China Production Planning Consulting
YCP excels in China Production Planning Consulting, helping clients thrive in China's competitive market sectors through comprehensive consulting services. With a decade of experience and a hands-on support approach, YCP ensures businesses achieve optimal production efficiency and success.

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Key Challenges We Address
Navigating Supply Chain Uncertainty in China’s Factories
- Frequent disruptions and shifting regulations create challenges for stable production planning, leading to increased lead times and fluctuating inventory levels.
- By leveraging deep market insight and agile scenario modeling, YCP helps manufacturers anticipate disruptions and adapt planning processes for greater resilience.
Managing Rising Costs and Complex Resource Allocation
- Labor and material costs in China have risen steadily, making it difficult for companies to maintain cost-effective, balanced production schedules.
- YCP applies advanced analytics to optimize resource allocation and recommends tailored cost-control strategies to sustain competitiveness in a dynamic environment.
Integrating Digital Tools with Legacy Production Systems
- Many factories struggle to integrate new digital tools with existing legacy systems, resulting in data silos and slow decision-making across planning teams.
- With hands-on project management and technical expertise, YCP navigates integration challenges, ensuring legacy systems and digital solutions work seamlessly together.
Aligning Forecasts with Volatile Market Demand
- Rapid changes in both domestic and global demand often leave companies facing overstock or shortages, disrupting production continuity and revenue streams.
- YCP facilitates the adoption of real-time demand forecasting and agile planning processes, equipping companies to swiftly align output with market changes.
Why Choose YCP
YCP leverages deep sector expertise and a proven track record to deliver world-class production planning consulting tailored to the complexities of China’s dynamic business landscape. Our distinctive edge lies in a hands-on, data-driven approach that fuses advanced operational strategies with a nuanced understanding of local regulations and supply chain ecosystems. By blending China-specific insights with global best practices, YCP crafts sustainable, scalable solutions that align with your business goals—cost-effectively and responsively. Why Choose YCP for Production Planning Consulting in China:
Localized Expertise
Deep understanding of the Indian procurement landscape, ensuring solutions that align with local market dynamics.
Data-Driven Solutions
Advanced analytics to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize procurement strategies in real time.
Proven Cost Savings
Average savings of 12-18% for clients through strategic supplier negotiations and efficient procurement processes.
End-to-End Support
From strategy development to implementation, we support your business throughout the entire supply chain optimization journey.
Partnering with YCP gives businesses direct access to a results-oriented team deeply invested in their production planning success in China. More than just providing recommendations, we actively collaborate with your teams to implement, optimize, and realize tangible improvements on the ground. With YCP, you gain a trusted partner dedicated to supporting every stage of your transformation, ensuring long-term value and resilience.
With over 74% of Chinese manufacturers citing supply chain disruptions in 2024,*
74%
having a local partner for Production Planning ensures resilient market entry in China.
Source: Statista, 2024
YCP Production Planning Experts in China
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"YCP distinguishes itself with exceptional production planning solutions, bolstered by global experts and profound local insights. Their extensive experience facilitates clients in overcoming market entry barriers, planning setbacks, and achieving sustained growth in China's dynamic environment. By offering hands-on consultation, YCP ensures tailored strategies that align perfectly with the specific industry demands and client objectives.",
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Navigate and Succeed:
China Production Planning at Your Service
S&OP (Sales & Operation Planning)
Optimize production through strategic S&OP via YCP's China-specific expertise, enabling precision in production planning and operations.
IBP (Integrated Business Planning)
Expert in China's production planning, YCP empowers companies through tailored integrated business planning strategies.
Demand Forecasting & Planning
YCP excels in tailoring China-focused production planning strategies, empowering clients to optimize operations and foresee demand with precision.
Production Planning
YCP's Production Planning Consulting in China optimizes operations and ensures superior quality, empowering firms to excel in production efficiency.
Sales Channel Expansion
Enhance your production strategy in China with YCP's expert consulting services, tailoring solutions to optimize and drive efficiency across your sales channels.
Sales & Channel Excellence
Enhance your production strategy with YCP's expert China Production Planning consulting, designed to drive efficiency and meet market demands.
Channel Productivity Improvement
YCP elevates China-based firms' production planning with expert consulting, optimize resources, and streamline operations for decision-makers.
Marketing Operations Optimization
Maximize China's production efficiency with YCP's expert optimization and planning, elevating operations through tailored consulting solutions.
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Our Clients
We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.










What Our Clients Say About Us
"We are pleased to recommend the management services of YCP, who led us in the planning, set-up and operational start of our China manufacturing facility. Their team was dedicated, innovative at problem solving and creative in their support. Without leadership, we would have never been able to navigate the complex environment in a timely fashion so as to meet our customer requirements."

General Manager
Vari-Form
"When I came to rebuild our China organization there was only one trusted advisor I knew I could turn to for support. Having used YCP in former roles, I knew they had the industry expertise, vast proprietary resources and having successfully used their insights before, I knew they were the right resource for growing our China market. "

President
Fosroc China
YCP in Media











Our Group CEO Yuki Ishida and Managing Partner Karambir Anand shared insights at the ASEAN–Japan Young Business Leaders’ Summit.

At the Asian Power Summit 2025, our Director Harika G. led a session on Asia’s evolving energy mix.

Singapore Business Review featured Karambir Anand on Singapore’s expanding solar capacity and energy challenges.
Publications

AI in Healthcare: Keeping the Patient at the Center of Innovation
AI is reshaping healthcare by improving efficiency, diagnostics, and personalized care amid rising costs and workforce shortages. Applications span prediction, telemedicine, diagnostics, and robotics across providers, insurers, and pharma. Long-term impact depends on responsible adoption, data quality, and strong governance.

India’s CRDMO Market: Building Momentum through Operational Excellence
India’s CRDMO market is growing rapidly, driven by China+1 strategies, funding access, and policy support. However, scale, cost pressure, and regulatory demands pose challenges. To compete globally, companies will depend on operational excellence, technology adoption, and building scalable, end-to-end capabilities.

Employee Wellness in the Age of Healthtech
Employee wellness is becoming a strategic priority as workforce expectations evolve. Health technology is shifting programs toward personalized, proactive solutions, particularly across Asia. While data, privacy, and ROI challenges remain, organizations that integrate technology with human-centered design can build more resilient workforces.

The Strategic Response of Vietnamese Enterprises Amid US-China Tensions: Market Diversification and Embracing ESG Compliance
Vietnam’s export-led growth faces rising pressure as U.S.–China trade tensions and tariff risks intensify. While China+1 has driven past gains, firms must adapt by diversifying export markets, leveraging FTAs, and strengthening ESG capabilities to remain competitive and resilient in a shifting global trade environment.
Meet Our Experts
Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Yuki Ishida
Managing Partner
Nationality: Japanese
Region Coverage:
Asia, North America
Past Experience:
Goldman Sachs

Naoki Arai
Managing Partner
Nationality: Japanese
Region Coverage:
Asia
Past Experience:
Japan Research Institute

Pilar Dieter
Managing Partner
Nationality: American
Region Coverage:
Asia, North America
Past Experience:
Alaris Consulting

Leon Cheng
Partner
Nationality: Chinese
Region Coverage:
Asia, North America, South America
Past Experience:
EAC, DHL

Kei Hasegawa
Partner
Nationality: Japanese
Region Coverage:
Asia
Past Experience:
Deloitte

Chris Qin
Partner
Nationality: Chinese
Region Coverage:
Asia, North America
Past Experience:
Onkyo Corporation, Frost & Sullivan

Craig Morin
Partner
Nationality: American
Region Coverage:
Asia, North America, Europe, Middle East
Past Experience:
Tompkins Ventures, Adidas
Talk to Our Production Planning Experts
Arrange a session with our experts to explore how YCP can assist you in addressing your business challenges.
YCP Group is the leading professional firm in Asia empowering excellence through diverse expertise:
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YCP Group is the leading professional firm in Asia empowering excellence through diverse expertise:
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- YCP Consus

