Services &
Operational domains
35 years of experience in the global shoe industry are the fundamentals for your project with us
Management & Leadership
Organisation & Quality management
Management & Leadership
Organisation & Quality management
Organisation & Quality management
Outsourced business activities &
Services
Product development & Trainings
Reorganization & Modernization
Change Management
Management & Leadership
As external coach, mediator or in the function of interim management: we offer you support based on your individual needs.
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Training and coaching in the area of leadership, corporate culture and teamwork, based on the principles of Simon Sinek
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Cost and key figure analysis for existing and new production sites
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Development of individual wage systems to reduce absence times and increase productivity
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Implementation of modern and highly efficient RINK-production lines (LEAN) in shoe manufacturing units
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Support in strategic management decisions (investments, selection of production sites, mergers and acquisitions, cooperations, etc.)
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Introduction of modern RINK - production line systems (lean) adapted from automotive industry
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Preparation of production units for GORETEX® technology and licensing
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Provision of individual material forecast programs to improve companies' cash-flow and liquidity
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Vendor and purchase management
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Implementation of time study technology
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Layout optimization for the machinery park
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Fix cost reduction analysis and execution plan provision
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Optimization of planning processes and order delivery tracking systems - resulting in just in time deliveries to lower the cost in the organisation
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Quality management implementation with cost analysis based on KAIZEN and ISO principles to reduce rejection costs
Organisation & Quality management
Shoes & Trends provides optimization services in the full range of the shoe industry domain.
Outsourced business activities & Services
Shoes & Trends has global experience in supply chain for uppers, full shoes, bottom components and leather.
Processing outsourced orders between our partners and the manufacturers:
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product implementation for outsourced upper and full shoe orders in the partner production facilities with confirmation samples
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quality control and delivery tracking reports for outsourced upper, full shoe, bottom component and leather orders
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Support in the development of new logos, trademarks, and designs for shoes and bottom component lines
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Training on upgrades for existing shoe models and designs
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Support in product development for shoe and footbed collections
Product development & Training
New products are always created in light of creativity and passion.
Reorganization & Modernization
Change Management
of shoe- and bottom component businesses
Successful companies are a result of very well-organized teamwork.
Corporate reorganization and business restructuring for shoe- and bottom component businesses
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as an overall improvement concept or for individual departments
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as an external coach or in the position of internal interim management
Project workplan and roadmap provision including detailed tasks and timeline layout
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SWOT analysis
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cost reduction concept
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Euro/minute cost calculation analysis
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Introduction of LEAN production methods and modernization of operational processes
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Leadership- and teambuilding trainings
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before and after analysis and documentation with improvement results