JET Consulting

Case Studies

Real Challenges. Disciplined Execution. Measurable Results.

Every engagement below reflects the same approach: understand the business first, then build the governance, technology, and execution plan needed to deliver it. These are real client engagements led by JET Consults across mergers and acquisitions, ERP transformation, supply chain optimization, and custom digital solutions.

Merger & Acquisition Integration

Unifying Operations After the Deal Closes

Global Chemical Manufacturing — Cross-Border Merger

Bridging Continents Through Technology

Unifying operations across borders: a rapid 9-month technology and infrastructure integration following the acquisition of a major Colombian chemical producer by its Delaware-based parent.

Timeline: 9 months Systems: SAP ERP (both entities) Scope: Cross-border, multi-entity

Business Problem

Following the acquisition, the two companies needed to unify technology and infrastructure to unlock operational efficiencies, consolidate data, and establish a single global presence — fast.

Environment

A large multinational chemical company (Delaware, USA) on SAP ERP acquired a large Colombian chemical company, also on SAP, but with a fully independent, regionally customized instance.

Objectives

Merge two independent SAP environments, consolidate global data, establish EDI/API connectivity with trading partners, and migrate the combined system to the cloud.

Challenges

  • Integrating two large, independently customized SAP systems
  • Global ETL data consolidation across regulatory environments
  • Harmonizing manufacturing, supply chain, and finance processes
  • Aggressive 9-month timeline

Approach

JET Consults planned and executed the SAP-to-SAP migration with detailed data mapping and cleansing, established EDI/API connections, harmonized business processes across both organizations, and managed the cloud migration in four structured phases.

Deliverables

  • Unified SAP environment across both entities
  • EDI/API connections to trading partners
  • Migrated, standardized cloud infrastructure
  • Integrated non-ERP application landscape

Results

A single operational platform across the USA and Colombia, with consolidated data providing enhanced visibility and faster decision-making across the newly combined organization.

Lessons Learned

Establishing the integration framework (EDI, APIs, data mapping) before migration began was what made the aggressive 9-month timeline achievable — sequencing mattered as much as speed.

9 moFull cross-border integration
2 → 1SAP systems unified
Automotive Parts — Manufacturing & Distribution

Driving Synergies: Light- and Heavy-Duty Auto Parts Integration

Connecting light- and heavy-duty auto parts leaders in just 12 months through a comprehensive SAP integration.

Timeline: 12 months Investment: $9M Systems: Legacy Mac Pack → SAP HANA Cloud

Business Problem

A light-duty auto parts manufacturer's acquisition of a heavy-duty auto parts distributor left the acquired company on an outdated legacy ERP with no path to a unified view of the combined business.

Environment

The acquirer ran a mature SAP environment; the acquired company operated on an antiquated legacy system, supporting an entirely different vehicle segment (18-wheelers and larger vehicles).

Objectives

Migrate the acquired company fully onto the parent's SAP platform, consolidate vendor/customer master data, integrate 24 non-ERP applications, and modernize to SAP HANA Cloud.

Challenges

  • Migrating off a legacy, unsupported ERP (Mac Pack)
  • High data volume and complexity across finance, warehouse, and distribution
  • Integrating 24 non-ERP applications from both companies
  • Concurrent SAP HANA Cloud upgrade

Approach

JET Consults managed the full ETL migration, integrated finance, procurement, warehousing, and distribution modules, consolidated master data, and built 47 new business reports — all while upgrading the platform to SAP HANA Cloud.

Deliverables

  • Full SAP module integration (Finance, Source-to-Pay, Warehouse, Distribution)
  • Consolidated vendor and customer master data
  • 47 new business reports
  • SAP HANA Cloud upgrade

Results

A unified view of operations across both auto parts segments, with real-time insights and streamlined finance, procurement, and distribution processes.

Lessons Learned

Bundling the platform modernization (HANA Cloud) with the integration — rather than migrating first and upgrading later — avoided a second disruptive cutover for the combined organization.

$9MDelivered on time, on budget
47New business reports
Beverage Distribution — Texas Wine & Spirits

Pouring Success: A Strategic Merger & SAP Transformation

Integrating two Texas beverage powerhouses in 9 months, delivering unprecedented efficiency and real-time insight.

Timeline: 9 months Combined value: ~$100M Systems: Acumatica & Advantage ERP → SAP S/4HANA

Business Problem

A Houston-based spirits company's acquisition of a Dallas-based beverage distributor required merging two entirely different ERP systems while harmonizing complex, regulated inventory (vintages, proof, excise tax).

Environment

A Houston-based premium spirits company (~$55M) on Acumatica acquired a Dallas-based beer and wine distributor (~$45M) on Advantage ERP.

Objectives

Stand up a unified SAP S/4HANA platform with industry-specific modules for excise tax and inventory, plus a real-time performance dashboard for leadership.

Challenges

  • Two disparate legacy ERP systems
  • Regulatory complexity specific to wine and spirits
  • Establishing tandem logistics across the expanded Texas market
  • 9-month timeline for a full platform build

Approach

JET Consults built custom SAP S/4HANA modules for excise tax and inventory management, migrated data from both legacy systems, redesigned logistics, and deployed a real-time dashboard covering inventory, sales, and distribution.

Deliverables

  • Custom SAP S/4HANA modules (excise tax, inventory)
  • Tandem logistics design
  • Real-time executive dashboard
  • New external reporting and KPI framework

Results

A 37% reduction in overall overhead and operational costs, unified inventory management, and improved distribution efficiency across the combined Texas footprint.

Lessons Learned

Building industry-specific SAP modules (rather than forcing a generic template) was what made the combined regulatory and inventory complexity manageable within an aggressive timeline.

37%Reduction in overhead & operating costs
9 moFull platform build and go-live
Cosmetics — Global Brand Integration

Seamless Integration Fuels Post-Merger Success

Achieving real-time visibility and operational harmony in a complex cosmetics industry merger within 12 months.

Timeline: 12 months Systems: Legacy ERP + CRM → SAP S/4HANA

Business Problem

A global cosmetics company needed real-time visibility into a newly-acquired emerging beauty brand's inventory, but the acquired brand ran on an incompatible legacy ERP and standalone CRM.

Environment

The acquirer ran a mature, global SAP S/4HANA environment; the acquired brand ran on a legacy ERP and separate CRM system.

Objectives

Integrate the acquired brand's legacy systems and CRM into the parent's SAP environment and deliver real-time inventory visibility across all locations.

Challenges

  • Disparate, incompatible ERP systems
  • Data silos across inventory, sales, and finance
  • Integrating the acquired brand's CRM with the parent's SAP environment
  • 12-month timeline including European module configuration

Approach

JET Consults built a middleware and API layer to connect the acquired brand's systems to SAP, migrated and harmonized data, aligned core processes across both companies, and delivered a real-time inventory dashboard.

Deliverables

  • Middleware/API integration layer
  • Real-time inventory dashboard
  • CRM-to-SAP integration
  • Harmonized source-to-pay and lead-to-cash processes

Results

Real-time inventory visibility across every acquired-brand location, unified business processes, and faster financial consolidation across the combined organization.

Lessons Learned

A middleware-first integration strategy (rather than a forced direct migration) let the acquired brand continue operating with minimal disruption while data was harmonized in the background.

12 moTo full real-time visibility
ERP Implementation & Optimization

Giving Leadership the Platform to See and Act

Oil & Gas — Pipeline & Storage Operations

Powering Growth and Efficiency

A successful Microsoft Dynamics ERP rollout across 13 offices and 42 facilities for a Texas-based oil and gas company.

Timeline: 18 months Footprint: 13 offices / 42 facilities Platform: Microsoft Dynamics ERP

Business Problem

Rapid growth across a geographically dispersed pipeline and storage network left the company's legacy systems unable to keep pace, creating data silos and limited real-time visibility.

Environment

A prominent Texas-based oil and gas company operating pipelines across the Eastern Seaboard and Midwest, plus significant petroleum storage infrastructure.

Objectives

Deploy a unified Microsoft Dynamics ERP across finance, supply chain, operations, and project management, consistently across all locations.

Challenges

  • Disparate systems and data silos across departments and locations
  • Complex multi-facility financial management
  • No dedicated project management capability for infrastructure projects
  • Deployment consistency across 13 offices and 42 facilities

Approach

JET Consults configured and deployed Financial Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations, and Project Management modules, migrated legacy data, and delivered training across every office and facility.

Deliverables

  • Enterprise-wide Microsoft Dynamics ERP deployment
  • Financial Management module (GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Budgeting)
  • Supply Chain & Project Management modules
  • Company-wide end-user training program

Results

Centralized financial visibility, streamlined distribution, and real-time insights supporting strategic decision-making across the full 13-office, 42-facility footprint.

Lessons Learned

Deploying training and support consistently across every office — not just headquarters — was essential to getting uniform adoption across a geographically dispersed workforce.

13Offices unified
42Facilities on one platform
Cosmetics Manufacturing

Agile Planning Drives 33% Revenue Growth

Moving from monthly to weekly planning revolutionized agility and fueled exponential growth in a trend-driven market.

Rollout: 90 days Training: 60 days Systems: SAP

Business Problem

A rigid monthly planning cycle couldn't keep pace with a trend-driven cosmetics market, where a single viral moment could upend demand for a specific shade or product overnight.

Environment

A major North American cosmetics manufacturer's largest plant, operating within an existing SAP environment but planning on a monthly cadence.

Objectives

Move to weekly master scheduling with daily production adjustments, backed by real-time inventory and production visibility for leadership.

Challenges

  • Monthly planning cadence unable to react to real-time demand signals
  • Growing slow-moving and non-moving inventory
  • Reliance on costly outside storage
  • Capped production capacity

Approach

JET Consults implemented weekly master scheduling and daily production scheduling inside SAP, then built a cloud-based real-time dashboard covering warehouse capacity, inventory, transit, and production line performance.

Deliverables

  • Weekly master scheduling framework
  • Daily production scheduling process
  • Real-time inventory & production dashboard
  • 60-day training program, 90-day full rollout

Results

Production capacity rose from 270M to 360M units per year (33%), annual revenue grew from $1.5B to $2B, and planning efficiency improved 57% — while eliminating outside storage entirely.

Lessons Learned

The real-time dashboard was as important as the scheduling change itself — visibility into warehouse capacity and transit is what let planners actually act on the faster cadence.

33%Revenue growth ($1.5B → $2B)
57%Planning efficiency gain
Supply Chain & Logistics Optimization

Turning Bottlenecks Into Capacity

Cosmetics Manufacturing — Warehouse Operations

Comprehensive Warehouse Optimization

From receiving bottleneck to expanded storage — a holistic approach boosts efficiency and unlocks capacity at a major cosmetics manufacturer.

ROI: 90 days Investment: $165K (Plant 1) Rollout: 6 North American plants

Business Problem

A chronic receiving bottleneck at the company's largest plant threatened production continuity, while a 3,500 sq. ft. label room consumed pallet storage that couldn't be reclaimed.

Environment

A leading North American cosmetics manufacturer's largest plant, running SAP and a Warehouse Management System, with materials subject to a mandatory 36-hour QA hold.

Objectives

Eliminate the receiving bottleneck, remove reliance on off-site storage, and reclaim warehouse space for production materials.

Challenges

  • Manual, multi-system data entry across vendors
  • Physical space constrained by a fixed 3,500 sq. ft. label room
  • Mandatory 36-hour QA hold adding storage pressure
  • Need for vendor buy-in on a new labeling standard

Approach

JET Consults modeled the entire material handling process in Arena simulation software, replaced manual data entry with a single vendor-adopted QR code standard integrated into SAP/WMS, then installed a vertical carousel label system to free up 175,000 cubic feet of space.

Deliverables

  • Simulation-validated process redesign
  • Unified QR code standard adopted by vendors
  • SAP/WMS scanner integration
  • Vertical carousel label storage system

Results

66% less material handling time, 75% efficiency increase, OTIF up to 96%, and full ROI within 90 days at the first plant — with the model then rolled out across five additional North American plants.

Lessons Learned

Getting vendors to adopt the new label standard was the single hardest and most important step — the entire QR code approach only works if the data is embedded before it reaches the dock.

66%Less handling time
96%OTIF performance
$9M+Projected annual savings, company-wide
Retail — Garment Rental Logistics

Revolutionizing Garment Rental Logistics

Automation and a bespoke ERP transform a manual distribution center, delivering a 42% picking efficiency improvement.

Investment: $25M Projected 5-yr savings: $97M Facility: 500,000 sq. ft.

Business Problem

After acquiring a garment rental subsidiary, a leading lifestyle retailer's parent company inherited a fully manual 500,000 sq. ft. distribution center with on-time-in-full delivery stuck at 72%.

Environment

A newly acquired garment rental service subsidiary, handling the complete rental lifecycle — picking, packing, returns, dry cleaning, QA, and restocking — almost entirely by hand.

Objectives

Automate the facility's core material handling, maximize storage capacity, and build a purpose-built ERP for the rental garment lifecycle.

Challenges

  • Fully manual picking, packing, and sorting operations
  • Facility running out of storage capacity
  • No real-time visibility into inventory or processing status
  • No off-the-shelf ERP designed for garment rental

Approach

JET Consults designed and installed a three-level vertical carousel system and a Vertical Lift Module, redesigned storage racking from three to five tiers, and built a bespoke ERP to manage the full rental garment lifecycle end to end.

Deliverables

  • 20,000 sq. ft. vertical carousel automation system
  • Vertical Lift Module (VLM)
  • Optimized storage racking (3 → 5 tiers)
  • Bespoke rental-lifecycle ERP, integrated with parent systems

Results

Picking efficiency up 42%, OTIF delivery up from 72% to 98%, and a $25M investment projected to return $97M in savings over five years — establishing a blueprint for four additional facilities.

Lessons Learned

No commercial ERP fit the rental garment lifecycle well enough — building a bespoke system, then integrating it back into the parent company's stack, proved more effective than adapting an off-the-shelf platform.

42%Picking efficiency gain
72% → 98%OTIF delivery
$97MProjected 5-year savings
Custom Digital Solutions

Building the Tools Clients Actually Use

Professional Services — Tax & Accounting

Project Woods: A Unified Digital Hub

A custom app and website solution drives efficiency and productivity for a leading Pennsylvania tax firm serving 4,500+ clients.

Clients served: 4,500+ Platform: Native iOS/Android app + website

Business Problem

A growing tax firm relied entirely on manual communication for routine client questions, document collection, and updates — consuming significant staff time and limiting scale.

Environment

A leading Pennsylvania tax service provider with over 4,500 individual and business clients, relying on phone, email, and paper-based document collection.

Objectives

Build a unified digital hub giving clients secure self-service account access, automated receipt/spending tracking, and proactive tax education.

Challenges

  • Time-consuming, repetitive client interactions
  • No client self-service option at all
  • Difficulty delivering proactive tax education at scale
  • Need for both native mobile and web experiences

Approach

JET Consults designed and built "Project Woods" — native iOS and Android apps plus a companion website — giving clients secure login, on-the-go receipt capture, automated spending tracking, and a full tax education library.

Deliverables

  • Native iOS and Android applications
  • Companion responsive website
  • Secure account access and communication channel
  • Tax education content library

Results

Clients gained independent access to their accounts and tax information, tax professionals saw a meaningful productivity gain from automated receipt/spending tracking, and the firm received strongly positive client feedback on ease of use.

Lessons Learned

Designing for clients "with varying levels of technical expertise" from day one — not just power users — was what drove the strong adoption and positive feedback across such a large client base.

4,500+Clients served through one hub
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