Agra produces a large share of India's leather footwear, for domestic brands, wholesale markets such as Hing ki Mandi and export houses. A shoe has many components, each needed in the right size, and an order is complete only when every size in the set is ready.
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Size is the complication
Every order is an article in colours and a size run. Materials, production and packing have to be planned by size, and a shortfall in one size holds up cartons for the rest.
Ninety-five per cent complete with size 8 missing is zero cartons shipped.
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Production stages
CuttingUppers and linings by size; leather consumption
ClosingStitching of uppers, often by outside fabricators
Bottom stockSoles, insoles and heels by size
Lasting and makingLine output by article and size
Finishing and packingBoxes, size sets and cartons
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Job work and labour
Fabricator issue and receiptPiece rates by operationContractor billsRework trackingDaily line output
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Sales
Domestic sales run on dealer bookings and seasons; exports on buyer orders and inspections. Both need article-wise profitability.
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Cost
No annual renewal. One development cost, a year of free AMC.
One-time
Development cost, agreed before work starts
1 year
Of AMC included free after go-live
Yours
Source code and data, with no per-user fee
