Establish the baseline
Observe relevant cutting, stitching, sole preparation, assembly and finishing work. Compare production losses with customer expectations and supplier controls.
Footwear & sporting goods / SCOPED TEN-DAY ASSESSMENT
Footwear Factory & Supplier Performance Assessment
Improve product margin, seasonal delivery and factory productivity by connecting customer expectations, suppliers and production.
Start with a scoping conversation. Deliverables, timing and fees are agreed before you commit.
When this assessment helps
- Overtime grows while seasonal orders remain late
- Returns repeat despite products passing inspection
- Automation proposals lack a clear operating case
NEW BALANCE CAREER EXPERIENCE
TTWCI’s advisory foundation includes advanced manufacturing and lean supply-chain leadership at New Balance, with change teams across 13 locations and experience modernizing footwear production and supply-chain systems.
This was an executive leadership role. It provides a practical foundation for connecting product requirements, factory work, supplier capability and team development.
Explore TTWCI’s experience →Ten business days. A practical operating plan.
The schedule is agreed around one defined site or program, available evidence and access to the team. Additional sites or a wider program are scoped separately.
Focus on the highest-value work
Identify constraints, repeated defects and material risks. Evaluate standard work, line balance and targeted automation against the product and process requirements.
Agree the action plan
Agree supplier and factory actions, quality standards, a first-90-day plan and a focused pilot with operator training and management review.
A sample of what you receive
Your action plan connects each priority to a baseline, an agreed target, an owner and a review date. This example shows the structure; measures and targets are established from your operation.
| Priority | Measure to establish | Operating owner |
|---|---|---|
| Productivity | Good units per paid labor hour, adjusted for product mix | Factory operations |
| Customer quality | Returns by reason and recurring product defects | Product / quality |
| Seasonal delivery | Material readiness and on-time order completion | Planning / suppliers |
The assessment also provides a prioritized opportunity map, first-90-day action plan, integration or investment priorities and the evidence needed to judge progress.
What your team brings
Product specifications and approved samples, order and material plans, production output, labor hours, rework, supplier performance, customer returns and available wear-test findings.
We agree access to the sponsor, relevant department leaders and the work being assessed. Available data is enough to start a scoping discussion; evidence gaps become part of the review.
Who delivers the work
TTWCI leads the operating assessment, priorities and management approach. Client leaders provide access and own operating decisions. Where specialist installation or integration is needed, the delivery team and responsibilities are confirmed in the written scope.
From assessment to implementation
Agree the engagement
TTWCI reviews your enquiry, discusses the situation and confirms a written scope, schedule, responsibilities and fee.
Implement & coach
Follow-on support is scoped separately: on-site problem solving, process changes, targeted pilots, supervisor coaching and team training.
Review & sustain
Quarterly reviews and continued coaching can verify adoption, resolve barriers and prepare successful changes for other sites.
Start with the problem you need to solve.
Tell us about your operation, the current challenge and what success would look like. Use WhatsApp for a time-sensitive enquiry.
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