Complex systems. Competing priorities. Real operational stakes. Get the guidance and hands-on support to move your manufacturing business forward with confidence.
Start with a free 30-minute conversation.Perspective that goes
beyond the software.
Years across engineering,
finance, operations & ERP
Independent.
Your interests come first.
Shop-floor experience.
Practical guidance for real operations.
You have a business to run. When systems, projects, or processes get in the way, an experienced guide can help you find your next move.
Get a clearer view of scope, data, and readiness before the next milestone. We help you ask the right questions and keep your implementation partner accountable.
From the implementation plan to the production floor, we connect technology with the way your business actually works.
Keep your project aligned with your operation. Independent oversight helps you navigate vendor decisions, data migration, and go-live readiness.
Give important work the attention it deserves. An embedded partner takes ownership of workstreams and keeps decisions and deliverables moving.
Find the constraints holding your operation back. Bring planning, scheduling, and daily execution into better alignment for more predictable performance.
The On-Site Operations Assessment brings an outside perspective to your people, processes, and systems. A 2.5-day visit leads to a written assessment and a prioritized, three-phase improvement plan.
Explore the operations assessment
You don’t need more complexity. You need someone who understands the terrain and helps you take the next practical step.
Start with your operation, the challenges you’re facing, and the outcome that matters to your team.
Agree on priorities, responsibilities, and a scope of support that fits where you are today.
Work alongside an experienced partner, review progress, and adjust support as your needs evolve.
Embedded, advisory, project-based, or on-call. No long-term contract required.
Lorin Schrader understands manufacturing from the engineering desk, the finance office, and the plant floor.
His career spans aerospace manufacturing, operational finance, plant leadership, and more than five years of ERP implementations. That perspective connects system decisions with the daily realities of scheduling, inventory, costing, and production.
Your outcome is the priority.No vendor commissions. No software to sell. Independent advice grounded in your business.
Not sure where to start?
Talk through your situation with us.
Trail Guide is hired by you and receives no vendor commissions. We bring an operational perspective to the project and help you evaluate decisions in the context of your manufacturing business.
Yes. Support can begin before implementation or during a project that needs additional capacity, oversight, or a clearer plan for its next milestone.
Trail Guide works across manufacturing ERP platforms, including Infor, Acumatica, Microsoft Dynamics, SAP Business One, and Epicor. The initial conversation helps clarify the platform and support your project needs.
Both. Support can combine remote work with visits for workshops, milestones, and go-live. The On-Site Operations Assessment is a dedicated visit to your facility.
No. Scope and engagement terms are agreed around the support you need. Embedded, advisory, project-based, and on-call options let you adjust as the work evolves.
Tell us where you are, what’s getting in the way,
and where you want to go. We’ll start there.
