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How to make the best knitwear in the world! – Part Two
This article is a continuation of Part One, about "Managing the PLM, S&OP, Supply Chain and Sourcing" in knitwear. In this article, I look at the different processes and a few case studies when converting yarn fibers into fabric and sweaters. This is a top-level...
Managing your PLM, S&OP, Supply Chain, and Sourcing – Part One
For the purpose of this article, I am focusing on my last twenty years doing business with vendors around the globe in the fashion business, my intent is to share with you my insights, expertise, and experiences as it pertains to PLM, S&OP, Supply Chain and...
SU CADENA DE SUMINISTRO, Mexcostura, Issue 79
Hola, I am writing to share the "Your Supply Chain" article which was published in the Mexcostura Magazine, issue 79 (April-June 2017) for the Latin America markets. You can view this article online, by clicking the above (Spanish) and below (English) links. I...
Your Supply Chain
I wanted to take time in this article to write about an everyday need of a company selling consumer goods. The importance of the supply chain, the people involved or associated with recruiting (staffing), managing (internal/external), training, educating, and living...
Case Study – The Inspection
This is a true story about the the inspection that never happened!!! Its a true story about a foreign company with no presence in Asia (but lots of presence in North America), who spends hundreds a millions a year on products from Asia, but chooses to hire a 3rd...
Case Study – Cycling Apparel – Four Types of Makers
A look at four different apparel contractors that manufacture cycling apparel. There are many more than four but for the sake of this article I am only looking at four. This article is about cycling apparel but this applies to all product specialities, especially in...
Case study – Sport Apparel Manufacturing, three types of makers
A look at items that are produced by the tens of millions on a weekly basis by sewing contractors around the globe. I touch on Sport Apparel (fitness clothing, athletic apparel, activewear) in this article but its not limited to sport apparel, it also applies to fast...
Case Study – Cycling Apparel Manufacturing
In manufacturing, you must be adaptable, proactive, have foresight and a good understanding of how the business works. Coupled with many years of expertise, experience in lean manufacturing, kaizen, and hoshin philosophies. This is a review/report of some of the...
Product – Lean Manufacturing
It's a challenge to discuss lean manufacturing in less than 1500 words as it appears that I could write a book on this topic. A simple overview of the training, implementation and management to better understand your suppliers lean manufacturing and SWOT analysis....