Supply Chain Advisory & AI Strategy

Tariffs are hitting hard.
Is your supply chain ready?

SVKAR works with growth-stage and mid-market companies to assess supply chain vulnerability, reduce costs, and build a concrete strategy for navigating tariff volatility — before it becomes a crisis.

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Resilience Assessment Identify where your supply chain is exposed and get a specific action plan to close the gaps.
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Cost Reduction Find hidden costs across procurement, logistics, inventory, and total cost to serve.
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Tariff Strategy Understand your full tariff exposure and build a supply chain strategy that minimizes margin impact.
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AI Tools & Implementation Practical AI solutions deployed directly or in partnership with your existing IT and technology teams.
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Proprietary Framework

The ADAPT Framework

Developed from 25 years of operational experience and published in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, ADAPT is a five-dimension model for building supply chains that are aligned, transparent, and resilient — from strategy through execution.

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Aligned Organization
Supply chain is not a standalone function. True resilience requires cross-functional alignment — from product design through S&OP — with supply chain at every table.
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Data Architecture
A four-level data model — from master data foundation to advanced AI — creates the end-to-end transparency required for compliance, resilience, and competitive advantage.
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Adaptive Supplier Ecosystems
Suppliers are intelligence partners, not just vendors. Strategic partnerships with full n-tier visibility are essential for tariff compliance and supply network resilience.
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People Strategy
Experience, attitude, and a culture of courageous inquiry are the human foundation of resilient supply chains — the capabilities AI cannot replace.
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Transparent Performance Systems
Move beyond cost-saving KPIs. Dashboards tied to revenue, margin, and cost-to-serve drive true enterprise partnership and continuous improvement.

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What We Do

Advisory services built for your stage

Whether you need embedded leadership, a focused transformation project, or AI implementation guidance, SVKAR brings VP-level expertise without the enterprise overhead.

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Fractional Chief Supply Chain Officer

Embedded part-time supply chain leadership for growth-stage companies. Strategic direction, team building, and hands-on execution across S&OP, sourcing, and fulfillment.

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AI-Enabled Supply Chain Transformation

From demand sensing and inventory optimization to control tower development and predictive disruption management — building AI capabilities that deliver measurable ROI.

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Tariff & Trade Resilience Strategy

ADAPT Framework-based assessment and action planning for companies navigating tariff volatility, reshoring, and supply network diversification.

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3PL Network Optimization

RFQ management, 3PL selection, total landed cost modeling, and logistics network design for eCommerce and omnichannel fulfillment environments.

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S&OP / IBP Enablement

Designing and operationalizing integrated business planning processes that drive cross-functional alignment and double-digit revenue performance improvement.

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Manufacturing & Operations Advisory

Clear-to-Build systems, Lean deployment, subcontractor management, and production continuity strategy for complex multi-site environments.

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About Shikha

Shikha Mehta, Founder & Principal, SVKAR
Shikha Mehta
Founder & Principal, SVKAR
MBA, Michigan State University (Broad)
Executive Leadership, Yale School of Management
Published author, Henry Stewart Publications
Co-author, Introduction to Multimedia Systems
Keynote speaker, Reuters Events Supply Chain

25 years building supply chains that outperform under pressure

I founded SVKAR after more than two decades in global supply chain leadership — at Royal Philips, Swarovski, and Nortel Networks — transforming operations at scale across some of the world's most complex environments.

What sets SVKAR apart is the intersection of deep operational experience and genuine AI/digital fluency. I've built 75-person analytics organizations, deployed machine learning across $6B supply chains, and stood up control towers connecting 12 global factories. I've also led teams through COVID-19 production scaling, tariff crises, and eCommerce transformations.

The ADAPT Framework emerged from this work — a practical, field-tested methodology for companies navigating uncertainty. I'm now bringing that capability directly to growth-stage companies and mid-market organizations that need executive-level expertise without enterprise-level overhead.

300+
Professionals led globally
$6B
Supply chain managed
$100M+
Cumulative savings delivered

Thought Leadership

Speaking & Publications

Shikha is a sought-after voice on supply chain resilience, AI transformation, and trade policy — speaking at Reuters Events, WKO Austria, and contributing to industry publications.

Publication — 2026

"Tariffs, Transparency, and AI: The ADAPT Framework for Tariff-Ready Supply Chains"

Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics and Procurement — Henry Stewart Publications

Keynote

"A New Era of Uncertainty and Opportunity: How to Adapt to Tariffs and Trade Policy"

Reuters Events Supply Chain, Chicago

Keynote

"From Compliance Burden to Competitive Advantage: Why Transparent Supply Chains Win in the Era of Volatility"

WKO Austria North America Day

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"Build Trust & Transparency for Resilient Supply Chain"

Reuters Events Supply Chain, Chicago

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"KPIs that Demonstrate Business Impact, Not Just Cost Reduction"

Reuters Procurement Roundtable Leader, Houston

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Interested in having Shikha speak at your event?

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Insights & Commentary

From the field

Practical perspectives on supply chain strategy, AI implementation, and navigating today's trade environment — drawn from 25 years of hands-on leadership.

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Tariffs & Trade

Why Most Companies Are Still Unprepared for Tariff Volatility

Three patterns I see repeatedly in supply chain assessments — and how to close the gaps before the next disruption hits.

March 2026
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AI & Technology

The Real ROI of AI in Supply Chain: What the Numbers Actually Say

Moving beyond the hype — what demand sensing, predictive analytics, and control towers actually deliver when deployed well.

February 2026
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Operations

The Fractional CSCO Model: What Startups Get Wrong About Supply Chain Leadership

Why hiring a full-time SCO too early is a mistake, and what growth-stage companies should consider instead.

January 2026
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Whether you're a startup building your first supply chain or a mid-market company navigating transformation, SVKAR brings the right expertise for your stage.

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LocationAndover, MA — serving clients nationally & globally
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Emailsmehta@svkar.com