Jewelry supply chains are complex. It is not the target product itself, coupled with the sales characteristics of e-commerce, resulting in the construction of jewelry e-commerce supply chain is difficult, here is to share some of the experience of finding factories.
First, where is the factory. In the last two to three years, factories in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta have been miniaturizing. Jewelry factories gradually spread to Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan and other places. If you are from Yangtze River Delta, I am sorry that the factory resources will be less and less day by day.
Second, which factories are right for you. The supply chain is most about to find the right size factory matching your orders.If your annual sales are only 2 million, if you find a factory with 300 people to produce your goods, it is completely unwise. Because your order, in factory client list, is the smallest, he will not take you seriously. How to be calculate which size is the right size of factory ? To give you a formula reference: order quantity /10= number of people in the factory. That is to say: if your average unit quantity is 300 pieces, you find a smaller factory with 30 people is the most suitable. Ten people, 100 people, it's not appropriate
Third, to decide about putting right products category for the right factory. Each jewelry factory has its own advantageous category. Moreover, the trend of industrial agglomeration zone is obvious now. For example, if you want to make copper jewelry products, you'd better go to Dongguan, and if you want to make platinum and K-gold, you'd better go to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Only by giving the factory advantageous categories can we strike a balance between price and quality.
Fourth, there are many factories, which one to choose. 3 points of experience for reference: 1, choose to have the ability to make a mold and sample. 2, Many small factories do not have a mold maker and sample master, they are disadvantage in the delivery speed and quality, there may be risks. 3. It's better to actually look at the sanitary conditions of the factory. If the sanitation environment is good, it means that the factory has a certain management ability and few problems (the factory with many problems has no energy to pay attention to such "trivial" things as sanitation).
Fifth, how can I trust this factory. Pay attention to the following 3 points: 1, the history of the factory, can survive more than 10 years of jewelry factories, are not bad anywhere. 2. Proportion of veteran workers. Do e-commerce orders, because the quantity is small, to keep changing the order. The stability of the factory is very important. A large number of veteran workers represents the stability of the workers in the factory.
3. What customers have the factory ever done? If they have worked with good brands, congratulations to you.
Sixth, how do I know if the factory is cooperating? This is the most difficult question. In experience, the awareness of the factory owner is crucial. If he realized the importance of e-commerce orders, his cooperation would not be too far off the mark. If he does not realize this, the factory will be very dangerous, and there will be a lot of trouble in the future cooperation. After finding the right factory, it is suggested that the person in charge of the contact factory have a frank communication with the factory owner, and inform the form of the e-commerce orders. If the factory owner's attitude is very clear to support you, it is good. As for whether to carry out strategic cooperation, at least 1 or years later, you can talk about strategic cooperation.
How to place an order?
In fact, it is not difficult to find a factory for people in the jewelry circle. Once the factory has found it, placing orders is the real difficulty. Ordering mode is the core link of e-commerce to establish jewelry supply chain. No one, is the core.
