Pet Accessories USA: project record
Stitching defects on 5% of harness units; tensile strength failed on 2 of 5 materials tested; single-source dependency on one factory created supply fragility.
- Buyer and project
- A Denver, USA DTC pet brand scaling from 12 to 30 SKUs.
- Products and scope
- Dog harnesses, leashes, collars, and feeding bowls.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Shortlisted 7 suppliers with sewing-QC process review.
Arranged material tensile testing and webbing strength checks.
Built a dual-sourcing strategy: two qualified factories with split orders.
Standardized brand packaging with compliance labeling.
Two suppliers contracted; defect rate down to 1.5% (−70%); dual-source hedge in place; landed cost −7% with combined volumes.
A proven case study from LifaSourcing.com's historical work archive. The result above records the status reached in this project.
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