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Manufacturing

PRESS RELEASE / Launch

27 April 2022

2 minutes

Bespoke Manufacturing Company, LLC. (BMC.Fashion) specializes in purchase-activated, on-demand, one-off apparel manufacturing. BMC has developed technologically advanced manufacturing and distribution solutions for the on-demand apparel industry.

Bespoke Manufacturing Company Announces Apparel Plant In Phoenix

PHOENIX, U.S.: Bespoke Manufacturing Company (BMC) announced today that it is opening a new state-of-the-art plant in Phoenix, Arizona. BMC is a tech-enabled print, cut & sew operation specializing in one-off, on-demand garments and home fashion products. The leased 50,000 square-foot facility is expected to be fully operational by June 1st, 2022...

Country Wrap / Destination India / IV

21 April 2022

5 minutes

The movement in apparel manufacturing in India is towards a proliferation of small and medium-sized units—10 machines to 200 machines, rather than the 500–2000 machine production units one sees in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia.

INSIDE LOOK: The Good, Bad and Ugly of India as Sourcing Hub

The apparel sourcing experience in India is entirely a function of the kind of product one is procuring, and knowing where to get it from. A mismatch can lead to a total washout of the order, while knowledge and experience could totally alter that exercise.

Roopak Malik

Analysis

Spotlight: Destination India

Sourcing / Reshoring Index 2022

13 April 2022

2 minutes

Representative image. Good news is on the horizon for US manufacturing, according to the ninth-annual Reshoring Index released today by the global management consulting firm Kearney. The study found that despite the short-term challenges, large portions of offshored manufacturing may soon be returning.

Nearshoring Delusion: Sourcing gets closer to US, but it’s Chinese companies setting up facilities in Mexico

Annual report by Kearney on the extent of reshoring shows little change over the previous year but predicts that a redefinition of reshoring will soon create dramatic change, with companies combining reshoring and nearshoring to create a best cost—rather than a lowest cost—supply chain.