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Workshops & Assessments
See the whole color picture. Decide what to improve first.
Color challenges rarely stay in one department. A rematch may begin with an unclear specification, delay a launch, interrupt production, and generate costs that design, purchasing, quality, and manufacturing each see only in part.
Shade Strategies brings those teams together to understand what is happening from the first sample through full production. Our workshops and assessments turn scattered concerns into shared priorities and practical next steps.
Color & Appearance Workshops
A workshop gives your team dedicated time to work through a specific challenge together. We tailor the discussion to your products and people, whether you are trying to match a jar and its lid, align a bottle with its pump and overcap, or reproduce an approved color across materials and suppliers.
Together, we can examine how decisions are made, where handoffs cause confusion, and what each team needs to move forward with confidence. Your team leaves with a clearer understanding of the challenge and agreed priorities for action.
A workshop may be a good fit when you want to:
- Bring design, sourcing, quality, and manufacturing into the same conversation.
- Resolve recurring disagreements about color or appearance.
- Prepare for a new product launch or supplier transition.
- Align multiple facilities or color suppliers around customer expectations.
Color & Appearance Assessments
An assessment takes a deeper look at how color moves through your organization—from specification and development to approval, production, and ongoing quality control. We review the people, references, decisions, and handoffs involved to identify where consistency is gained or lost.
We also look beyond the most visible problem. Extra samples, scrap, freight, production interruptions, and delayed approvals may be recorded in different budgets, leaving the total cost unclear. An assessment helps connect those effects and identify where improvements may have the greatest value.
An assessment can help you:
- Understand patterns behind rematches, rejections, and returns.
- Evaluate how approved colors are communicated and maintained.
- Examine consistency across components, suppliers, and locations.
- Prioritize changes based on operational impact and business goals.
Built around your business
There is no single color process that fits every product or supply chain. Shade Strategies founder Amie Pernitzke brings more than 20 years of experience in color development, plastics manufacturing, and work with consumer brands. She connects creative intent with the realities of materials, equipment, supplier capabilities, and production schedules.
Whether we start with a focused workshop or a broader assessment, the goal is the same: help your teams make clearer decisions, reduce avoidable rework, and deliver the intended color wherever the product is made.
Ready to take a closer look? Let's talk about the color challenges your team is seeing and choose the right place to start.