Crisis Recovery Apparel Sweden: project record
CRISIS: the fire destroyed 60% of work-in-progress 4 weeks before delivery; penalties were up to €120,000; 2 retail chains threatened delisting.
- Buyer and project
- A Gothenburg, Sweden apparel brand (~€8M revenue) with a 30,000-unit order in production when the factory suffered a fire.
- Products and scope
- Ladies' blouses; woven cotton, 30,000 units across 4 styles.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Within 72 hours, verified 5 alternative factories with matching capability and available capacity.
Split the order across 2 factories (18,000 / 12,000 units) to de-risk any single point of failure.
Negotiated priority production slots and 3-shift scheduling to recover time.
Arranged mixed air/sea logistics: 40% airfreight for the first delivery tranche.
Ran full QC (AQL 2.5) at both factories, including re-approval of samples.
First tranche (8,000 units) delivered by air on the original date; balance delivered within +5 days; penalties limited to €6,000 on one chain; total cost +9% versus the feared +40%.
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