One fundamental that no-one can ever afford to neglect is the blindingly obvious; get the product right and it will sell. This management briefing looks at: offered product and Own label retailing, cost purchasing trends, purchasing on time, today's purchasing management mantras and tomorrow's purchasing trends in the fashion industry. The final chapter looks at how purchasing has changed and will change to minimise supply chain risks.

Key topics covered:

-- The fundamentals, product

-- Purchasing or specifying

-- Brands and private labels

-- Brands and manufacturers

-- Manufacturers and their suppliers

-- Purchasing on price

-- The end of high cost clothing manufacturing

-- Quality and reliability

-- Purchasing on time

-- Quick response

-- Fast fashion

-- Balanced sourcing

-- Short order buying

-- Managing suppliers

-- Strategic (core) and tactical (transactional) manufacturer suppliers

-- Managing the strategic and collaboration partner

-- Managing subsidiary suppliers

-- Future purchasing trends

-- Commercial

-- Human and organisational

-- Technological

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