30/60/90 Projections

I know that salespeople shutter when manufacturers ask for projects working. It always made me crazy and that is why I am not going to ask for anything that even smells like one. However, I am going to give you the opportunity to participate in Nood’s production planning. If you have projects that are going to be physically ordered within the next 30, 60 or 90 days, we are inviting you to provide the project specifics on a regular basis.

It seems appropriate to reinforce our commitment to GREEN going way beyond neat slogans and recycled content. We have created an on- demand manufacturing model that centers on not making samples or actual carpet until someone wants it. Manufacturing efficiencies do require us to periodically create greige goods(un-dyed and un-backed carpet) in bulk of several patterns at a time. Our goal is to only tuft carpet for existing or upcoming orders. This is where the 30/60/90 report from our sales partners becomes critical. It allows us to proactively create greige to fill upcoming orders in a proactive manner allowing us to significantly lower lead times. I want to clarify that we will not begin the process of dyeing carpet until we have the signed strike-off, credible purchase order and the relevant deposit.

I would urge you to be diligent in providing this information as it is going to allow us both the best opportunity to look good by meeting or exceeding expectations. We completely understand that orders will sneak up on all of us and hopefully start to drop out of the sky someday and we are committed to filling those orders as quickly as possible. The Nood model actually will become more efficient as volume goes up. That may seem counter-intuitive but more volume means more frequent tufting runs and that is similar to the old-school mentality of turning inventory. It is good when at any time, you are getting shorter and shorter periods between manufacturing cycles.


As Jerry McGuire said, “HELP ME HELP YOU!”