USA Home Appliances Program: project record
The previous program suffered a 6-week delivery delay and 4.5% damage rate; the merchandising team needed a fully managed program with hard delivery windows for the fall catalog.
- Buyer and project
- A New York, USA multi-channel retailer with 14 stores and an e-commerce platform.
- Products and scope
- Home appliances; refrigerators, washers, and dishwashers; 18 SKUs, 42,000 units. Total order value $4.2M.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Qualified 3 appliance factories on capacity, certifications (UL/ETL), and export packaging.
Structured the program into 3 staggered shipping waves aligned to store openings.
Implemented AQL 1.0 inspection with damage-prevention packaging trials.
Negotiated a schedule-guarantee contract with penalty clauses.
All 42,000 units delivered on time across 3 waves; damage rate 0.9%; the fall catalog launched with full in-store availability; a $5.6M follow-on program was signed.
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