For a professional buyer, the useful question is not whether a technology sounds advanced. It is whether the material, construction and validation route fit the actual user, environment and duty cycle.
User and operating environment
This point should be translated into a measurable buyer requirement, reviewed during sampling and recorded in the approved reference. The applicable evidence depends on the selected material system, garment construction and intended market.
Target function and test method
This point should be translated into a measurable buyer requirement, reviewed during sampling and recorded in the approved reference. The applicable evidence depends on the selected material system, garment construction and intended market.
Quantity, sizing, branding, packaging and market requirements
This point should be translated into a measurable buyer requirement, reviewed during sampling and recorded in the approved reference. The applicable evidence depends on the selected material system, garment construction and intended market.
Questions to include in the product brief
- Who will use the product and in which environment
- What activity, duration and layering system are expected
- Which function or test method must be evaluated
- What quantity, sizing, branding and destination market apply