An apparel company can save money by sourcing from Mexico instead of Asia, even at a higher per-unit cost, because faster delivery lets them chase trends and sell more. Speed to market beats a cheaper price tag.
Did some work with this, with an apparel company, and it was interesting. They were sourcing everything from Asia. And as we did the calculations, it was actually more affordable for them to take a higher price per unit to source from Mexico, where it was quicker to market, and they could chase trends faster than trying to put everything on a boat from Vietnam or China and take that extra time. So, again, it's helping. It's helping those in the organization understand those decisions that they're making and how it affects the balance sheet.
