- Go through the website issues doc (some have been completed, others require some discussion)
- Get a more specific plan for the Services menu
- Review first round of targeted podcast
- Review outline, timeline, and details for first video
Guest:
Mitch Cahn, Founder and CEO Unionwear, Newark NJ
Hats, bags and other textiles, made in one facility in Newark, NJ
Guest:
Mitch Cahn, Founder and CEO Unionwear, Newark NJ
Hats, bags and other textiles, made in one facility in Newark, NJ
Show Summary:
150 employees making a living in an expensive cost of living area
Cost difference with imported goods not as significant when you factor in shipping, automation that can now be done in the USA
The fashion industry kept moving from country to country and has run out of cheap labor options
Lean manufacturing has helped keep unit costs low and system efficiencies allow for the engineering of products that can compete and be better than the imported alternative
Putting a Made in the USA tag or a patch on an item demonstrates a company’s commitment to the USA manufacturing economy and is worth a premium. If our friends and neighbors have jobs that are good-paying they become customers for our goods and services.
The key factors that make reshoring more likely in one industry over another is the size of the product (bigger items and heavier items are more costly to ship halfway across the world) and the relationship between the cost of the materials needed and the labor cost. The higher the cost of the material (expensive leather) the more likely the ability to make the item domestically.
Companies that are interested in promoting the commitment to the environment, buying local, safety standards are going to be more interested in buying domestically…
The Christmas supply chain will be a mess with empty shelves and shortages. Current shipping times are out into January. Big companies will have product, squeezing out smaller companies because they have monopolized the supply chain.
Sahd Metal Recycling commitment to asking can the product we are buying be Made in America and if so what is the cost difference? Making our supply chain purchases as domestic as possible will help all of us in the long run!
Happy Manufacturing Day 2021
