| Identification of product line to source from a region |
Yes |
 / Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
| Product development |
Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
| Established relationships with manufacturers, fabric suppliers, raw material suppliers, processing sub-contractors etc. |
Yes |
/ Yes |
No / |
|
| Pattern making, grading, lays etc. |
Yes |
|
|
|
| Trim/material management & coordination |
Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
| Control & coordination of all approvals and tests including materials, trims, design and fit approvals |
Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
/ Yes |
| Management of all manufacturing operations and quality control |
Yes |
No / |
|
No / |
| Administration of LC’s, payments, legal documents, shipping, logistics |
Yes |
No / |
No / |
No / |
| Complete transparency in relationship amongst customers/manufacturers/raw material suppliers, etc. |
Yes |
Yes |
No / |
Yes |
| Cost competitiveness |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
/ Yes |
| Local presence in sourcing region |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
as a buying agent with other sourcing options.
