lines. That's where I learned the difference between a good idea and a finished job.

As an engineering leader in highly regulated manufacturing, I delivered major capital programs safely—with zero deviations and no operational downtime. Work that had to be right the first time.

Later, I led enterprise business improvement and ran cost-reduction programs through to completion—not just identifying savings, but building the ownership and metrics that made them stick.

When the global electronics shortage hit, I worked troubled suppliers directly to find critical component shortages and keep production moving.

As a product manager for a global parts and consumables business, I grew the portfolio and launched new products across international markets.

Today, I lead data products in finance and supply chain—shipping AI-ready solutions that remove manual work and make decisions data-driven.

"Anyone can tell you what to do. The hard part—and the valuable part—is making it happen, measuring it, and making it stick."

Grounding

  • B.S. Computer Engineering, Purdue University
  • Lean Six Sigma and continuous-improvement leadership
  • SAP S/4HANA, SAP MRP, and data-lake analytics delivery
  • SIOP/S&OP, Procure to Pay (P2P), and Plan to Stock (P2S) process ownership
  • Highly regulated, highly automated manufacturing
Local Roots

Indiana makes things.
We help makers run better.

Miller Forge is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana—at the center of one of the strongest advanced-manufacturing and life-sciences regions in the country. Our founder's career was built here: Eli Lilly and Roche Diagnostics in Indianapolis, Stanley Convergent Security in Noblesville, and Clarke Engineering in Fishers.

That regional footprint means we know Indiana's manufacturers, its suppliers, and the way work gets done here—from life sciences and pharma to industrial equipment and aftermarket.

Serving greater Indianapolis & central Indiana

IndianapolisCarmelFishersNoblesvilleWestfieldZionsvilleGreenwoodFort WayneLafayetteBloomingtonColumbusCentral Indiana

Serving manufacturers across Indiana and the Midwest—on-site or remote.

Where We Work

Experience where
precision matters most.

We don't bring a generic playbook. We bring patterns that work in high-mix, high-stakes operations—and adapt them to yours.

Life Sciences & Pharma

Serialization, data integrity, and highly regulated operations.

Industrial Equipment & Aftermarket

Parts and consumables across brands, models, and channels.

Medtech & Diagnostics

Automated testing and validation-driven environments.

Consumer & Packaged Goods

Lean operations and packaging cost reduction.

General Manufacturing

SIOP, materials, and continuous improvement.

Complex work. High stakes.

That's where we deliver.

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How We Work

Assess. Forge. Scale.

Every engagement ends with a measured result—not a recommendations deck.

01

Assess

Find where value is trapped. We start with your reality—your processes, your systems, and your data—and identify where the fastest, most durable wins are.

02

Forge

Build the solution with the people who'll run it. Targets are set, owners are assigned, and nothing is left to hope.

03

Scale

Implement, measure against the business, and make it stick—with the governance that keeps the result from unwinding.

This is how strategy becomes delivered value.

Proof

The impact is the point.

No adjectives. No decks. Just what changed for the business.

What we didBusiness impact
Led an enterprise cost-out programSustained savings across multiple business units
Directed electronics recovery during the 2021 shortageMaintained supply continuity through a global crisis
Managed a major capital programDelivered on time and under budget, with zero safety incidents
Redesigned aftermarket stockingImproved part availability and reduced service delays
Launched Li-Ion product options globallyExpanded market reach and accelerated adoption
Shipped finance data productsReduced manual work and enabled AI-ready analytics

Drawn from the founder's 15+ years of delivering results in industry.

Let's add your result to the list

Common Questions

Answers, straight up.

What manufacturers and supply chain leaders in Indiana ask us most.