5 horrible facts school heads ignore while finalizing their uniform vendor
1. Appointing a vendor without visiting their production setup. 93% vendors in this trade operate by outsourcing their manufacturing to fabricators resulting zero control over quality.
2. Cross check whether the vendor is able to disperse uniforms online along with tuck shops in school. Giving the working parent a more feasible model to obtain uniforms.
3. Experience is key in every business. Before choosing the vendor you need to know how many years has the vendor been working in that industry. Many problems can be solved with expertise opinion to execute the business.
4. Clientele - If the vendor has worked with a school similar to yours in quantity and quality, it would make your life easier, as you could do referral checks and if the vendor is associated with good schools, their systems and quality would be in place.
5. Checking the quality of material supplied, whether the fabric used is from reputed mills or power looms. Power loom fabrics may vary a little in color when the next time the vendor purchases from them.