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Sourcing, Procurement and Materials

Sourcing, Procurement and Materials: 5 courses and 25 lessons on ATMA. Every lesson is free to read, with an Excel template for each course.

T13-C01 Supplier Sourcing and Qualification

  1. Where a merchandiser finds new suppliers and the first filters they apply
  2. Qualifying a new supplier before placing a first trial order
  3. Reading a supplier's own capability profile against an order's real requirements
  4. Red flags that should stop a supplier qualification before it goes further
  5. Building a complete supplier qualification checklist for a new factory

T13-C02 RFQ and Supplier Quotation Comparison

  1. What a request for quotation (RFQ) must specify for a fair comparison
  2. Why two supplier quotes for the same style are rarely comparable as received
  3. Normalising quotations to the same terms before comparing price
  4. Weighing price against lead time and quality history when they disagree
  5. Building a complete quotation comparison sheet for a new order

T13-C03 Material Requirement Planning

  1. Working from an order's bill of materials to a full material requirement list
  2. Calculating material requirements across several orders sharing the same fabric
  3. Adding lead time and safety stock to a material requirement plan
  4. Spotting a material shortfall before it delays the cutting room
  5. Building a complete material requirement plan for an order

T13-C04 Procurement, MOQ and Material Follow-Up

  1. What a minimum order quantity (MOQ) means for a small or unusual order
  2. Negotiating around an MOQ that does not fit an order's real requirement
  3. Issuing a material purchase order and confirming a supplier's delivery date
  4. Following up a material delivery that is approaching its promised date
  5. Building a complete material procurement and follow-up tracker for an order

T13-C05 Choosing the Right Sourcing Origin

  1. The main factors that separate one sourcing origin from another
  2. Weighing landed cost, not just factory price, across two sourcing origins
  3. How lead time and minimum order quantity shift the right sourcing choice
  4. When splitting an order across two sourcing origins makes sense
  5. Deciding the right sourcing origin for a new order's real requirements

Every lesson is free to read.

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