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Manufacturing coordination process

Integrated sourcing services

Practical support that reduces development and production risk.

Every service is organised around the buyer’s product, commercial requirements, approvals and delivery expectations. Scope is confirmed for each sourcing program.

What we do

From product brief to shipment follow-up.

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01

Product sourcing

  • Includes: Product review, capability search and suitable supplier options.
  • Buyer benefit: Reduces time spent evaluating unsuitable factories.
  • Buyer provides: Product brief, quantity, quality level, destination and timing.
  • Deliverable: Sourcing route and feasible manufacturing options.

02

Product development

  • Includes: Construction, measurement, material, trim, artwork and packaging review.
  • Buyer benefit: Identifies missing or conflicting information before bulk decisions.
  • Buyer provides: Tech pack, reference sample or product images.
  • Deliverable: Development comments and sample plan.

03

Tech pack review

  • Includes: Technical review of style details, measurements, tolerances, bill of materials and artwork.
  • Buyer benefit: Creates a clearer basis for costing and sample execution.
  • Buyer provides: Latest controlled tech pack and approval history.
  • Deliverable: Clarification log and updated action list.

04

Costing and quotation

  • Includes: Material, consumption, manufacturing, wash, trim, testing and packaging considerations.
  • Buyer benefit: Improves visibility of cost drivers and assumptions.
  • Buyer provides: Confirmed specification, quantity and commercial basis.
  • Deliverable: Quotation subject to stated validity and assumptions.

05

Fabric sourcing

  • Includes: Fabric construction, composition, weight, colour, finish, minimum and lead-time review.
  • Buyer benefit: Aligns material choices with product performance and target cost.
  • Buyer provides: Fabric specification or reference quality.
  • Deliverable: Fabric proposals, swatches and commercial information.

06

Trim and accessory sourcing

  • Includes: Labels, buttons, zippers, threads, elastics, badges, packaging and other components.
  • Buyer benefit: Reduces late approvals and incompatible components.
  • Buyer provides: Trim sheet, artwork, colour references and standards.
  • Deliverable: Trim proposals and approval submissions.

07

Sample development

  • Includes: Prototype, fit, revised, size-set and pre-production samples as required.
  • Buyer benefit: Controls product development before bulk commitment.
  • Buyer provides: Timely consolidated comments and approvals.
  • Deliverable: Samples and approval-status record.

08

Factory selection

  • Includes: Capability, quantity, quality, timing, certification and commercial-fit review.
  • Buyer benefit: Links the production route to the actual order.
  • Buyer provides: Final product and program requirements.
  • Deliverable: Proposed factory route and verification status.

09

Order placement support

  • Includes: Order-detail review, approved references, commercial documents and critical-path setup.
  • Buyer benefit: Reduces ambiguity before production starts.
  • Buyer provides: Purchase order or confirmed written order.
  • Deliverable: Order-readiness checklist and responsibility map.

10

Production planning

  • Includes: Material dates, approvals, line plan, capacity assumptions and shipment milestones.
  • Buyer benefit: Creates visibility over timing and dependencies.
  • Buyer provides: Final delivery target and approval calendar.
  • Deliverable: Critical path and milestone plan.

11

Production follow-up

  • Includes: Material status, approvals, output, risks and corrective-action tracking.
  • Buyer benefit: Surfaces delays and execution problems earlier.
  • Buyer provides: Timely decisions and controlled change instructions.
  • Deliverable: Structured progress updates and action log.

12

Quality control

  • Includes: Pre-production, in-line, measurement, workmanship, pre-final and final monitoring.
  • Buyer benefit: Supports correction before shipment where possible.
  • Buyer provides: Approved specifications and inspection standard.
  • Deliverable: Findings, status and corrective-action follow-up.

13

Compliance coordination

  • Includes: Buyer-requirement review and factory-document verification.
  • Buyer benefit: Helps identify compliance gaps before nomination or order confirmation.
  • Buyer provides: Applicable buyer standards and audit requirements.
  • Deliverable: Verification status and documented gaps.

14

Packaging development

  • Includes: Folding, polybag, labels, hangtags, carton assortment and shipping marks.
  • Buyer benefit: Reduces packing errors and destination non-conformity.
  • Buyer provides: Packaging manual and artwork.
  • Deliverable: Packaging samples and approval record.

15

Lab testing coordination

  • Includes: Test-plan review and coordination with buyer-approved or suitable laboratories.
  • Buyer benefit: Supports product-safety and performance requirements.
  • Buyer provides: Market standard, test protocol and nominated provider where applicable.
  • Deliverable: Test-submission status and reports from the testing provider.

16

Inspection coordination

  • Includes: Internal quality follow-up and buyer-requested third-party inspection scheduling.
  • Buyer benefit: Creates an independent inspection route when required.
  • Buyer provides: Inspection standard, AQL and nominated inspection company.
  • Deliverable: Inspection booking and provider report.

17

Export documentation support

  • Includes: Commercial and shipping-document readiness follow-up.
  • Buyer benefit: Reduces avoidable shipment delays caused by incomplete documents.
  • Buyer provides: Consignee, shipping and documentary instructions.
  • Deliverable: Document-status checklist.

18

Shipment follow-up

  • Includes: Booking, handover, document dispatch and logistics-status coordination.
  • Buyer benefit: Provides visibility through shipment readiness and handover.
  • Buyer provides: Forwarder nomination or booking instructions.
  • Deliverable: Shipment update and document handover status.

Next step

Share the product and commercial requirements.

A useful first inquiry includes the product category, tech pack or reference, fabric, quantity, target timing, destination and required standards.

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