Master the fundamentals of turning design concepts into profitable products. This session delivers the strategic framework and tactical systems needed to navigate the global supply chain with confidence - whether you're launching your first collection or optimizing existing production.
 
What You'll Learn:
- Strategic Sourcing Framework - How to evaluate quantity, quality, timeline, and budget requirements to match your brand positioning and growth goals
- Supplier Selection Mastery - The exact questions to ask factories (domestic, nearshore, and offshore) to protect your investment, timeline, and product integrity
- Smart Supplier Vetting - How to compare and verify potential manufacturing partners using data, references, and red-flag detection systems
- Supply Chain Integration - How logistics, shipping, quality control, and delivery workflows connect to keep production on schedule and on budget
- Show Floor Strategy - Tactical navigation tips for maximizing your time at SOURCING
- AI-Powered Sourcing - Cutting-edge applications of artificial intelligence in supplier discovery, production management, and quality tracking
- Risk Mitigation - The 7 most common mistakes that derail first-time production runs - and the exact systems to prevent them

SPEAKER
Ashley McPherson, Buyers Relations Specialist, SOURCING by Informa