Margin
Stronger monthly performance
Prior operating work materially improved monthly margin through tighter commercial and operating discipline.
Metro Detroit operations & profit improvement consulting
Operations consulting for industrial businesses losing margin.
We help privately held and PE-backed transportation, logistics, and manufacturing companies find revenue leakage, operating bottlenecks, and weak accountability—then build a 90-day plan to fix them.
Direct with Jon Adams. Confidential and no obligation.
The performance gap
Revenue is growing. Is profit keeping pace?
See how Adams Performance Partners helps Metro Detroit industrial businesses uncover margin leakage, remove operating friction, and turn performance gaps into a focused 90-day plan.
Start a confidential conversationSelected performance outcomes
Performance that shows up in the business.
Representative operating results from prior work led by Jon Adams. No anonymous praise—just measurable business outcomes.
Revenue
Previously unbilled work recovered
Earned revenue was identified, billed, and collected instead of remaining hidden in the operation.
Past results reflect specific circumstances and are not a guarantee of future outcomes.
When to call
You can feel the drag—but the source is still unclear.
- Revenue is growing, but profit and cash are not keeping pace.
- The leadership team is solving the same problems repeatedly.
- Pricing, billing, handoffs, or service execution are leaking value.
- The business has outgrown informal processes and founder-led coordination.
- You need an outside fact base before committing more capital or headcount.
Flagship engagement
The APP Performance Diagnostic
A focused 30-day assessment that turns operational friction into a quantified, prioritized plan.
Fixed investment$12,500
Duration30 days
Outcome90-day roadmap
One business. Five lenses.
See the whole performance system.
Problems rarely stay in one department. The diagnostic connects the financial result to the commercial and operating decisions that create it.
Financial performance
Margin, cash, cost-to-serve, revenue leakage, and the economics behind reported results.
Commercial performance
Pricing, pipeline, account discipline, sales execution, and profitable growth.
Operations
Capacity, workflow, labor effectiveness, handoffs, service quality, and bottlenecks.
Organization
Decision rights, accountability, leadership cadence, capability, and role clarity.
Systems & measurement
Management information, KPIs, operating rhythms, data reliability, and the tools leaders use to act.
Operations consulting services
Built for businesses where execution drives the economics.
Adams Performance Partners provides hands-on performance improvement consulting to leadership teams across transportation, logistics, manufacturing, and industrial services.
Transportation & logistics consulting
Improve customer and lane economics, pricing discipline, billing accuracy, service execution, capacity, and the management cadence behind profitable growth.
View transportation & logistics consulting →Manufacturing & industrial operations
Identify workflow constraints, labor and capacity issues, unclear accountability, and operating friction that keeps revenue from converting into profit and cash.
View manufacturing operations consulting →Profit improvement & scale readiness
Connect financial results to their commercial and operational causes, quantify the value at stake, and give the leadership team a practical 90-day sequence.
View profit improvement consulting →Operator insight
When should you hire an operations consultant?
Seven signs the business has outgrown its operating system—and what leadership should expect from the right outside partner.
Read the operations consulting guide →Also: why logistics growth fails to produce margin →
What you receive
A decision-ready view of what to fix first.
Not a binder of observations. A practical sequence tied to financial impact and the next 90 days.
- 01
Findings report
A direct assessment of the gaps, root causes, and performance constraints.
- 02
Quantified financial impact
A fact-based estimate of the value at stake and where it sits.
- 03
Prioritized recommendations
Actions ordered by impact, urgency, and ability to execute.
- 04
90-day roadmap
Owners, milestones, measures, and an operating cadence for implementation.
- 05
Executive presentation
A working session that aligns the leadership team on the findings and decisions.
The 30-day approach
Fast enough to create momentum. Rigorous enough to trust.
Days 1–5
Align & establish the fact base
Confirm objectives, gather core data, and interview the leaders closest to performance.
Days 6–20
Trace the performance gaps
Follow the work across functions, pressure-test assumptions, and isolate root causes.
Days 21–30
Quantify & set the sequence
Size the opportunity, prioritize actions, and align the executive team on the roadmap.
Frequently asked questions
What business leaders ask before hiring a consultant.
Clear answers about the work, the fit, and what to expect from Adams Performance Partners.
What does a business operations consultant do?
A business operations consultant helps leadership teams identify why revenue, profit, cash, service, or execution is underperforming. Adams Performance Partners connects financial results to the commercial decisions, workflows, accountability, and management systems producing them, then turns the findings into a prioritized action plan.
What kinds of companies does Adams Performance Partners work with?
APP works with privately held and PE-backed transportation, logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and industrial service companies where operating complexity, margin pressure, or growth has created a need for stronger execution and management discipline.
When should a company hire an operations or performance-improvement consultant?
Common triggers include growing revenue without corresponding profit or cash, repeated operating problems, weak pricing or billing discipline, unclear accountability, unreliable management information, or a need for an independent fact base before adding capital or headcount.
What is the APP Performance Diagnostic?
The APP Performance Diagnostic is a focused 30-day assessment covering financial performance, commercial performance, operations, organization, and management systems. The engagement produces quantified findings, prioritized recommendations, and a practical 90-day roadmap.
Does APP only work with companies in Metro Detroit?
No. Adams Performance Partners is based in Washington Township, Macomb County, and serves companies throughout Metro Detroit, across Michigan, and nationwide. The right delivery approach depends on the business problem, operating footprint, and leadership team.
How does a company start a conversation with APP?
Start with a confidential introductory conversation about the business problem, what has already been tried, and what is getting in the way of performance. From there, both sides can determine whether the Performance Diagnostic or another focused engagement is the right next step.
Founder & principal
Jon Adams
Clients work directly with Jon—an operator and commercial leader who turns performance problems into measurable action.
Jon brings cross-functional executive leadership experience spanning commercial performance, operations, billing discipline, accountability, and profitable growth. He connects the financial result to the decisions, workflows, and management routines producing it.
Based in Washington Township in Macomb County, Adams Performance Partners works with owners and leadership teams across Metro Detroit, Michigan, and the United States. Local businesses work directly with Jon on the same operations, margin, and growth challenges addressed in APP’s national engagements.
APP engagements are led directly by Jon and grounded in the operating facts—not handed to a junior delivery team.
Review Jon’s LinkedIn backgroundStart with the business problem
Let’s find where performance is getting stuck.
A confidential introductory conversation with Jon to understand the situation, determine fit, and decide whether the APP Performance Diagnostic is the right next step.
contact@adamsperformancepartners.com (586) 212-9530