Advisory Services for Small and Medium-Sized Companies

What we do

We offer tailored solutions that address your unique challenges, helping you navigate complexities and seize opportunities. Our expertise spans strategy development, operational improvement, planning, and integration, ensuring you have the tools and guidance to succeed.

  • Working with you

    We identify and articulate your specific set of business needs (we partner with you)

  • Assess your current state

    We assess your current state and contrast with your future desired state

  • Develop strategies

    We develop strategies, plans or programs to help you achieve the desired future state.

  • Help you implement

    We help you implement, learn, re-assess and deploy... we’re with you for the journey and are invested in your success!

Why?

Product safety and sustainability are at the top of our agenda. In a rapidly evolving business landscape, staying competitive requires constant adaptation and innovation.

Change is foundational to every step forward

Transformation begins with a single step. By providing insightful analysis, actionable strategies, and continuous support, we guide you through the complexities of transformation. Together, we can lay the groundwork for a brighter future, ensuring every step you take is a step towards achieving your business goals.

MDB advisory identifies and supports the change needed to maximize the potential of you and your organization.

Building new capabilities, achieving regulatory compliance, managing costs, and enabling growth.

We demystify the process of change, enabling you and your organization to succeed.

Operating Pillars

traceability and sustainability

Our approach is built on core pillars that underpin every project we undertake:

Portfolio of expertise

Our diverse portfolio showcases our extensive experience across various industries. From strategic planning to process optimization, we have a proven track record of driving business success in partnership with companies like:

    • Pharmaceuticals

    • Fresh Foods

    • Fast Moving Consumer Goods

    • Consumer Packaged Goods

    • General Merchandise

    • Apparel and Accessories

    • Luxury Goods

    • Strategy Development and Execution

    • Organizational Transformation

    • Program and Project Management

    • Supply Chain Operations

    • Product Packaging

    • Cross-Functional Leadership

    • Team Leadership

    • IP Due Diligence and Assessment

    • Traceability

      • Utilizing the MDB Traceability Framework we provide companies with turnkey advisory services for their unique traceability requirements. The framework provides the flexibility necessary to meet large and small organizational needs to enable regulatory compliance and achieve value from supply chain visibility.

    • Sustainability

      • With nearly a decade of work in the areas of sustainability and circular economy we provide strategy and leadership services to enable companies to face their most pressing challenges.

    • Brand Protection and Anti-Counterfeiting

      • Our technology agnostic approach to the identification, development and deployment of novel anti-counterfeiting technologies is prized by large and small clients globally for more than 20 years. We helped companies protect billion dollar brands and preserve consumer and patient safety.

    • Global Standards Development

    • GS1, ISO, CSA and ANSI

  • For-Profit and Non-Profit Boards

Tim Marsh

MDB • Advisory Services

tim@mdb.limited

+1 610-823-2420

As Head of Strategy for MDB Tim brings over 30 years of diverse experience in the healthcare, consumer products, apparel and retail commerce sectors with a focus on supply chain and operations.

Tim’s experience and skills span traceability, sustainability, innovation, strategy, brand protection, emerging technology, serialization and patient safety.

Tim has held engineering and leadership positions for Pfizer, Network Partners and GS1. As a strategic advisor Tim has worked with Merck, Janssen, Biogen, Genentech, UCB, Zoetis and Alibaba. Throughout his career, Tim has focused on leadership, strategy and innovation of technology to enhance capabilities, reduce risk and improve performance.

Tim has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from Centenary College. Tim has also earned his Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Business Strategy from Penn State University’s Smeal College of Business. Tim also holds certifications in RFID Technology from MIT and Bar Codes from GS1.

What my customers have been saying:

  • Tim’s mastery of traceability underpins his ability to guide us effectively. He may be the smartest person in the room on certain subjects, but he never tries to take the spotlight. He educates the team and shares insights so we have a better chance at making good business decisions.

    Ex. VP of Quality, Fortune 100 Food Service Company

  • Tim is a remarkable professional. He navigates uncertainty with a calm and cool attitude that puts colleagues at ease and builds their confidence. He’s open, honest and upfront with what is within his areas of expertise.

    Managing Director, Fortune 500 Consultancy

  • One of the best team leaders I’ve ever had. He really cares about the team, wants to provide us with opportunities to develop professionally, seeks to understand and leverage our strengths, and approaches his role as a servant leader.

    CEO, Global Standards Organization

  • Tim’s ability to cut through the noise was extremely liberating for our team. Suddenly, where we needed to go with an enormous investment for compliance was going to be possible.

    Supply Chain Manager, Fortunate 100 Pharma