Real Transformation
for Manufacturing Digitalization.
A team blending alumni of major consulting firms with hands-on manufacturing practitioners
delivers the same caliber of service as a major firm, with a flexible fee structure.
Paddy & Water Inc. contributes to the corporate value of manufacturers by implementing “profitable management” — turning limited management resources into the allocation that generates the most profit. With a team built around alumni of major consulting firms and hands-on manufacturing practitioners, we deliver the same caliber of service as a major firm, with a flexible fee structure tailored to each client’s growth stage.
The Power to Turn Around Troubled Projects
We rapidly stabilize large-scale projects of 200+ people with multiple vendors in the mix, as well as core systems that hit post-go-live crises like “the books won’t close” or “MRP won’t run.” We specialize in the cases major consultancies turn down.
The “Operations Manager” for AI Agents
AI agents are at their smartest the moment they’re deployed, and their performance degrades from there. Because we know SAP’s business data structures inside and out, we can diagnose what needs to be in place before deployment — and stay on afterward as your “operations manager,” maintaining the accuracy of S&OP and master data. With an eye on the “Autonomous Enterprise” vision SAP announced in May 2026, we handle everything from the readiness diagnostic onward.
The Capability to Connect Design and SCM in a “Closed Loop”
We connect PLM (design) and SAP (procurement, manufacturing, sales) in a “closed loop,” where design changes flow through manufacturing and back again as quality data reaching design. Going beyond one-way integration — building a system where manufacturing and quality feedback flows back into design and keeps running in operation — is the execution capability that sets us apart.
We publish more than 10 case studies spanning three areas — SAP turnaround, ECM×SCM, and AI agents — together with the industry, challenge, and outcome for each.
View Case Studies →An alumnus of a major foreign consulting firm, with over 20 years of experience in SAP implementation, ECM×SCM integration, and AI agent adoption for manufacturers. He specializes in reviving core manufacturing systems — turning around troubled projects, leading S/4HANA migrations, and building global SCM — and founded Paddy & Water Inc. in 2024.
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Shuichi Konda
Representative, Paddy & Water Inc.
- 20 years of hands-on involvement in core-system implementation and migration, centred on SAP.
- Led numerous turnarounds of troubled projects facing delays, cost overruns or stalled go-lives.
- Supports manufacturers end to end — from ECM × SCM integration design through to operational adoption.
| Company Name | Paddy & Water Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 13, 2024 |
| Employees | 37 (including business partners and part-time staff) |
| Representative Director | Shuichi Konda |
| Business | Strategy / Business / IT Consulting |
| Headquarters | Sydney Bldg. 502, 5-17-2 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan |
| Company Name | SKEPSIS Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Founded | February 13, 2026 |
| Business | Overseas resource provisioning for manufacturing IT |
| Headquarters | Sydney Bldg. 502, 5-17-2 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062, Japan |
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