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Title: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: tonypep on December 15, 2014, 03:57:48 PM
Working with a major shirt brand stuck with 500,000 pcs with wrong inside neck transfer. Need to remove/replace part of it. Several options here. Thankfully we won't be doing them. Just the R&D protos.
Oopsie Poopsie!
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: blue moon on December 15, 2014, 04:37:44 PM
that's a pretty big ooopsy!

pierre
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: GraphicDisorder on December 15, 2014, 04:42:21 PM
Can't imagine that being a good thing for someones pocket book. 
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Sbrem on December 15, 2014, 06:29:00 PM
I have a word for this:  ARRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Steve
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: zanegun08 on December 15, 2014, 06:31:22 PM
I would just get a coverup transfer made.

We've done some thing like this with a Wellington House die cut transfer to coverup an existing logo in a performance tee.

For 500k pieces I would get in touch with unimark to get a proper transfer made and just press them on top.

You are going to spend to much time removing, and possibly damage the shirt trying to spray out that.
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Get Shirts on December 15, 2014, 07:22:47 PM
That's unreal.
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Dochertyscott on December 16, 2014, 05:57:17 AM
Insurance claim?
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: tonypep on December 16, 2014, 06:15:45 AM
The blank mfgr (you all would recognize) did this by mistake. Garments can't leave Central America until they are compliant. They have been presented with several options.
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Dottonedan on December 16, 2014, 09:43:22 AM
Stuff like this has always had me wondering about those who make a mistake like this, what would be a justifiable course of punishment to the person responsible?

When you think about it? Stuff happens. Any person can make mistake that can be the cost of 1.00 or for some businesses, 1 million.  How do you think management should handle large costly mistakes like this?

Some might go the route of firing, but it could happen to anyone, including an owner themselves, so what to do? A mistake can show you a weak spot in a procrss.

The obvious thing is to learn by it and put action in the proper place by implimentibg steps so that it's not as easily possible to repeat that same mistake.
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Orion on December 16, 2014, 09:46:51 AM
Stuff like this has always had me wondering about those who make a mistake like this, what would be a justifiable course of punishment to the person responsible?

Firing squad at dawn?
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: tonypep on December 16, 2014, 10:04:06 AM
Dan it wasn't simply a careless mistake it was more of a business situation gone wrong. That's all I can say.
Orion remember its Central America so anythings possible!
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: blue moon on December 16, 2014, 10:17:52 AM
we had a situation about a year ago. Honest mistake cost us $12K. I let the guy go. 'told him I'd give him a good reference if he needed one, but could not keep him as it would send the wrong msg to the ppl left behind. Did not like doing it, but had to be done. . .

pierre
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: tancehughes on December 16, 2014, 10:54:19 AM
And just when I was thinking that the $2,000 mistake a couple of our employees made last week was bad. I have already put steps in place to help protect from it happening again. Cost another $2,000 to implement that though!
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Gilligan on December 16, 2014, 11:30:49 AM
And just when I was thinking that the $2,000 mistake a couple of our employees made last week was bad. I have already put steps in place to help protect from it happening again. Cost another $2,000 to implement that though!

Pay once, cry once.
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: tancehughes on December 16, 2014, 12:30:16 PM

And just when I was thinking that the $2,000 mistake a couple of our employees made last week was bad. I have already put steps in place to help protect from it happening again. Cost another $2,000 to implement that though!

Pay once, cry once.

Dude when are you coming up?! Gotta come see our new toys
Title: Re: The half a million/pc mistake
Post by: Inkworks on December 16, 2014, 01:26:15 PM
Mistakes happen to everyone eventually. The first mistake is "Tuition" As long as people don't repeat the same mistakes it's just part of life.

I worked a place plagued by mistakes, they had ISO9001 certification, workbooks for every job, first-off signatures required, as well as interval checks. Then I worked at a place where they didn't have any of that stuff, almost never had mistakes and produced a better product faster.

The difference? Better people and accountability. Paperwork doesn't solve the problems if you have people who still make mistakes.