OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FOR INDUSTRY
Built for factories. Not boardrooms.
Most consultancies deliver recommendations. We deliver operational change. From the day we arrive until the day we leave, we work alongside your people to understand the operation, identify the real issues, implement improvements and ensure they become the new standard.
No reports handed over. No disappearing after recommendations. One engagement. Total accountability.
Traditional Consultancy
- Leaves after recommendations
- Sends junior consultants
- Fits every client into one framework
- Measures project completion
- Creates dependency
WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE US
Traditional consultancy vs. Strathern OpEx.
Two very different ways to approach operational change.
Strathern OpEx
- Stays until implementation is embedded
- Experienced operators only
- Builds the solution around each operation
- Measures operational improvement months later
- Builds capability so clients no longer need us
HOW WE WORK
One engagement. End-to-end delivery.
Every engagement follows the same disciplined delivery model. The diagnostic is not a separate service. It is one stage in a single, continuous engagement from first conversation to sustained performance.
01
Book Introductory Call
Understand your operation, context and objectives.
02
Understand
Work on-site with your team to see how the operation really runs.
03
Diagnose
Identify constraints, losses and root causes using data and floor-level observation.
04
Design
Shape practical interventions, standards and routines that your team can own.
05
Deliver
Implement changes alongside your people, not from a distance.
06
Sustain
Embed new ways of working, coaching leaders and teams until performance holds.
07
Exit
We leave when your team no longer needs us.
No separate diagnostic projects. No hand-offs. One continuous engagement.
We don't sell consulting. We solve operational problems.
Most consultancies sell days. Some sell reports. Others sell frameworks. We sell one thing. Operational improvement that still exists after we've left.
PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
Operational problems, not abstract programmes.
We focus on the real operational issues that constrain throughput, reliability and performance in industrial environments.
Production downtime
Stabilising assets, flows and changeovers to keep lines running.
Process variation
Reducing variation so quality and yield become predictable.
Operational waste
Removing losses in time, materials and effort across the value stream.
Operational leadership
Equipping leaders to run the floor with clarity and discipline.
Associate Network
We build the team around your problem.
Each engagement uses experienced specialists selected for the client's challenge, with no standard delivery model or payroll-driven staffing. This ensures that the technical expertise matches the industrial reality of your site.
Honesty Promise
If we don't think we can help, we'll tell you.
Some businesses don't need consultants. Some problems are already understood, and some improvements should stay internal. We only take on work where we can create measurable value. If we don't think we're the right fit or if your team is already doing exactly what needs to be done, we'll tell you.
INDUSTRIES
Built for complex industrial operations.
We work across asset-intensive and production-focused organisations where operational performance is critical.
Manufacturing
Food & Beverage
FMCG
Heavy Industry
Engineering
Process Manufacturing
Distribution
Utilities
Manufacturing & Heavy Industry Specialists
Deep technical expertise in complex industrial environments and heavy manufacturing sites.
Diagnostic-to-Delivery Operating Model
A structured framework bridging technical analysis with hands-on implementation and delivery.
Multi-Disciplinary Associate Delivery Network
Access to a global network of technical experts and specialists for complex operational challenges.
Methodology
Our discipline is simple: understand before you prescribe, and stay accountable through delivery.
Operations & Engineering
Continuous Improvement
- Technical diagnostics
- Asset performance management
- Engineering oversight
- Hands-on implementation
- Lean manufacturing principles
- Process optimization
- Waste reduction
- Continuous value stream
Digital & Data
- Industrial digitalisation
- Asset care analytics
- Real-time monitoring
- Strategic data-driven decisions
Programme & Change
- Change management
- Implementation planning
- Change leadership
- Stakeholder engagement