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SourcingFootwear

SOURCINGIn the case of footwear business, components are delivered to the production factory usually in-country and the final shoe is shipped in its final packaging to the distribution center, or even direct to the retailer. Cost sheets for the footwear business needs to track the tooling cost for the production run and amortize the cost across the styles.

Sourcing is the purchasing of products–or components that go into aproduct –from the supply chain. The Sourcing process involves a hostproduct –from the supply chain. The Sourcing process involves a hostof essential tasks, such as managing supplier relationships, identifyingsuppliers for a request for quote (RFQ), managing cost negotiations,and evaluating supplier performance after product shipment.

Key Trends Affecting SourcingLabor CostsPresently, the rising cost of labor in China is forcing companies to rethink their Sourcing approach. In the 1990s, China was the dominant, de-facto Sourcing magnet for low-cost labor. However,rising costs have forced companies to diversify their sourcing strategies and evaluate lower-cost options, such as Vietnam, Cambodia,Bangladesh, India and Mexico.Bangladesh, India and Mexico.

Fast FashionIn addition, the downturn in the global economy has modifiedSourcing strategies for companies that deliver products on a globalbasis. An acute case-in-point is the ‘Fast Fashion’ phenomenon,where winning is all about making decisions as close to in-storedelivery as possible, so as to deliver ‘trend right’ products.In cases like this, where consumers are spending less, you needIn cases like this, where consumers are spending less, you needto make decisions as late as possible in the product developmentprocess, and focus on ‘what’s selling and what isn’t’, to avoid excess inventory

SOURCINGEnergy CostsAlso, today’s increasing fuel costs are not only impacting consumers spending habits, but are also influencing retailers and brands supplier-placement decisions. For products that are delivered on multiple continents, retailers and brands are increasingly splitting production orders across suppliers and choosing suppliers that are closest to the end-retail store delivery to reduce transportation costs.Although this is a cost-saving measure, managing multi-sourced products Although this is a cost-saving measure, managing multi-sourced products increases the complexity of overseeing a product through both the development and production processes.

Green Momentum‘Green’ products are also gaining momentum, as consumers are becoming increasingly more aware of the environmental impact of the products they purchase, whether it be raw materials, or the manufacturing process itself, or the transportation footprint. For ecofriendly retailers and brands, green priorities are transportation footprint. For ecofriendly retailers and brands, green priorities are intensifying the scrutiny of the Sourcing process, such that suppliers must provideauthentic green materials, while manufacturers must minimize the environmental impact of production.

PRODUCT DESIGN Women Heel Footwear

In the footwear process, the designer/developer adds a component location (Vamp, Quarter, and Heel) to the product and then assigns a material to it later on in the development process.

ResearchThis stage is the most important in my opinion. The research stage varies, depending on the product requirement. Sometimes research is the only stage in a project. The client may require a research project onlproject. The client may require a research project only. Perhaps they would like to receive a report on a shoe trade show, or a report on shoe design at retail.Research could involve taking photographs of shoes at retail (shop windows), It may be looking at all aspects of the design, or may be using the photos to research trends in heel shapes, materials, or price points.

User Experience For example - women love high heeled shoes, but this love comes at the cost of comfort. comfort. Wearing high heels causes a lot of pain and, in the long term, health complications. This design is developed to overcome the problem by ultimately making high heels more comfortable.In order to do this, one must first understand the reasons that high heels are uncomfortable, such as arch angle, heel height, and the changes in walking motion. Once there is a true understanding of the factors that contribute to high heel discomfort, the design stage can begin with a motive to develop a shoe with an innovative high-heel design, and to consider concepts of; ergonomics,comfort, and marketability of the final design.concepts of; ergonomics,comfort, and marketability of the final design.

PRODUCT DESIGNSketching & illustration I believe this is a necessary intial idear to start with lots of scribbles and small sketches before making a more elaborate and detailed drawings. This enables to get ideas down quickly on paper. The ideas which are the strongest and make more detailed hand drawings which are presented to the client for their comments andfinally CAD drawings, to give a more realistic representation of the shoe.

Story Board & Mood BoardStory Board & Mood BoardThis is a visual representation of a new fashion trend, sometimes called 'Mood Boards' because they describe the 'mood' of a trend. The storyboard is used by the footwear designer to 'set the scene', before they start designing. It is often used by clients to understand a trend, or to explain a trend to a colleague. It can help a client decide the focus of a range of footwear, if it is relevant to their customer before the designer starts to design.

Last DevleopmentLast DevleopmentThe last is a plastic, wooden or metal, form. It is the equivalent of the tailors dummy, and almost all shoes are made on a last. The last dictates the toe shape and the heel height. They come in pairs and different sizes and widths, just like feet!

Heel developmentSpecifications for heels are developed, with prototype wooden models for reference.

Outsole developmentSpecifications to make pretty much any kind of outsole, in any kind of material. Specifications to make pretty much any kind of outsole, in any kind of material.

Development of PatternsDevelopment on the pattern have to do develop the part of initial-type of high-heel, it may be pump, silleto , platform, kitten, wadge or any other. Once everything is confirmed the final prototype is been prepared for evaluation.

MATERIALS & TECHThe heel is the most important part of a pair of shoes. As technology advances, so too do the extent in the variety of materials. Currently, shoe materials and technology have greatly improvedas technology develops, it were changed traditional way as 70-90 mm with high limits available for the designers the possibility of innovation (Admin, 2010). As a result, it can be the basis for designers to use these diverse materials and design development. Such as in present time extensive use of materials, from wood, polystyrene, PU, metal PU, iron, rubbeextensive use of materials, from wood, polystyrene, PU, metal PU, iron, rubber, ABS, etc.Moreover, high heels are made in to model first and then connected to the shoesfinal made products（Weber, 1980). But also because the heel shaped by molding, so it can be made of different materials through design combines, for example, after forming can be combined with stainless steel or other materials even a combination with electronic products.

Base on the widely development of the materials technology of fabric in the current, also it can see extension of a widely range in footwear of the upper materials, also it can see extension of a widely range in footwear of the upper materials, including: fabric, leather, wool, polyester, nylon, and some could recyclable materials (Zaino. 2011). Thus leather materials are the most widely used, there are lots of materials form leather such as goat, kangaroo, cowhide, camel, pigskin, sheepskin, deerskin, exotic leathers, imitation artificial leather (2011). Furthermore, the shoe upper material must have a certain degree of elastic quality to adapt to shoes show shape

PROTOTYPE PROCESS