Tuesday 26th July 2011

Sourcing & Manufacturing

When: Tuesday 26th July 2011
Doors - 6:30pm / Talk - 7:00pm / Networking - 8:00pm
Where: Cantaloupe, 35-42 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3PD
RSVP: £20 bookable online or reserve your place email rsvp@manchesterfashion.com

Areas covered:

• Sourcing

Where do you start?
How do you decide where to source from - what criteria do you use to select which country you are going to source from?

What are the main differences between source countries i.e  China, India, Indonesia, Europe, eastern Europe, Uk  etc ?
i.e Lead times, Minimums, Raw Material Availability, Skill Levels etc

• Suppliers

What’s the difference between working with agents, sourcing companies and working direct with factories – what are the positives and negatives?

Working with UK factories – what are the positives and negatives?

What methods can you use to find suppliers – what selection criteria do you use? 
   

• Communications

Communication is key part of working with any supplier both locally but even more importantly overseas.

What are the best methods for communicating with a supplier?
How do you ensure that the products are delivered to your specification and you don’t end up with a large quantity of poor quality product?

• Intellectual Property

How do you protect your IP and limit the sale of counterfeight products 
Is there greater risk in some countries rather than others

• Process

    How does the development process work?
    How do you define the responsibilities and critical path for each stage of the process

• Costs

What costs do you have to take into account when working with different countries?
    How do you ensure that your margin targets are met?
 

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