Importance and Benefits of Apparel Sourcing Agent

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Importance and Benefits of Apparel Sourcing Agent
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Sourcing in Apparel Industry

• Apparel Sourcing means manufacturing their own
  raw materials or finished products in the firms
  own production facilities and then selling them
  to vendors through sourcing agents.
• SmallWorld is a source of comprehensive range for
  Fashion accessories. Their sourcing products
  include Scarves and Stoles, Capes and Bandanas,
  Beach wraps and Kimonos, The range of fabric and
  Leather bags including duffels, purses, handbags,
  rucksacks, etc.

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Points To Consider For Effective Sourcing

• The Reputation of the apparel sourcing agent by
  analyzing his previous performances and legal
  background that he has no fraud or links with
  terrorist.
• Facilities provided by the agents to maintain
  enhance the connection with the buyer and work as
  a team member.
• The level of adaptability of the sourcing agents
  in times of crisis.
• Financial Capabilities of the sourcing agents and
  production facilities to complete the order.

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3 Parameters of Apparel Sourcing

• There are 3 main parameters of an apparel
  sourcing like product cost, quality and lead-time
  and all are interrelated. Selling of a high cost
  product with poor quality becomes a biggest
  challenge.
• Quality and lead-time go hand in hand. One should
  not forget the time needed for the raw-material
  like fabric, trims or other accessories that
  would define the timing of the finished goods.
• Longer lead times can be avoided by practicing
  Lean Retailing which means they only own
  products that are there in stores.

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Future of Apparel Sourcing

• The future of apparel sourcing lies in instilling
  new skill set amongst sourcing professionals, who
  possess product knowledge, business acumen,
  consumer-centric focus, Omni-channel perspective
  and design and engineering capabilities.
• Empowerment of sourcing staff in companies,
  meaningful professional development
  opportunities, opportunities of cross-pollination
  among functional departments and better talent
  management can help in the development of a
  talent pool like that.

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Contact Details
SmallWorldIndia.com Address D-34, Sector-11
Noida - 201 301, Uttar Pradesh (INDIA) Contact
(91)-(120)-2549589, 2549590, 2549002,
2549003 Email contact_at_smallworldindia.com Skype
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