Training
Knowledge of the product being produced
and sold is critical to the continued success of your
company. There are very few situations as embarrassing
as being asked a question that you can't answer, or not
being able to understand what's being discussed.
With the cross training of people in
purchasing or buying positions that most wholesalers or
retailers practice, it's fairly common to find a person in
the uncomfortable position of buying a product that they're
unfamiliar with.
What is Training?
This is not necessarily the definition
that you'll find in a dictionary, but training as we see it
at ShoeTemp Associates is providing the information to allow
a person to perform their job better by having a basic
understanding of the process required to make the product
they're responsible for. This includes not only having
a basic knowledge of "what it takes" to get a product from
concept to the market, but also to be able to
understand (and speak) the "language" of the particular
trades required to produce the product.
At ShoeTemp Associates, we offer "hands
on" training at all levels from the production line
inspectors in the factories to the newer footwear buyers in
the customer's offices.
Advantages to the Manufacturer
Our in-plant training of production line
inspectors will show improvements in the product that's
being presented for final inspection. Technical
training will allow for better engineering of the products
you're producing, and less time and production lost in
repairing or replacing engineering or commercialization
mistakes.
Advantages to the Customer
The advantages to the customer of ShoeTemp
Associates in-plant training for the producer are pretty
obvious, but what about the folks in your offices?
Do they understand what's involved in the
product that they're responsible for, and can they
communicate their thoughts and requirements in the
"language" of the industry?
ShoeTemp Associates offers training in
your office or a supplier's factory, to allow your key
people to have a basic understanding of the processes
involved in taking an idea and making it into a product that
your customer will be happy with.
This training can provide an overview
that's as complete or general as you require of the Pattern
Engineering involved, Lasts and their effect on the comfort
and fit of footwear, the nomenclature of shoe components,
etc. ShoeTemp Associates will not make Shoemakers of your
people, but can provide them with an insight into the
product that they well be investing a fair amount of your
company's capital in.
