rder with the subcontractors vendors. Timing is especially important because any delay will cause problems, starting from tensions with vendors, over time at the subcontractors' factories and late delivery to Sport Obermeyer. Obermeyer's initial production order begins to be created, which its usually about half of the annual production. Prototypes and samples are made, which include dyeing and printing. At this time the contractual factories working with Sport Obermeyer begin to deliver printing instructions, belts, zippers, and other accessories. All items have traveling time that needs to be consider and earliest the order is completed the more efficient the inventory line can be exported. Samples are produced and during the Las Vegas show of 1993, Sport Obermeyer receives 80%of its annual volume. This is achieved because Sport Obermeyer's stresses delivering matching collections of products to retailers at the same time. This allows consumer to view and purchase the product at the same time. Samples are revealed and the second and final production orders are made. These orders go back to Obersport and the cycle begins again. The winter retail season begins on September and ends in January. The peak time is between December and January yet Sport Obermeyer hopes to have their products made known and in the shelves before September. One of the strategies for Sport Obermeyer is deliver products to retail stores earlier in the selling season. The reason is to maximize square footage and have more shelf space for your product. As the production cycle continues to depend on the timing of orders and materials sent by subcontractors Sport Obermeyer focus to the next phase and that is transporting the finished goods. During June and July the garments are shipped from Hong Kong to a warehouse in Seattle and then driven to a warehouse in Denver. The total time of delivery was six weeks. In august another shipment is air-shipped to Denver t...
