Buyer guide
Pricing, minimum orders and lead times in craft sourcing
Craft pricing is labour pricing, and labour in this trade is seasonal, dispersed and often part-time. This guide explains how quotations are built up in workshop economies, why minimum order quantities are frequently lower and lead times frequently longer than in factory sourcing, how harvest and festival calendars interrupt production in most craft regions, and how to structure staggered delivery so that a buyer's cash and a workshop's capacity are not fighting each other.
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