Industries

Nine sectors. The same six questions.

The equipment changes, the vocabulary changes, the compliance load changes. What does not change is the order the questions come in: what is the constraint, what does it cost, who owns it, and will it still be fixed a year from now.

Automotive & components

Tier 1 and tier 2 supply, machined and formed parts, assembly lines running to a customer’s schedule.

  • Line balancing and changeover on mixed-model assembly
  • PPAP, APQP and customer audit readiness
  • Vision inspection on critical characteristics

Polymers & compounding

Injection, extrusion, compounding and rubber. Where scrap is cheapest to remove at the mixer.

  • Formulation and process-window definition
  • Scrap and regrind economics rebuilt
  • Energy per kilogram as the running measure

Footwear & leather

Components and finished goods, high labour content, seasonal volume swings.

  • Cell design and manpower norming
  • Multi-skilling for volume swing
  • Chemical compliance and ZDHC

General engineering

Fabrication, machining and job-shop work where the mix changes weekly.

  • Setup reduction on short runs
  • Quoting cost model rebuilt from real time studies
  • Planning and capacity visibility

Textiles & apparel

Spinning, weaving, processing and garmenting, with a heavy compliance load.

  • HIGG FEM and customer social audits
  • Utility cost per metre or per piece
  • Attendance, shift and incentive design

Food & beverage

Hygiene-critical processes where downtime and yield sit on the same line.

  • Sanitation-aware TPM and changeover
  • Yield loss tracked to the step
  • Water, effluent and energy balance

Packaging

Printing, converting and corrugation with high-speed lines and tight waste tolerances.

  • Waste and make-ready reduction
  • Colour and print-quality control
  • OEE on high-speed converting

Electricals & assembly

Wound goods, panels and electro-mechanical assembly with test-heavy flows.

  • Test and rework loop analysis
  • Operator certification and gating
  • Traceability through assembly

Building materials

Heavy, energy-intensive process plants where a point of availability is worth a lot.

  • Availability and kiln/mill loss trees
  • Energy per tonne
  • Spares and criticality strategy

Where we work

Four countries

Most of our work is in India. The rest follows customers and supply chains that cross borders — which is usually where landed cost and audit exposure actually sit.

IndiaTamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, NCR and the southern cluster. Our home base and where most engagements run.
KenyaEast African manufacturing and export supply, with a compliance load driven by European buyers.
VietnamHigh-volume export manufacturing, tight cost structures and fast ramp expectations.
MauritiusTextile and light manufacturing with strong European customer audit requirements.

Next step

Not on the list?

The method travels further than the sector list does. If you make something at volume and it costs more than it should, the conversation is worth having.