Independent Supply Chain & Technology Advisory

Where supply chain strategy meets execution.

Helping logistics leaders, emerging technology companies, and investors navigate complex operations, accelerate growth, and turn innovation into measurable results.

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Grounded in operations.
Focused on outcomes.
Deep operational experience and a commercial perspective — bridging the gap between what technology promises and what businesses can deliver at scale.
Our Expertise

Practical insight for high-stakes supply chain decisions.

From network strategy and automation investments to go-to-market execution, ADK Advisory brings executive-level perspective to your most important challenges.

01 / STRATEGY

Supply Chain & Network Strategy

Distribution network design, cost-to-serve optimization, operating model transformation, and strategic choices across the supply chain. Translate complex trade-offs into decisions that improve performance.

02 / TECHNOLOGY

Warehouse Automation & Robotics

Independent evaluation of robotics, automated storage, fulfillment technologies, and AI-enabled operations. Assess technical fit, business cases, deployment risk, and the path from pilot to scale.

03 / GROWTH

Commercial Strategy & Go-to-Market

Help logistics and technology businesses sharpen their value proposition, prioritize customer segments, develop partnerships, structure commercial models, and accelerate enterprise adoption.

04 / INVESTMENT

Technology & Investment Advisory

Support founders, strategic investors, and private equity teams with market assessment, commercial and operational due diligence, technology evaluation, and scalable growth plans.

Who We Help

Different challenges. One practical perspective.

Established Businesses

Supply Chain Leaders & 3PLs

Optimize distribution networks, evaluate automation, reshape operations, and bring discipline to major technology and capital decisions.

Emerging Innovators

Technology & Robotics Companies

Bridge product capabilities with real-world customer needs, build credible ROI cases, and establish commercial relationships that enable growth.

Capital & Strategy

Investors & Private Equity

Gain an operator's view of competitive positioning, technology maturity, market opportunity, and the economics of scaling logistics solutions.

How We Work

From strategic insight to tangible impact.

Flexible engagements built around the decision you need to make and the outcome you need to achieve.

01

Understand the reality

Get close to the operations, economics, and commercial context. Pressure-test assumptions before recommending solutions.

02

Define the right path

Combine rigorous analysis with real-world experience to evaluate options, risks, and financial upside.

03

Enable execution

Help translate strategy into action through decision support, partnerships, implementation roadmaps, and ongoing advice.

ADK

Independent perspective.
Decades of experience.

ADK Advisory · Toronto, Canada
About the Founder

Experience at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and operations.

ADK Advisory was founded by Adrian Kumar, a supply chain executive with 25 years of experience at DHL Supply Chain, spanning solutions design, operations analytics, customer innovation, and global sector development.

His work has focused on translating emerging technology and complex operating challenges into practical solutions — across warehouse automation, robotics, distribution networks, and commercial strategy.

✓ Executive leadership across North American and global supply chain organizations
✓ Deep experience in automation, analytics, and large-scale logistics operations
✓ Advisor to emerging supply chain technology companies
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Let's Connect

Make your next move a strategic one.

Exploring a supply chain transformation, an automation investment, a commercialization challenge, or an advisory partnership? Let's discuss what you're working on.

Email Adrian directly: [email protected]