central america, but having another production facility so far away turned into much more of a burden than a benefit. it took us about seven years to really get a foothold and to start everything working the direction we wanted it to work. and it was a tough seven years. sun dog s general manager allison moser says the operation felt scattered. one of the things i do up here is make sure all of our employees and all the different production lines are set. you know, everybody s got plenty of work to do. and down there it was a very difficult thing to manage. it was a challenge to deal with new complications like customs and to not see products as they were coming off the line. there was a clear disconnect. to make matters worse, the orders from big box stores were not consistent. it was here s 50,000 units we need them in three weeks. and once those orders were filled, everyone had to sit and wait for the next one.
i.e. us. once the facility was up and running, the orders came in. costs may have been lower in central america, but having another production facility so far away turned into much more of a burden than a benefit. it took us about seven years to really get a foothold and to start everything working the direction we wanted it to work. and it was a tough seven years. sun dog s general manager allison moser says the operation felt scattered. one of the things i do up here is make sure all of our employees and all the different production lines are set. you know, everybody s got plenty of work to do. and down there it was a very difficult thing to manage. it was a challenge to deal with new complications like customs and to not see products as they were coming off the line. there was a clear disconnect. to make matters worse, the orders from big box stores were not consistent. it was here s 50,000 units we need them in three weeks.
was up and running, the orders came in. having two locations gave cass and his customers some options. you could always say we can do it if you can stomach american labor, we can do it quicker up here in the u.s. if you ve got time, we can do it overseas, if you want the price. costs may have been lower in central america, but having another production facility so far away turned into much more of a burden than a benefit. it took us about seven years to really get a foothold and to start everything working the direction we wanted it to work, and it was a tough seven years. sun dog s general manager says the operation felt scattered. one of the things i do up here is make sure all of our employees and all the different production lines are set, you know, everybody s got plenty of work to do, and down there it was a very difficult thing to manage. it was a challenge to deal with new complications like customs and to not see products as they were coming off the
came in. having two locations gave cass and customers openings. you could always say we can do it. if you can stomach american labor, we can do it quicker up here in the u.s. if you ve got time, we can do it overseas. costs may have been lower in central america, but having another production facility so far away turned into much more of a burden than a benefit. it took us about seven years to really get a foothold and to start everything working the direction we wanted it to work. and it was a tough seven years. his general manager, allison moser, says the operation felt scattered. one of the things i do up here is make sure all of our employees and all the different production lines are set. you know, everybody s got plenty of work to do. and down there, it was a very difficult thing to manage. it was a challenge to deal with new complications like customs and to not see products as they were coming off the line. there was a clear disconnect.