Trotter Arts is happy to report that we have received satin and printed for the first time since September when the supply chain shortage hit us!!!! Hip, hip, hurray!!!!! Finally, a supply of Satin! To celebrate we are extending the Black Friday pricing on our Web Site Store until January 8th. We will also be adding new inventory to the web site as we get it stretched.
Three hard lessons learned for small businesses,
1) Contingency Plans are really necessary. We were at risk because we didn’t have a backup supplier.
2) Supplier Development is also necessary. Developing that backup supplier takes time and validation testing is required to assure product quality. A good supplier is vital and effective communications will help to anticipate issues.
3) During unstable times inventory can be your friend. Fortunately, we printed ahead for our Fall Shows and we had some safety stock that allowed us to fill most orders during the Fall. Sometimes, being lucky helps. We didn’t anticipate the supply chain issue, but we scheduled shows back-to-back-to-back and knew we needed to print ahead, so we invested in the inventory before the supply chain issue.
Included are a couple of pictures from our studio of the freshly printed satin. It feels so good to be able to print and create product for our customers again! We learned a few lessons from this hardship and will be better for it! Thanks for your patience during this time! Please let us know if we can help with your home or office art needs!
