"The policy also addresses balanced planning, adequate lead times and incurring costs if a shipment delay is due to Kathmandu not being able to reach critical path deadlines. For example, if design changes are made after the deadline has passed, Kathmandu incurs the costs of any changes of freight methods to allow for a longer production time. If the delay is the fault of the supplier, the supplier pays the additional air freight costs."
Additionally, the policy outlines the Product Lifecycle Management process, which consolidates information related to line plans, design concepts, supplier information, fabric and managing critical path activities through centralising the data. This process ensures that all finished products have materials written by the Marketing Team and decisions are agreed by the Product Team before passing on to the next business process. The policy explains responsible purchasing best practices, the persons responsible for responsible purchasing practices and the scorecard process and supplier incentives.