Is working with just one supplier is the best way to control glove cost? How many suppliers should you have, and how should you choose? At first, this seems like a simple question. There\’s no denying the appeal of lower cost. The growth of manufacturing in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and others are all testament […]
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If you are on the product planning side of things, you undoubtedly know about “standard” lead times for product coming from Asia. But in the real world, we often don’t have the luxury of lots of extra time. Forecasts aren’t perfect. What if sales exceed expectations, or your size breakdown comes in differently than
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Last week I happened to be talking to someone at 3M about hunting gloves, and the topic turned to counterfeit components. Turns out, this supplier had caught a particular manufacturer using counterfeit Thinsulate while producing branded gloves. It seemed like an important story to share. Here’s an unpleasant truth: there are disreputable factories promising brand
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Do you ever feel that you just can\’t get to the bottom of your inbox? Each day, there\’s a new tidal wave of emails to deal with! Here\’s what I\’ve come to realize. In a global business, we need to travel more … and email less.more This month\’s editorial in The Sourcing Journal makes a
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Last month, I spent a week working at our glove factory in China, and meeting with vendors, suppliers and customers. I thought I’d share a “boots on the ground” report, on what I’m seeing and hearing, pertaining to the 2014 outlook for Asia manufacturing and supply chain impacts. 2014 Asia Sourcing Outlook from a Glove
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Suppose your son or daughter is deciding on which college to attend. They’ve seen the brochures, talked to friends, read the online rating. Should they choose the school where they will be spending the next 4 years, without a visit? Similarly, it can very instructive for buyers and product managers to spend time visiting prospective
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We visited several motorcycle glove dealerships recently. I have to be candid: the workmanship on some of the gloves I observed at retail was not good — mainly at the lower price points, but not exclusively. If you are responsible for a glove line, you might want to think about what steps you can take
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Cost of Gloves Example: Sport Gloves Recently, we were working on a new line of sport gloves for a client. As it happened, the first samples were more than satisfactory, but cost was not. At this point, the challenge becomes, how to get the same look and function, and hit the target cost? Where can
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Here’s a question we get asked: how come one beautiful glove costs $20, and another \”similar\” one is twice that? It’s a really important, basic question, with a pretty simple answer. To answer it, we\’ll begin by looking at how a target glove cost is determined — Then, examine the key factors that impact glove
Glove Manufacturing Resource: What Goes Into the Cost of A Glove? Read More »
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