Industry Forum Services

Spring Workshop Programme

March - May 2010 @ UKFT,

5 Portland Place, London W1B 1PW in conjunction with

2010 Dates now confirmed!

3rd March: Essential Sourcing Skills

26th April: Sourcing From India

27th April: Retailing in India

5th May:Implementing Fast Fashion Supply Chains

For further details email: marketing@industryforum.net

News

Canadian Fast Fashion Leadership Workshop

November 23rd - 27th Montreal - Vancouver -Toronto

The latest in the Fast Fashion series was held coast to coast in conjunction with the Canadian Apparel Federation. 80 companies participated and the feedback on the new programme was excellent with a number of the companies expressing interest in both follow up workshop and in-house programmes.

London Global Sourcing skills workshop November 19th - highly rated by delegates

The new programme was well received by participants from Alison Hayes, Aurora Fashions, Barbour, Crystal Martin, Jenny Packham, Joules, Monsoon. As a result of the good feedback and interest, the programme will be repeated in the Spring of 2010. A wait list has already started!!

Hong Kong Fast Fashion workshop October 6th is

a resounding success!

Over 60 delegates from retailers, brands, manufacturers and sourcing companies attended a sell out workshop held in conjunction with Prime source Forum.

Industry Forum Services managed the Industry Forum, a joint government/industry initiative to improve supply chain performance. Today the organisation works with international supply chains to improve performance from product concept to delivery to the consumer - from concept to carrier bag.

The original 9 year prooject had seed funding from DTI and had the active support and participation from the British Clothing Industry Association and key retailers and manufacurers. The steering group included major retailers such as: Arcadia, House of Fraser, Jaeger, Littlewoods, Marks & Spencer, New Look, Next, Thomas Pink, Topshop and major manufacturers and brands

The Industry Forum Services consulting practice is a leader in implementing best practice - principally to make the supply chain faster, better and cheaper through excellence of process using high performing teams.

It also helps in Global Sourcing and Franchising.

NEW FAST FASHION MASTERCLASS

A one week in-house programme to make a step change in performance

New Supply Chain Audit programme.

Assess performance in the critical areas of product development and pre-production approvals through to delivery to the customer. Following successful project work for individual clients we have pulled together a short,

sharp audit process to identify weak points in a company's supply chain. This one week programme is targeted at companies whose supply chain performance requires to be aligned to meet the requirements of the highly competitive fashion business. Call Ken Watson for further details .

New Global sourcing skills workshop held in June hailed a great success with participants from companies such as Jaeger, Thomas Pink, Topman, Whistles and Whitestuff. Workshop rated at 8.54 out of 10 for content and delivery - all participants saying they would attend another event!