At MTD Manufacturing, we take full ownership of your most complex supply chain, manufacturing, and operational challenges. From overseas vendor management and turnkey turnarounds to executive talent, our hands-on experts step in to streamline your operations and drive results.
We come in and document your strengths and weaknesses across Culture, People, Process, and System – in that order then stay hands-on to get the job done: cost savings, flow diagrams, risk mitigation, and more.
White-glove is not a tone. It is a capability set. Here is what distinguishes MTD Manufacturing’s consulting and sourcing engagements from generic supply chain advisory firms in practice, not in marketing language.
MTD Manufacturing’s executive team has held direct P&L and functional leadership roles at Zimmer Biomet, Finish Line, Oerlikon/Fairfield, Douglas Autotech (JTEKT/Toyota), Ecolab, POLYWOOD, and STRATIC Global Sourcing. Every engagement is led by someone who has held the role the client needs filled not someone who has studied it.
MTD Manufacturing has regional offices in Pune India, Malaysia, Singapore, and China -not remote management from Auburn, Indiana. In-country offices conduct supplier audits, tooling reviews, first-article inspections, and production oversight at the plant, not from a conference call. Genchi Genbutsu – go and see, applied literally.
Most consulting firms recommend APQP/PPAP. MTD Manufacturing manages APQP/PPAP on behalf of the client for offshore suppliers handling first-article documentation, CMM reports, material certifications, control plans, DFMEAs, and PPAP submission packages so clients receive OEM-standard documentation from an overseas supplier.
MTD Manufacturing quotes landed cost – not unit price. Every sourcing recommendation includes unit price + tooling amortization + freight + tariff at current directional rates + quality risk estimate + inventory carrying cost. The quote the client approves is the cost at their dock, not the cost at the factory gate.
MTD Manufacturing (formerly ICT / Indiana Trade & Consulting) offers seven services: Contract manufacturing management (end-to-end supplier relationship and APQP/PPAP management), overseas supply chain takeover (restructuring a struggling offshore supply base with in-country oversight), fractional consulting (senior supply chain leadership without a full-time hire), supply chain consulting (sourcing strategy, TLC modeling, tariff risk), TPM/Six Sigma training and implementation (Lean Black Belt certified), turnaround/turnkey engagements (Culture, People, Process, System diagnostic and hands-on implementation), and executive search through sister company Elite Leadership Search.
An overseas supply chain takeover is when MTD Manufacturing steps in to take full operational control of a client’s struggling overseas supply base. MTD audits current suppliers (on-site, via regional offices in India, Malaysia, Singapore, and China), identifies the underperformers, restructures or replaces relationships, installs quality systems (APQP/PPAP, control plans), and manages the program until it delivers at target quality, cost, and delivery performance. This is not a consulting report, it is hands-on operational management of the overseas supply base.
Fractional consulting provides senior supply chain and procurement leadership on a part-time or project basis without the cost or commitment of a full-time executive hire. It is for companies that need VP-level supply chain expertise to restructure a supply base, build a procurement function, manage an international sourcing program, or lead a cost reduction initiative but cannot justify or afford a full-time executive at that level. Engagements are structured by defined scope and deliverables, not by seat-hour billing. Contact MTD at 765-413-4188 to discuss scope.
MTD Manufacturing’s turnaround/turnkey engagements begin with a structured diagnostic across Culture, People, Process, and System in that order. This sequence is intentional: process problems are often people problems in disguise, and system problems are often process problems not yet documented. MTD documents the current state, identifies the highest-priority gaps, and then stays hands-on to implement cost savings programs, flow diagrams, standard work development, risk mitigation plans, and organizational restructuring. The engagement does not end at the diagnostic report.
MTD Manufacturing’s CEO Michael Musleh holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Toyota Production System / TPM certification, and received the Toyota/JTEKT President’s Award from Dr. Ito as one of the youngest VPs in the organization. TPM and Six Sigma engagements through MTD are live methodology application waste mapping, DMAIC project facilitation, kaizen event facilitation, standard work development, and visual management implementation not classroom-only training. Experience covers both operations and purchasing organizations across automotive, industrial, medical, and retail sectors.
Whether it’s a sourcing program, an overseas supply base that needs fixing, or a leadership gap – MTD Manufacturing responds within one business day.
