— Service 02 Strategic Consulting

Strategic
Consulting

Guidance rooted in lean methodology.

Most brands don't need more options. They need fewer — and better-defended — decisions.

Production strategy is rarely a missing answer. It is usually a thicket of half-finished decisions, pulled in different directions by suppliers, marketing pressure, sample timelines, and the temptation to please everyone.

We come in to cut through that thicket. Drawing on years of factory-floor practice, we audit, advise, and recommend the smallest set of decisions that move your brand forward responsibly. The deliverable is rarely a slide deck — it is clarity, written down, with the rationale that lets you act on it.

Studio reference, consulting
— Engagements Where we step in, and what comes out.

Specific advice, defended with first-hand evidence.

— 01

Production readiness audit

A full review of your current development workflow, supplier relationships, and tech documentation, benchmarked against responsible-manufacturing standards.

— 02

Material strategy

Recommendations on fibre, weave, and trim direction grounded in your aesthetic, target margin, and sustainability commitments — never theory in isolation.

— 03

Supplier landscape mapping

A short list of vetted mills, finishers, and trim partners that align with your scale and standards, ranked with tradeoffs declared.

— 04

Sustainability roadmap

A practical, phased plan for moving toward certified materials, traceability, and reduced waste — sized for what you can ship, not what you can claim.

— 05

MOQ navigation

Strategies for hitting minimums without overproducing, including shared-warp, blended runs, and consolidated trim orders.

— 06

Pricing & costing review

Honest cost breakdowns that surface where margin is leaking and where price points need recalibration. Reconciled to real BOMs, not assumptions.

— Process How an engagement unfolds.

A short, honest sequence.

— Step 01

Discovery

A confidential conversation about where you are, what is working, and what isn't. No deliverable expected from you — just the truth, written down.

— Step 02

Audit

We spend time inside your current process, suppliers, and product documentation. Findings get written up plainly — not as a critique, but as evidence for decisions.

— Step 03

Recommendation

A short, defended set of decisions with rationale. No 60-slide deck — only what to do next, and why other options were not chosen.

— Step 04

Engagement structure

We agree on whether this becomes a one-shot review, a retainer relationship, or evolves into design or production direction. The fit is decided together.

Editorial reference, consulting
— Standards

How we work, always.

  • Written audit document with prioritised, dated findings
  • Vetted shortlists — not exhaustive supplier directories
  • Cost breakdowns reconciled to real bills of materials
  • Sustainability advice grounded in what ships, not what looks good in a press release
  • Engagement scoped before work starts — fixed-fee or retainer, never open-ended
  • Confidentiality assumed by default; NDA on request
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