Modern footwear cutting room with clicking presses

Industries

Nine sectors, the same questions

The equipment and vocabulary change. The questions do not: what is the constraint, what does it cost, who owns it, and will it hold.

Spotlight · Footwear & leather

From hide to box

Cutting, closing, lasting, sole attaching and finishing each have their own losses. We map them end to end, then fix them as one flow, including the sole room and the chemistry behind every bond.

Leather selection
01Leather selection
Cutting
02Cutting
Stitching
03Stitching
Lasting
04Lasting
Cementing
05Cementing
Sole pressing
06Sole pressing
Finishing
07Finishing
Packing
08Packing

Lead time

Bundles waiting between departments are the largest hidden cost in most footwear plants.

Right first time

Quality gates at incoming, in-process, end of line, final audit and lab.

Skills

Closing and lasting skills built through a training academy and skills matrix.

Compliance

Buyer QA, social, RSL and chemical compliance kept audit-ready.

Other sectors

Where else we work

The same six practices, adapted to each sector’s process and customers.

Automotive

Components, assemblies and supplier quality.

Polymers

Injection moulding, compounding and extrusion.

Engineering

Machining, fabrication and assembly.

Textiles & apparel

Spinning to sewing, with HIGG and ZDHC.

Food & beverage

Hygiene, yield and line efficiency.

Packaging

Print, convert and corrugate.

Electricals

Assembly lines and testing.

Building materials

Continuous process and energy.

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