Operator-led. Data-driven. Analytics-proven. We stay until the work is done.
Our consulting capabilities
We combine 30+ years of CFO and board-level financial leadership, 38 years of international operational management across six continents (including rapidly changing environments and frontier markets most advisory firms will not enter), and purpose-built supply chain analytical modelling, in one integrated engagement. Every recommendation has been tested in a digital model of your operation before we put it in front of your leadership team.
Supply chain & logistics
We build supply chains that are efficient by design, resilient under pressure, and analytical modelling-validated before implementation.
This is for you if:
- You are a VP Operations or logistics manager whose freight costs keep rising but you cannot isolate where the waste is.
- You are a procurement lead watching inventory levels climb despite tighter order controls.
- You are a CEO or CFO who knows the supply chain is costing more than it should but cannot get clear numbers from the team.
What we do:
- Inventory right-sizing and demand alignment
- Procurement analytics and purchase order timing
- Logistics network design and freight mode optimisation
- Asset utilisation modelling
- Analytics-validated before a dollar is committed to change
We found $68M per year in unnecessary spend in a single data snapshot. Freight cost reduction of 50%+ before a single route was changed. $10M in annual savings from rail network redesign.
Financial & operational advisory
We align how your business runs with how it performs financially.
This is for you if:
- You are a CFO who can see the P&L but cannot trace performance problems back to specific operational decisions.
- You are a CEO whose board is asking for better KPIs but the management team cannot agree on what to measure.
- You are a COO who knows costs are too high but lacks the financial modelling to prove where to cut and what it is worth.
What we do:
- Operational performance assessment
- Cost structure and margin analysis
- Working capital and liquidity optimisation
- Capital allocation and investment review
- Asset efficiency and utilisation evaluation
- AI-supported performance improvement modelling
Technology, AI & analytical modelling
Strategic analysis and analytical modelling
A digital twin is a working model of your real-world operation. Every truck, rail car, depot, supplier, and procurement rule is represented. We run the scenarios before you commit a dollar to change — so every recommendation comes with proof, not assumption.
This is for you if:
- You need to justify an operational change to your board before implementation
- You want to test three different logistics network configurations without disrupting live operations
- Your current reporting tells you what happened, but not what to do next
- Your freight costs keep rising but you cannot isolate where — and you need analytical modelling-level evidence before committing to change
Every AJM recommendation is tested before implementation. Where analytical modelling is required, AJM works with independent specialist resources to ensure findings are grounded in verifiable evidence before any decision is presented to a client.. Operated by our partner independent analytical specialists, led by Bruce Gilkes — a retired senior military officer and technology entrepreneur.
In every engagement: AJM leads the client relationship, defines the problem, delivers the financial analysis, and leads implementation through to confirmed savings. independent analytical specialists builds and operates the analytical model. Both teams are present throughout.
Fractional advisory
Executive CFO and COO leadership embedded in your organisation, without the full-time cost.
This is for you if:
- You have grown past one-person management but are not ready for a full-time $300,000 VP Supply Chain or CFO on payroll
- You need board-level financial and operational credibility for your next capital raise or lender conversation
- You have completed an AJM pilot and want the improvement momentum to continue with embedded leadership
Arthur Madden — Fractional CFO: 30+ years as CFO, CEO, and board director. Arthur attends monthly leadership and board meetings, owns the KPI framework, leads working capital and margin reporting, and supports lender and investor presentations. info@ajmsolutions.ca | +1 403 473 8547
Michael Cooper — Fractional COO / VP Operations: 44 years of field operations across Middle East, North Africa, Europe, USA. Michael drives implementation of supply chain improvements, manages the 30/60/90 day roadmap with named owners and KPIs, and is available for on-site visits to facilities, yards, and field operations. mcooper@ajmsolutions.ca | +1 780 993 2402
Engagement terms: Fixed fee quoted per engagement. 15 hours per month. 6-month initial term. Available post-pilot.
International advisory
We bring firsthand international experience to every market entry decision. Field operations across six continents, including the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. This is not a framework. It is experience earned in markets where the infrastructure was still being built.
This is for you if:
- You are entering a new market and need someone who has physically negotiated with national ministries and managed assets in politically complex environments.
- You need cost modelling for mobilisation and demobilisation that reflects real field conditions, not textbook assumptions.
What we do:
- Market entry and regulatory readiness
- Cost modelling for mobilisation and demobilisation
- Logistics for cross-border and high-risk asset movements
- Operational capacity building in new markets
Leadership & organisational performance
We develop leaders who execute, not just leaders who present well.
This is for you if:
- Your senior leadership team has the technical knowledge but struggles to drive consistent execution across the organisation.
- You are scaling rapidly and need the management layer beneath you to be stronger before the next phase of growth.
What we do:
- Executive and senior leadership coaching
- High-performance team development
- Succession planning and talent pipeline development
Governance and risk
Canadian boards face increasing requirements under evolving ESG disclosure frameworks and the Modern Slavery Act. We connect board-level governance to the operational reality underneath it, backed by analytical modelling evidence, not just policy documents.
This is for you if:
- Your board wants ESG reporting but operations cannot produce the underlying data.
- You face Modern Slavery Act compliance requirements and need a supply chain audit with real traceability, not a checkbox exercise.
- Your investors or lenders are asking for IFRS sustainability alignment and you need analytical modelling-backed evidence to support it.
What we do:
- ESG frameworks and board reporting
- Supply chain risk disclosure
- Modern Slavery Act compliance
- IFRS sustainability alignment
- Analytics-backed evidence for boards and investors
Not sure where to start?
The AJM Data Diagnostic — Fixed Fee. No Obligation.
Every engagement listed above can begin with a single data review. You provide one operational data set — inventory records, freight transactions, purchase order history, or asset utilisation logs. We find the number. You decide what to do with it.
What you get: A written findings memo identifying the specific dollar figure at risk in your data, tested by independent specialist resources before any finding is presented. Delivered within two to three weeks of data receipt.
Our commitment: If the data does not reveal a finding that justifies the engagement cost, we tell you so directly. No manufactured recommendations. No pressure to proceed.
Arthur Madden (CPA, CMA, MBA, ICD.D) scopes every diagnostic and translates findings into financial language your board can act on. Michael Cooper leads any operational implementation — on-site, in the field. Amanda Leonard (Business Development & Operations Strategy | Client & Commercial Alignment) manages the client engagement from first conversation through delivery, ensuring findings are clear and actionable. amanda@ajmsolutions.ca.
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