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Turning Ambition
into Operation.

Designing, building, and scaling
intelligent supply chains

We help companies transform strategic ambitions into high-performing, adaptable, and future-ready supply chains — from initial vision to operational reality. With deep process expertise, strong technological capabilities, and a clear focus on execution, we support organizations in mastering complexity, building resilience, and achieving sustainable performance. In this way, ambitious strategies become robust, day-to-day operating systems that create lasting competitive advantage.

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About Scaia

Bridging strategy and operational delivery in global supply chains.

Scaia is a supply chain–focused firm founded by experienced professionals from consulting, operations, and technology. It was established to bridge the gap between strategic intent and operational delivery, supporting large blue-chip and Fortune 1000 companies across multiple industries at global scale.

Scaia covers the full supply chain scope, from planning and sourcing to manufacturing, distribution, and after-sales, following a clear operating philosophy: design, build, operate, and autonomize. As part of the Barkawi Group, Scaia combines deep expertise with a practical, execution-driven approach and operates globally from its headquarters in Munich and Atlanta.

What We Do

Where strategy meets execution.

At Scaia, we work across the full supply chain lifecycle — from strategic design to operational execution. We focus on the challenges that arise when complexity meets scale, volatility, and increasing performance expectations.

By combining analytical rigor with hands-on implementation, we support global and multi-industry organizations in translating supply chain strategies into measurable, sustainable results.

Supply Chain
Design & Architecture

Supply Chain
Design & Architecture

  • Design of scalable supply chain networks, operating models, and decoupling points
  • Structuring make-to-stock, configure-to-order, and make-to-order flows
  • Introduction of postponement strategies to manage variant explosion and long tails
  • Network and footprint optimization with explicit cost, service, and resilience trade-offs

Planning, Postponement
& Execution

Planning, Postponement
& Execution

  • Redesign of demand, supply, and capacity planning for high-SKU, high-variability environments
  • Attribute-based and segment-based planning approaches beyond SKU-level forecasting
  • Service-level differentiation and inventory policy design
  • Planning enablement for complex configuration, customization, and regionalization models

Manufacturing &
Logistics Operations

Manufacturing &
Logistics Operations

  • Manufacturing and assembly flow optimization across multi-site production networks
  • Capacity, bottleneck, and throughput management across plants and distribution nodes
  • Integration of manufacturing and logistics planning with execution constraints
  • Distribution and logistics network performance improvement across regions and channels
  • Alignment of operational processes with scalability, resilience, and cost objectives

Service, After-Sales &
Lifecycle Operations

Service, After-Sales &
Lifecycle Operations

  • Design and optimization of service, after-sales, and returns operations at scale
  • Structuring service networks to balance availability, responsiveness, and cost
  • Service-level segmentation and policy design for long-tail and intermittent demand
  • Integration of service operations with planning, inventory, and fulfillment decisions
  • Lifecycle management across products, spare parts, upgrades, and end-of-life flows

Technology &
AI Enablement

Technology &
AI Enablement

  • Alignment of planning, execution, and decision systems (ERP, planning, WMS, OMS, analytics)
  • Design of decision-support and scenario-based planning layers
  • Use of advanced analytics and AI to improve decision quality and responsiveness
  • Preparation of supply chains for progressively autonomous execution

Scale-Up &
Operational Support

Scale-Up &
Operational Support

  • Hands-on implementation support and operational stabilization
  • Transition from design concepts into live operations
  • Support during ramp-ups, transformations, and structural change
  • Long-term enablement of internal teams and operating models

How We Work

We are builders and operators, not a classical consultancy.
Our work follows a clear operating model:
Design > Build > Operate > Autonomize

We design solutions grounded in operational reality
We support hands-on implementation
We stabilize capabilities in live environments
We enable progressively autonomous execution

We work in very close collaboration with our clients and their partner ecosystems — where supply chains actually run.

Who We Work With

We support Fortune 1000 companies across industries where supply chain performance is mission-critical:

  • Technology & High Tech
  • Industrial & Engineering
  • Consumer Goods
  • Automotive & Mobility
  • Chemicals & Materials
  • Retail & E-Commerce

Architects of tomorrow's supply chain

Why Scaia?

  • Decades of deep supply chain experience
  • Proven in global, high-complexity environments
  • Strong capabilities across strategy, operations, and technology
  • Execution-first mindset
  • Built to perform at scale — not to produce slideware

We are entrepreneurial, and outcome-driven.

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Experienced minds. Practical thinkers. Supply chain people.

Built on experience. Driven by impact.

Scaia is a collective of senior supply chain experts who have spent their careers inside complex global value chains. With backgrounds in top-tier consulting, industrial leadership roles, logistics services, contract manufacturing, and supply chain technology, we bring diverse perspectives to the table.

What unites us is a shared mindset: deep analytical thinking, operational realism, and the ambition to create measurable impact beyond slides and concepts.

Karim Barkawi

Karim Barkawi

Founder & Chairman

Supply chain strategy, innovation and entrepreneurship, large-scale operations

Jörg Rieker

Jörg Rieker

CEO & Global Managing Partner

Global advisory leadership, execution-led transformation, long-term value creation