{"id":988,"date":"2021-01-13T11:28:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T05:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/?p=988"},"modified":"2026-01-31T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T04:49:00","slug":"footwear-price-race-an-impossible-competition-for-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/footwear-price-race-an-impossible-competition-for-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Footwear Price race &#8211; An (im)possible competition for Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left style-disabled\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title bg-on\" style=\"color: #000000;background-color: #c9c9c9;\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\" style=\"border-color: #c9c9c9;\"><\/span>(The whole article is prepared based on a $10 sports shoes (Factory Price) retailed $50)<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\" style=\"border-color: #c9c9c9;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]This time, let\u2019s start with some quick practical case from the perspective of price,<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<h4>CASE1:<\/h4>\n<p>If a purchaser is asking you to be competitive by 10% from his existing source, that means he is asking you to reduce the LOH by 80% at least.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u>Is that even practically possible?&gt; Yes, you have to give up your margin (Don&#8217;t you do that today?)<\/u>.<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<h4>CASE2:<\/h4>\n<p>Factory Y is paying 3 times more average LABOR wage compared to Factory X. Yet, Factory Y is competitive by 2% in FOB.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u>Is that even practically possible?&gt; Yes. factory Y has to be efficient by +30% than factory X <\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>(same as Bangladesh (X= 45% overall efficiency) and China (Y=75% overall efficiency) today).<\/u><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe price competitiveness is defined only on <b>\u2248<\/b>15% of FOB.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Any factory barely have any control over rest <b>\u2248<\/b>85%.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Means, <span style=\"color: red;\">&gt;85% of the price is already fixed (measurable and comparable with competition),<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-998\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red-1536x928.png 1536w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/shoes-red.png 1616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and only part to make a difference is <span style=\"color: blue;\">15% of the total; i. e, Labor and overhead cost (competitive advantage). Surprising? Well let\u2019s have a look into the full story.<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Retailers price breakdown: $50<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2nd-part.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1258\" height=\"1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2nd-part.png 1258w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2nd-part-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2nd-part-1024x961.png 1024w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/2nd-part-768x720.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1258px) 100vw, 1258px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1003 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3rd-part.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1274\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3rd-part.png 1274w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3rd-part-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3rd-part-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/3rd-part-768x264.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1274px) 100vw, 1274px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>So, now let\u2019s start with LOH; To calculate LOH, we need 3 information,<\/strong><div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: red;\"><b>a. Cost of a minute in the factory<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Total cost of the factory for a month (fixed + variable)\/ number of working minutes in a month* = Cost of a minute<\/p>\n<p>*timeline can be chosen as per the need (you can consider month or year or even a day)<\/p>\n<p><b><div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>EXAMPLE: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>If there are 270 direct and 30 indirect worker (manager\/ supervisor..) in the factory; the total working minutes of the factory is 270 direct workers X 25 working days in a month X 8 working hours every day X 60 minutes in a hour = 3,240,000 minute.[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDdGFibGUlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0N0ciUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ3RkJTNFU2FsYXJ5JTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMCUyODMlMkMwMDAlMkMwMDAlMkYzJTJDMjQwJTJDMDAwJTI5JTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMDAuOTMlMjBUYWthJTJGTWludXRlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUwQSUyMCUzQ3RyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0VJbnRlcmVzdCUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlM0QlMjAlMjgxJTJDMjAwJTJDMDAwJTIwJTJGMyUyQzI0MCUyQzAwMCUyOSUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlM0QlMjAwLjM3JTIwVGFrYSUyRk1pbnV0ZSUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTNDJTJGdHIlM0UlMEElMjAlM0N0ciUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ3RkJTNFRGVwcmVjaWF0aW9uJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMCUyODElMkMwMDAlMkMwMDAlMkYzJTJDMjQwJTJDMDAwJTI5JTIwJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMDAuMzElMjBUYWthJTJGTWludXRlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUwQSUzQ3RyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0VSZW50YWwlMjBFeHBlbnNlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMCUyODcwMCUyQzAwMCUyRjMlMkMyNDAlMkMwMDAlMjklMjAlM0MlMkZ0ZCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ3RkJTNFJTNEJTIwMC4yMiUyMFRha2ElMkZNaW51dGUlM0MlMkZ0ZCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUzQyUyRnRyJTNFJTBBJTNDdHIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRVRyYW5zcG9ydGF0aW9uJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMCUyODUwMCUyQzAwMCUyRjMlMkMyNDAlMkMwMDAlMjklMjAlM0MlMkZ0ZCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUyMCUyMCUzQ3RkJTNFJTNEJTIwMC4xNSUyMFRha2ElMkZNaW51dGUlM0MlMkZ0ZCUzRSUwQSUyMCUyMCUzQyUyRnRyJTNFJTBBJTNDdHIlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRVJlcGFpciUyMCUyNiUyME1haW50ZW5hbmNlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMCUyODElMkMwMDAlMkMwMDAlMkYzJTJDMjQwJTJDMDAwJTI5JTIwJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMDAuMzElMjBUYWthJTJGTWludXRlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUwQSUzQ3RyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0VVdGlsaXR5JTIwRXhwZW5zZSUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlM0QlMjAlMjg4MDAlMkMwMDAlMkYzJTJDMjQwJTJDMDAwJTI5JTIwJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzRCUyMDAuMjUlMjBUYWthJTJGTWludXRlJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlM0MlMkZ0ciUzRSUwQSUzQ3RyJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlM0NiJTNFJTNDc3BhbiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyY29sb3IlM0ElMjByZWQlM0IlMjIlM0VUb3RhbCUyMGNvc3QlMjBvZiUyME1pbnV0ZSUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlM0MlMkZiJTNFJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTIwJTIwJTNDdGQlM0UlM0NiJTNFJTNDc3BhbiUyMHN0eWxlJTNEJTIyY29sb3IlM0ElMjByZWQlM0IlMjIlM0UlM0QlMjAyLjUzJTIwVGFrYSUyRk1pbnV0ZSUzQyUyRnNwYW4lM0UlM0MlMkZiJTNFJTNDJTJGdGQlM0UlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjAlM0N0ZCUzRSUzQ2IlM0UlM0NzcGFuJTIwc3R5bGUlM0QlMjJjb2xvciUzQSUyMHJlZCUzQiUyMiUzRSUyOGElM0QlMjQwLjAzJTI5JTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRSUzQyUyRnRkJTNFJTBBJTIwJTIwJTNDJTJGdHIlM0UlMEElM0MlMkZ0YWJsZSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: green;\">b. SAM of a model<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Number of working minutes needed to produce a pair of shoe or, the time a single worker will take to make the pair.<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><b>EXAMPLE<\/b> (I will use the simplified version to keep the \u2018sense\u2019 useful for all):<\/p>\n<p>Measure the time of each operation by a stop watch,<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: green;\">operation A+ operation B+ operation C+ . . . . .\u00a0 .+ operation Z= SAM of a specific design \u00a0 <b>(b= 25min)<\/b><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><b><span style=\"color: blue;\">c. Efficiency of the factory<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The percentage ratio of \u2018useful\u2019 minutes to make the shoe and \u2018used\u2019 minutes.<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><b>EXAMPLE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>270 workers in a line (cut to pack) works for 8 hours a day produced 2,000 prs and SAM of the shoe is 25 minutes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]So, the LOH for this specific model in this Bangladeshi factory will be,<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<h3>LOH= <span style=\"color: red;\">a<\/span> X (<span style=\"color: green;\">b<\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: blue;\">c<\/span>) =<span style=\"color: red;\">0.03<\/span> X (<span style=\"color: green;\">25<\/span> \/ <span style=\"color: blue;\">38.58%<\/span>) = $1.944<\/h3>\n<p>I know this is boring, but it\u2019s going to be interesting from here\u2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>NOW, let\u2019s do a comparative pricing between Bangladesh and China,<\/p>\n<p>(considering BOM, tooling cost and profit margin are same for both the countries)<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Reality of today:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-today--1024x360.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-today--1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-today--300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-today--768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-today-.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*CPM is based on country economy and labor market; factory <b>has hardly any control over it<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>**SAM is based on type of article\/ design of the product; and it\u2019s <b>same for a product in all factories<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: blue;\">***EFFICIENCY, the only factor inside LOH that <b>can be improved with right intention and investment<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cToday we are saved by the \u2018kindness of God(s)\u2019; GSP (generalized system of preference). A factor we don\u2019t control. A factor depends on the geo-political polarization!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is my dream of tomorrow:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1021\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-tomorrow-1024x382.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-tomorrow-1024x382.png 1024w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-tomorrow-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-tomorrow-768x286.png 768w, https:\/\/beta.footwearexchange.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Reality-of-tomorrow.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cEfficiency is our \u2018industrial God\u2019 of future; our saviour for next decades\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>An improvement of 5% in efficiency will allow a factory to save more than 2% of FOB; 11% of LOH! A savings of $0.21 in each pair*! How difficult is it? Bad news is, we are bad at efficiency; and the good news is, we have an ocean to improve.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/solecollector.com\/news\/2014\/12\/how-much-it-costs-nike-to-make-a-100-shoe\">https:\/\/solecollector.com\/news\/2014\/12\/how-much-it-costs-nike-to-make-a-100-shoe<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sneakerfactory.net\/2019\/05\/cost-to-make-a-sneaker\/\">https:\/\/www.sneakerfactory.net\/2019\/05\/cost-to-make-a-sneaker\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/ordnur.com\/garments-2\/calculate-garments-cost-of-making\/\">https:\/\/ordnur.com\/garments-2\/calculate-garments-cost-of-making\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlineclothingstudy.com\/2011\/09\/4-how-to-calculate-efficiency-of.html\">https:\/\/www.onlineclothingstudy.com\/2011\/09\/4-how-to-calculate-efficiency-of.html<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/development-policy\/opinion\/are-geopolitics-trade-and-human-rights-compatible-enemies\/\">https:\/\/www.euractiv.com\/section\/development-policy\/opinion\/are-geopolitics-trade-and-human-rights-compatible-enemies\/<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.everycrsreport.com\/reports\/RL33663.html\">https:\/\/www.everycrsreport.com\/reports\/RL33663.html<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>https:\/\/<\/u><u>www.idc-cdi.com<\/u><u>\/the-<\/u><u>eu<\/u><u>-needs-to-appreciate-<\/u><u>cambodias<\/u><u>-role-and-voice\/<\/u>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 30px; height: 30px;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>(This article is the part of Author\u2019s upcoming e-book \u2018Defining competitive advantage of Bangladesh for Footwear\u2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Author<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hossain Tawhid Imam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A manufacturing industry passionate working as STRATEGIC INDUSTRIAL BUYER with the responsibility to build and deploy worldwide mid and long-term purchasing strategy for Footwear Industrial Division of DECATHLON.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]This time, let\u2019s start with some quick practical case from the perspective of price, CASE1: If a purchaser is asking you to be competitive by 10% from his&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1805,"featured_media":998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-expert-article","category-16","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.6.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Footwear Price race - An (im)possible competition for Bangladesh<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The whole article is prepared based on a $10 sports shoes (Factory Price) retailed $50. 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