{"id":5966,"date":"2020-02-12T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T11:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2024-02-19T19:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T19:35:09","slug":"working-wrong-manufacturer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fashioninsiders.co\/manufacturing\/working-wrong-manufacturer\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Top Signs You’re Working with the Wrong Manufacturer"},"content":{"rendered":"
So how do you know if you are working with the wrong manufacturer? <\/span><\/p>\n How do you know if there are problems brewing that you may not be aware of, but will sooner or later take you by surprise? How do you spot the symptoms early on and have enough chance to prevent future bigger problems?<\/span><\/p>\n The following pages will show you ten symptoms that MAY be worth looking deeper into and seeing if there are improvements that can be made.<\/span><\/p>\n Unless you make-to-order, you are bound to accumulate stock that will sit around – unsold. While this issue will be linked to sales performance, if you are making much bigger quantities than you can sell reasonably well, you might be working with the wrong manufacturer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Small brands often struggle to find small factories with small or no minimum order quantities (MOQ) requirements. Often, in desperation to get their products made and go to market, brands agree to work with factories with higher than they need MOQs hoping that they will sell more, sell at discount, re-negotiate later\u2026 All assumptions that as soon as they are made, they are forgotten about and before you know it\u2026.They have an overstock problem.<\/span><\/p>\n Why is overstock an issue? Well, to put it bluntly – any stock unsold is cash the brand is sitting on but unable to re-invest in the business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nJoin the 5 Day Fashion Manufacturing FREE training challenge and learn how to make the right selection and how not to be ignored again.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
1. Overstock<\/b><\/h3>\n