QUESTIONS to ask / check during Factory Visit
Date of Factory Visit
1
PRODUCT CAPABILITY
Supplier / Factory
Sourcing / Production
1.1
Understand the customer base e.g. any big retailers working with ?
Factory
Proudction
1.2
What are the Technique / Finishing available?
1.3
Main product categories manufactured
1.4
Any Branding / License products currently producing?
1.5
Do you run a Design office?
1.7
Do you visit design fair?
2
PRICING
2.1
Do you accept 90 days payment ? (pre-requisite)
2.2
Port of Loading
2.3
RFQ, compare price of similar products
3
CAPACITY
3.1
How many customers do you have ?
3.2
What is the total capacity, offered to Target, and open capacity
3.3
Why do you want to add customers ?
3.4
How many workers do you have ?
4
LEAD TIME / FLEXIBILITY
4.1
What is the Standard Lead Time?
4.2
Are you able to offer short lead time order? If yes, how long?
4.3
What is your sample lead time?
5
VERTICALITY
5.1
Are you a vertical supplier?
5.2
What process / work do you out-source?
5.3
List of in-house machineries / facilities
6
6.1
7
7.1
7.2
7.3
WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER
Personal judgement on eagerness to parter with
ETHICAL SOURCING
Certification
Is it a Kmart factory? If yes, what is the ES Grading and Validity?
What is the factory current technical grading
April 04th 2019
Notes / Commentary