As globalization continues to force companies to be more cost competitive, we assist clients with cost reduction through process improvement, capital investment, and sourcing strategy.
Representative Sourcing Strategy and Implementation Assignments
The Context Group has worked with numerous firms on sourcing strategy and assessments of off shore manufacturing facilities that involved various textiles operations, ceramics, home furnishings and apparel manufacturing operations. The following are illustrative projects:
- Dupont - Analysis of global competitiveness of the US textile and apparel industries.
- J.C. Penney – Evaluated overall cost competitiveness factors driving Chinese sourcing.
- Sara Lee Canada – Global Sourcing strategy including China, Canada, Mexico, Viet Nam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and other Far East locations.
- Polo / Ralph Lauren – Extensive quality control procedures and standards training for USA and Asia based personnel.
- Arrow Shirts – Developed shirt sourcing strategy with a portfolio of US, Central American/Caribbean and Far East manufacturing locations.
- Fleet Street – Comparison of sourcing from Russia/Eastern Europe versus China/Far East.
- East Industry Canada – Global benchmarking initiative.
- Westhampton Partners – Evaluated China, Mexico, and US costs as part of due diligence in evaluating a US based elastic fabrics company.
- Glenoit – Evaluated China manufacturing operations and Far East sourcing as part of an overall competitiveness assessment. This included an evaluation of supply chain management and how to reduce the total supply chain cycle time.
- Expormex (Mexico) – Mexican/South American yarn sourcing strategy.
- St. Petersburg Textiles (Russia) – Eastern European sourcing and marketing.
- Nigerian Government – Export competitiveness study.
Numerous projects on industry and export development in Asia, Central & South America, East Europe and Africa funded by USAID, World Bank, UN, and EU and other international agencies