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• Apparel Manufacturing on a Global Platform-
• The importance of strategic partners for the
  future of the industry
• Presented
• by
• Frances Harder
• Founder Fashion Business Inc.,
• Author Fashion For Profit

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• California is THE largest creative apparel center
  in the World.

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Gap Inc., Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco,
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• USA is the largest importer of garments with
  imports of over US 82 billion.
• 2009 Import Statistics from India and the LA
  Customs District - 
• Womens girls woven          85,503,333
• Men or boys woven                    
  62,359,068
• Sweaters, pullovers - knit       
  59,122,796
• Mens boys shirts - woven         52,509,892
• Womens girls tops - woven    45,093,388
• (Ref LA Port Authorities)

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• Same year - (2009)
• US exported cotton from the LA
• Customs District to India with the value of
  57,781,708
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• India is the worlds second largest producer of
  textile and garments, Exports totaled US 10.17
  billion during the year 2008-09The industry
  supports 7 million people as part of its
  workforce,
• Even today it is the second largest provider of
  employment in the country.

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• A new economy demands a changing manufacturing
  habit -
• Speed to Market - new buying habits of retailers
• Smaller orders but more often - How does this
  affect manufacturing apparel?
• Can India adjust to these new demands?
• Domestic Versus Off shore

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• Contracting Out Work - Domestic Production
• Speed to Market
• Quality control
• Smaller units produced
• Off Shore Sourcing Price Quantities
• Quality Payment issues
• Important to build relationships

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• You don't need to be "in love" with your working
  partners but it is important to-
• Understand their culture
• Trust their work
• Respect their lifestyle
• Get to know them - visit their factories and
  spend time to know who you are partnered with!

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• Advantages to have India as a strategic partner
  to building lasting business relationships
• Speak the same language
• History of long working relationship with western
  world
• Good detailed work
• Technical skills
• Good education system

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• Questions US manufacturers must know and ask any
  domestic or international partner

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• Factory location Distance to ports
  infrastructure?
• Customer base and how long doing business?
• Turn time, minimums and production capacity?
• Pricing structure?
• Equipment inventory?
• Staffing structure?
• Technical abilities, testing and quality
  standards?
• Procedures and process control?
• Communication How many questions and redo's?

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• Social Labor ComplianceDoes the factory have
  its own officer responsible for compliance?
• Are they compliance with local International
  laws? Child labor issues!
• Does factory contract third party auditors, or
  has customers conduct their own?
• Copy of past audit report?

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• All these points must be addressed before the
  relationship can grow into a profitable
  PARTNERSHIP!

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• About the FBI-
• Fashion Business Inc. (501c3) provides the
  fashion industry with the resources and training,
  to support its growth and profitability. The FBI
  offers targeted business education, sourcing,
  networking opportunities, marketing and
  consulting services through its resource center
  and business partnerships. The FBI exists to
  ensure the on going vibrancy of the American
  fashion industry.

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Frances Harder Fashion Business
Incorporated 213.892.1669 www.Fashionbizinc.org Fr
ances_at_fashionbizinc.org