More and more companies are choosing India as a production location. This is only logical, as Prime Minister Modi's Make in India campaign has greatly improved the business climate. Do you also have plans to have your products made in India? Then read these five tips from Paulien Wesselink of the sustainable bag brand O My Bag.
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1. "Travel to India to get a feel for the country and the people. In India, everything is about personal contact, so a good click with Indians is crucial."
2. "Do not rely on agents, but visit local producers yourself. Then you can see exactly how things work in the factories and build a direct relationship with the people who make your product."
3. "Hire independent quality controllers who check your product at various times during the production process. We should have done that much sooner in retrospect."
4. "Fair trade certified producers are often not professional and reliable enough when you want to scale up. So don't be blinded by a quality mark, but rather focus on transparency with your producer. Customers are rightly sceptical about labels, so it is more important that you can show them how your supplier operates."
5. "Trial & Error is the method of finding a good Indian producer. Therefore, work with different producers to find the best cooperation partner along the way."