Sustainable sneaker start-up Okepas faces supply chain disruptions due to global trade tensions.
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Holly Kwan Eng Wee Sin Mei Cheah Martin Grunow on Okepas’ sustainable sneaker start
In this section, we heard Okepas Co-founder Martina Grunow recount what she felt was their worst supply chain fiasco and she said: “At the very least, there were three critical errors that we all took a collective brainstorming. We all took
“Supply chain disruptions threaten Okepas’ sustainable sneaker success”
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How Okepas is addressing Tariff Shock by streamlining their supply chain in a sustainable way.
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Sustainable Sneaker Start-Up Okepas Overcomes Broken Supply Chain Disruptions.
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Tariff shock threatens sustainable sneaker start-up Okepas’ supply chain.
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Sustainable sneaker brand Okepas grapples with supply chain disruptions during the Tariff Shock era
1 Introduction
I’m an business student, and you know how most of our classes deal with huge textbooks, dry statistics, complex frameworks, boring business papers. In the process of learning all these things we forget the essence of a successful organization: a great idea paired with solid execution and execution makes any start up stand out
The Okepas case is a unique opportunity to analyze the successes and shortfalls when launching in today’s fast paced consumer and competitive landscape while show us if there is even more of an impact if these mistakes can be mitigated. get more such importance in my mind, let’s begin.
“Okepas faces tariff shock in sustainable sneaker business due to supply chain disruptions.”
Context: Problem Analysis of Sneakers’ Tariffs Shock
“Supply Chain Disruptions for Eco-Friendly Sneakers: Okepas’ Challenge to Make
*Case Study*
As I was walking around this year at Harvard, I remembered an episode from consulting days when working on this sustainable fashion startup, Okapis. I think about their problems now with increasing costs in manufacturing from new tariffs. I blog my observations during consulting, as well. If I recall, Okapis had recently been in talks with suppliers based off China to reduce manufacturing costs to their customers’ needs. After negotiations were successful, a shock came that the suppliers had retracted contracts, raising tariffs for sneakers. Okapis knew something major was causing it, especially since they just recently had successful financial reports with a higher demand for sneakers. The industry knows we are witnessing tariffs shock that have raised manufacturers, distributors and businesses around the US as suppliers and producers from various trade deals. I think this company can fight back by identifying these issues’ causes with the help of our PEST analysis, PESTel, Financial and Economic Framework. This research paper shows how they identify what their customers are feeling.