What Centroid Consulting Group does

Centroid Consulting Group (CCG) is a privately held, Seattle-based operations management consultancy serving manufacturing and industrial clients across the Pacific Northwest and select California markets. The firm was founded by Fred Gapasin, a 35-year operations veteran holding CPIM, ASQ SSBB, and APICS SCOR-P certifications, and offers a portfolio of nine practice areas: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement (including Six Sigma and Lean), New Product Introduction, Production Planning and Scheduling, Organizational Development, Inventory Management, and Systems Implementation and Training (covering ERP, MES, PLM, and business intelligence deployments).

CCG's underlying methodology combines established frameworks — Six Sigma, Lean, SCOR, and a Deming Systems View — with the firm's proprietary 'Flow of Value Assessment' diagnostic and 'Centroid' center-of-mass philosophy, codified into an Operations Management Body of Knowledge. The firm's stated approach targets root causes of operational instability (poor quality, rising cost, delivery failures, lack of agility) rather than symptom management.

The business model is professional services delivered through direct, enterprise field-sales engagements spanning five scopes — assess-only, assess-and-advise, assess-advise-and-train, assess-advise-and-implement, and full assess-advise-implement-and-maintain. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per engagement. Customer evidence consists of three named enterprise testimonials (telecom manufacturer in Northwest WA, Test & Measurement manufacturer in Bay Area, components/systems manufacturer in Southern CA) covering ISO 9001 implementation, AS9100A aerospace certification, supply chain optimization, and culture-change initiatives. The firm is founder-owned, has no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no formal partnerships, and relies on content marketing (website, articles, planned white papers) as its primary demand-generation channel.

Name

Centroid Consulting Group

Legal name

Centroid Consulting Group

Website

https://thecentroidgroup.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centroid Consulting Group is a Seattle-based operations management consultancy that helps manufacturing and industrial clients achieve operational excellence via Six Sigma, Lean, SCOR, and quality system engagements across nine practice areas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operations Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Operations management consulting
• Lean manufacturing consulting
• Supply chain management consulting
• Quality management consulting
• Continuous improvement consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting engagements ranging from assessment and advisory services to full implementation and maintenance support. Services are delivered across the improvement activity spectrum from diagnosis through sustainment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centroid Consulting Group is an operations management consulting firm that helps manufacturing and industrial companies optimize the flow of value across their operations. The firm applies systems engineering, Six Sigma/Lean, SCOR, and CPIM methodologies to diagnose constraints, redesign processes, and build internal capability. Its founder, Fred Gapasin, personally delivers engagements built around a proprietary Centroid Symbol framework.

Product overview

Centroid Consulting Group (CCG) is a consulting services firm that provides operational excellence and continuous improvement consulting. The company offers a portfolio of nine distinct consulting service areas: Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Scheduling, New Product Introduction, Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement, Organizational Development, Inventory Management, Quality Management, and Systems Implementation and Training. These services are delivered through various engagement models ranging from assessment and diagnosis to full implementation and maintenance, drawing upon CCG's Operations Management Body of Knowledge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Consulting

Quantifiable outcome

• Transformed loss operation to profitable ISO 9001 certified manufacturing unit
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Productivity Inc. Productivity Inc. is a Lean/Six Sigma training and consulting firm serving manufacturing clients. It competes directly with Centroid in operational excellence training, kaizen, and continuous improvement advisory.
• Gemba Consulting: Gemba Consulting is a boutique operations consultancy delivering Lean transformations, Six Sigma, and operational excellence work to manufacturers — directly overlapping Centroid's Six Sigma, Lean, and Gemba walk service offerings.
• IndustryStar: IndustryStar provides supply chain, manufacturing operations, and operational excellence consulting to industrial and high-tech clients — directly comparable to Centroid's supply chain and manufacturing engineering practice areas.
• TBM Consulting Group: TBM is a manufacturing and operations management consultancy focused on Lean, supply chain, and operational excellence engagements for industrial clients — the same core service scope as Centroid Consulting Group, with a similar project-based delivery model.
• Velocity Solutions (formerly Bison & Associates): Velocity Solutions delivers operations improvement, Lean, and supply chain consulting to mid-market and enterprise manufacturers, overlapping Centroid's continuous improvement and SCOR-based supply chain services.

Others

• Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI): LEI is a Lean training, education, and research organization that trains practitioners and consults on operational excellence. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive but shapes the buyer landscape for Lean consulting services like Centroid's.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Ridge Partners: Blue Ridge Partners is a management consulting firm focused on commercial and operational improvement for middle-market industrial clients. It serves a similar mid-market manufacturing buyer profile to Centroid but with broader advisory scope.
• McKinsey Operations Practice: McKinsey's Operations Practice serves large manufacturers on operational excellence, supply chain, and transformation work. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise manufacturing clients, often at a much larger scale.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron is a broad professional services firm with operations and management consulting capabilities serving industrial clients. It competes with Centroid for operational excellence mandates while offering a much wider portfolio.

Regional players

• Point B: Point B is a Seattle-based management and technology consulting firm serving the Pacific Northwest. It is a regional peer sharing Centroid's geography while operating at significantly larger scale across broader management consulting.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centroid-consulting-group

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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