Case Study: Custom Size Label for a School Uniform Buyer in Qatar
Source:Indoor Fountain Design /
Time:2026-09-18
Size Label for a School Uniform Buyer in Qatar
A School Uniform Buyer approached us with a size label requirement for the Qatar market. The brief was specific: a defined look, a hard launch date and a unit cost that had to survive freight and duty. This case study records what was specified, what went wrong in sampling and how the bulk order was delivered.
The challenge
- Shade drift between the approved lab dip and the bulk lot
- A zipper puller that broke under pull test at the warehouse
- A compliance document that arrived after the goods were already shipped
What we specified
| Item | Size Label |
|---|---|
| Client type | A School Uniform Buyer |
| Market | Qatar |
| Order volume | 2,000 pieces across 4 specifications |
| Base material | Brass |
| Standard size | 8# Gauge |
| Finish | Nickel-Free Electroplating |
| Sampling rounds | 3 |
| Delivery window | 10 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | ISO 9001 |
How it was resolved
- We rebuilt the specification around Brass and locked the tolerance before bulk.
- The finish was moved to Piece-Dyed Finish after strike-off tests showed better durability.
- A pre-production sample was approved and retained as the golden reference.
- Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
- Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.
Result
- 2,000 pieces delivered inside the 10-week window.
- Unit cost held within 2.0% of the original quotation.
- Inspection-related rejection stayed under 0.5%.
- The specification is now on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.
What we would repeat
Fix the specification count early. Adding variants after production starts is the most expensive change a client can request.
Planning something similar?
Tell us the item, the quantity and the delivery window. We will quote it with the sub-processes named, so the lead time you approve is the lead time you get.
