Product Knowledge

Product knowledge is the difference between telling a supplier a sample is not right, and telling them the handle is wrong for the weight you costed and which changes what happens next.
These articles cover the development side of the buying role: the full cycle end to end, what to check when a first sample arrives, and how to build enough fabric knowledge to tell a quality problem from a price problem. They draw on experience from both sides of the buyer and supplier table. It is written for buyers and assistant buyers who brief suppliers directly.