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The client, a metro-based trade business, was winning plenty of work but had no clear visibility into true job costs. Quotes were often based on experience and rough estimates, with materials, labour, and overheads not consistently tracked against each job. As costs rose and jobs varied in...

The client, a single-location cafe based in a busy suburban area, was operating without clear visibility into margins or cash flow. Pricing decisions were reactive, costs were creeping up, and the owner often felt unsure whether the business was actually performing as expected. Our approach...

Offshore manufacturing has become the only option for many Australian industries competing in the global economy. But we often hear the horror stories of ventures into offshoring where it has all gone terribly wrong. Poor quality, delivery failures, packaging failures, production items nothing...

Simply by taking a quick look through our website you will find that a key competency of GBOS is facilitating the transfer of manufacture to offshore vendors. So then you might wonder why would we potentially discourage customers from using this service by asking them to think carefully before they...

For companies new to import or export many of the terms and acronyms used in international freight can seem a bit like "double dutch"! For anyone shipping to or from Australia one of the crucial areas to understand (and many don't) is Incoterms - so you don't take on any undue risk or get hit with...

The cost to actually get your product from an offshore manufacturer into your warehouse  can sometimes add a considerable amount to the sourcing price.  Often we jump to the conclusion that sending a shipment by sea is obviously going to be the most economical method. If you have (and need) a...

When shipping products overseas it is important, particularly for smaller shipments (LCL) that your packaging is robust. Remember that what is OK for domestic freight may not be OK for international! We have put together the following tips to ensure that your product arrives on time and in one...

All factories have a minimum order quantity.  If you want to order more, there’s no problem, but if you only want a small quantity things can get difficult very fast.  I'm always being asked, ‘What’s the minimum order quantity?’  Unfortunately, it's not an easy question to answer and...

Many company representatives find themselves more than a little taken aback the first time they visit their proposed / current offshore manufacturer. I have heard the following statement repeatedly in my experience working as a facilitator for the transfer of manufacturing "This is nothing like...