Operators who deliver.
Maine Pointe is a global supply chain and operations consulting firm. Since 2004, we've helped leaders and investors unlock value at speed.
Why Maine Pointe?
Operators, not analysts
Our consultants have run plants, sourced billions and led networks. They speak your language because they've lived it.
Implementation, not slideware
We measure success in delivered cash and capacity — not bound reports.
Speed with rigor
Diagnostic in weeks, results in months. Every engagement sized to outcomes.
Client-side culture
We work shoulder-to-shoulder with your teams and leave them stronger than we found them.
Awarded year after year by the people who measure us.
- #1 Supply Chain Consulting Firm — Consulting.us (Diamond)
- Top 25 Consulting Firm CEOs — The Consulting Report
- #1 Transport & Logistics Consulting Firm — U.S.
- Top 2 Aerospace Consulting Firms — U.S.
- Top 3 Oil & Gas Consulting Firms — U.S.
- 10 Best Supply Chain Consulting Firms in USA
In the headlines.
Perspectives from our partners on AI, supply chain, tariffs and operations — as featured in leading industry publications.
The people behind the results.
Leadership Team
Industry & Innovation Advisory Council
Two decades. Still building.
- 2026
Management-led buyout from SGS completes. Maine Pointe relaunches as an independent, AI-native performance improvement firm under CEO Joseph Esteves — faster, more agile, and rebuilt around the TVO Combined Intelligence™ model and TVO Control Tower™ platform.
- 2025
Recognized as the #1 Supply Chain consulting firm in the world by Consulting.org.
- 2024
Joseph Esteves named CEO, building on more than a decade of leadership at the firm and Maine Pointe's history of innovative, sustainable performance improvement.
- 2023
SGS acquires the remaining 40% stake in Maine Pointe, consolidating full ownership and expanding global supply chain optimization capabilities.
- 2019
SGS acquires majority (60%) stake in Maine Pointe, deepening a global partnership across testing, inspection and supply chain consulting.
- 2018
Recognized as #1 Supply Chain Consulting Firm in the U.S. by Consulting.us.
- 2016
Joined the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee; founder Steve Bowen publishes Total Value Optimization.
- 2015
Total Value Optimization™ (TVO) is formally launched, consolidating a decade of methodology and data analytics into a differentiated approach.
- 2004-2014
Founded by Steve Bowen as a results-driven implementation firm; expanded across 30+ countries in North America, Europe and Asia.
Global Presence
Where we operate
Charlotte
North Carolina, US
Stamford
Connecticut, US
Dublin
Ireland — EMEA
Singapore
Central Region — APAC