Before quotation
Product definition
Category, design, quantity, sizes, colors, materials, branding, packaging, destination and target date.
How it works
From product brief to dispatch
A practical manufacturing workflow for brands and sourcing teams. Commercial timings and responsibilities remain subject to the approved order.
Start with your briefSix clear stages
Decisions stay visible.
Each stage has an input and a checkpoint. Use these to prepare your team and keep approvals visible.
Download a blank product brief- 01
Share your brief
Send the product category, reference images, tech pack or the clearest specification currently available.
- Your input
- Product reference, use case and estimated quantity
- Checkpoint
- A brief ready for review
- 02
Review feasibility
The team reviews construction, customization and missing information before confirming what can be quoted.
- Your input
- Answers to specification and feasibility questions
- Checkpoint
- Scope and outstanding details identified
- 03
Confirm quote and sample
Commercial details and sampling requirements are documented for approval before a production order.
- Your input
- Review commercial and sampling terms
- Checkpoint
- Agreed quote and sample requirements
- 04
Approve specifications
Confirm dimensions, colors, branding, product details and packing in writing.
- Your input
- Written approval of measurements, colors and branding
- Checkpoint
- A confirmed production specification
- 05
Production and checking
Production follows the approved order information, with product checking before dispatch.
- Your input
- Confirm any agreed inspection requirements
- Checkpoint
- Products checked against the approved order
- 06
Packing and shipment
Packing and freight arrangements are confirmed against the agreed order and destination requirements.
- Your input
- Delivery details and agreed freight arrangements
- Checkpoint
- Packing and dispatch documentation confirmed
Before production
Written approval
Approved sample or specification, confirmed commercial terms, packing requirements and shipment responsibilities.
Before dispatch
Order review
Product checking, quantities, packing and buyer-appointed or agreed freight arrangements.
Start a project
Ready to define the first stage?
Share what you know today. We’ll identify the details that need to be confirmed before quotation and sampling.