SERVICE SCOPE & EXECUTIVE ADVISORY EXPERTISE

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Pathway Consulting – Boutique Executive Supply Chain Advisory 

Pathway Consulting is a boutique advisory firm specializing in executive-level supply chain guidance.

Led by Rafael A. Vela, with over 30 years of international, multi-industry leadership experience, the firm supports CEOs, COOs, Chief Supply Chain Officers, and Boards facing strategic inflection points, structural complexity, or elevated risk exposure.

This is not operational consulting. This is executive advisory.

We work where performance, governance, risk, and decision-making converge.

Supply chains must reflect enterprise strategy. When they do not, performance deteriorates silently.

We support executive teams in:

• Supply Chain Strategy and Roadmap Architecture
• Operating Model and Governance Design
• Executive KPI Framework Development
• Strategy-to-Execution Alignment
   

The objective is structural coherence, not short-term optimization.

Risk accumulates before it becomes visible.

We help leadership teams:

• Identify structural fragilities
• Map exposure across the supply chain ecosystem
• Strengthen executive sensing mechanisms
• Design governance structures that protect performance without slowing the enterprise
   

This work strengthens judgment before disruption occurs.

Complex organizations do not struggle from lack of data. They struggle from fragmented interpretation.

We provide disciplined advisory support for high-impact decisions, including:

• Network redesign and footprint optimization
• Outsourcing and 3PL strategy
• Major capital investments
• Organizational realignment
• Transformation sequencing and prioritization
   

Our role is to elevate decision clarity and reduce structural misalignment.

Over time, organizations add layers. Controls increase. Reports multiply. Complexity grows.

We support executive teams in:

• Removing self-inflicted complexity
• Stabilizing planning architecture (S&OP and IBP)
• Aligning cross-functional incentives
• Restoring operational discipline
   

The result is stronger performance with fewer structural distortions.

Our advisory expertise spans the full supply chain domain:

• Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
• Supplier Governance and Contract Architecture
• Demand Planning and Forecasting
• Inventory and Working Capital Optimization
• Production Planning and Operations
• Logistics and Distribution Networks
• Reverse Logistics
• Risk management
• Sustainability Integration
• Data and Performance Governance
• Third-Party Logistics Architecture (3PL, 4PL, 5PL)
   

However, our interventions remain executive in nature. We strengthen the system by strengthening the structure.

Pathway Consulting operates through structured executive advisory engagements, including:

• Strategic Stewardship Advisory
• Executive Decision Partnership
• Advisory Access Retainers
   

Engagements are confidential. Non-disclosure agreements are standard.
Work is customized and directly led by Rafael A. Vela.

We advise:

• CEOs and COOs
• Chief Supply Chain Officers
• Board Members
• Private Equity and Growth Leaders
• Organizations undergoing transformation or performance pressure
   

Firms seeking transactional consulting will find many providers.

Organizations seeking structural clarity and executive discipline partner with Pathway Consulting.

Rafael A. Vela. Executive Advisor – Supply Chain Strategy, Risk, and Governance

With more than three decades of global experience across multiple industries, Rafael advises leadership teams on the structural dimensions of supply chain performance, executive risk exposure, and strategic alignment.

Pathway Consulting
Executive Supply Chain Advisory
https://path.com.co  rvela@path.com.co  

rvela@rafaelvela.com
Phone + WhatsApp: +507 6671 4500 (Panama)
WhatsApp calls and messages: +34613257208 (Spain)

Pathway Consulting: +30 years of international, multi-industry experience in Supply Chain Management.