Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Supply Chain Management
Looking at SaFaBeau’s (SFB) supply chain, our upstream suppliers involve Disc Manufacturer, Disc Processing Company as well as Webcam manufacturer. Downstream suppliers are the retailers.
Disc Manufacturer
We have less or no control over the supply details in this part of the value chain. Consequently, it becomes more important for us to build a tighter relationship and trust with the 1st tier supplier, the Disc Processing Company, who sources the CDs in order to ensure controls in cost, quality and timely delivery of our main material.
Disc Processing Company
As mentioned above, the Disc Processing Company sources CDs from Disc manufacturers and processes them with the specifications given by us into our Fashion Beauty CDs.
Webcam manufacturer
Our sources of webcams are Chinese factories due to their low costs and that our product requires little customization. However, there can be trust issues which needed to be closely monitored, as well as the purchasing quantity has to be large enough to achieve economy of scale.
Retailers
We aim for high visibility and easy accessibility when it comes to distribution such as electronic shops and convenient stores.
The following illustration shows SFB’s suppliers in more detail.
SFB Employees
Our engineers write the Fashion Beauty Software which is later on provided to the partnering disc processing company to be copied to CDs, the engineers also provide after-sale services for any technical questions our customers may have. There are also packaging and inspection personnel to inspect products delivered from the suppliers and to pack products as per customer requests, ie. Fashion Beauty Software only or Fashion Beauty Pack (incl. Webcam).
Disc Processing Co.
This part of the value chain plays a significant role in the product we sell. The Disc Processing Company copies the software to CDs, adds the stickers onto discs and packs them in CD cases. Stickers and CD cases are designed by SFB.
Packaging Co.
We use recyclable cardboard as the main packaging material for our products. From CD cases to Webcam box are environmental friendly.
Webcam Manufacturer
To make our product affordable and user-friendly, any webcam is applicable to our software. As a supplementary item in our Fashion Beauty Pack, lowering cost is the primary target in the negotiation with supplier. To achieve the cost target, we decide to buy in bulk and to use mass produced parts eg. Lens and spare parts. The only customization is the look of our webcam which makes the product stand out and justifies our pricing of the Fashion Beauty Pack at the same time.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Website
- Our website: http://sandrathewu.blogspot.com/
- Key words: SaFaBeau Fashion Fairy
- We will hire a professional person to build our website.
- Put some pictures instead of words, like e-mail us
Celebrity Endorsement
Emma Watson just shot a well-known film that is Harry Potter. She is a good actress. And she has simple and natural temperament. Now Emma is the idol of young people.
Emma Watson is our ideal representative.
(The picture is from Coolchaser ,Graphics)
(The picture is from Coolchaser ,Graphics)
Product placement
This computer product is Fashion Fairy which we develop is selling at price $1,999, and we are going to place advertisement with different channels in order to allow everyone is able to notice it obviously, such as the home page on internet (Yahoo, Google, and so on,) and the TV shopping channel.
There will be a 30-day trial version on the network; you are capable of using it for free. Within 30 days in which you can fully use this product to match your own dress style. However after trial period, 30-day, ends, you have to pay for this product if you are interested in this product and also want to continue to use it. At that moment, we will give you a series of password to make you can keep using this merchandise. Meanwhile we will put ads in the shelves of 3C products in the entity store and shop; when people pass by the store or shop, they can easily see our advertisement of products.
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