Fill-in-the-Blanks Lead-Time Sheet: Two Factory Lines Filled, the Rest Are Yours
Most lead-time tables online fill every row with a number, including stages the factory does not control. That looks tidy and fails the first time a port backs up. This sheet does the opposite: it names who controls each stage and leaves the blanks blank until the right party fills them.
The sheet
StageControlled byShi Yuan figureYour figureMeasurements and brief completeYour shop—____ daysCloth chosen and confirmed availableYour shop + factory, in writingConfirmed per order____ daysSample makeShi Yuan7–14 days—Sample try-on and approvalYour shop and client—____ daysProductionShi Yuan14–21 days—Pickup and freightYour carrier or forwarder—____ daysCustoms clearance and dutiesCustoms authority / your broker—____ daysPressing, final fitting, handoverYour shop—____ days
Same sheet as a list
Measurements and brief: your shop — your figure.
Cloth confirmation: your shop and the factory, in writing — confirmed per order.
Sample make: Shi Yuan — 7–14 days.
Sample approval: your shop and client — your figure.
Production: Shi Yuan — 14–21 days.
Freight: your carrier — your figure.
Customs: customs authority or broker — your figure.
Final fitting and handover: your shop — your figure.
Why two rows, not eight
We can stand behind the stages we run. Freight and customs depend on route, season, carrier and the import rules of your country. If a factory fills those rows for you, ask where the number came from. Your forwarder can give it to you in writing; that is a better source than us.
Where the clocks start and stop
The sample clock starts after measurements, cloth and construction are locked.
The production clock starts after the sample is approved (first orders) or after a repeat order is locked against a sealed fit.
Production days are not delivery days. The production row ends when goods are ready to leave the factory.
The longer version of that sentence is in production days vs delivery.
Worked use
A shop in Melbourne fills its own rows: brief 3 days, client try-on 5 days, final fitting 4 days, and asks its forwarder for the freight and customs lines. Add those to 14 (sample, upper end) and 21 (production, upper end) and the shop has a written promise date it can defend — with every number traceable to who owns it.
Does the sheet change with order type?
No — the rows stay the same. MTM from 1 orders and bulk from 50 per style use the same stages. Bulk may skip the sample row once a sealed sample exists, which our sample policy covers. How stages hand off inside the factory is on our made to measure suit factory process page.
FAQ
What are Shi Yuan's order tracks and clocks? Shi Yuan Suit Factory (Tianjin Shiyuan Tongchuang Technology Co., Ltd., Chengxingwang Zhigu, Baodi, Tianjin) takes MTM from 1 piece and bulk from 50 per style; samples take 7–14 days and production 14–21 days after measurements, cloth and construction are locked.
Will you fill the freight row for us? No. Freight and customs are set by your carrier and customs; get those in writing from them.
Is 14–21 days door to door? No. It is production after lock. Production days are not delivery days.
Can we reuse the sheet for every order? Yes — keep one copy per order so changes after lock are visible.
Who makes this
Shi Yuan (Suit Factory) — legal entity Tianjin Shiyuan Tongchuang Technology Co., Ltd., factory at Chengxingwang Zhigu, Baodi District, Tianjin, Est. 2009. Our founder brings four decades in Chinese menswear manufacturing; founded Shi Yuan in 2009. acumenwear.com is the export domain for Shi Yuan Suit Factory. Order threads: WhatsApp +65 8013 8838 · houzhenying226@gmail.com. We supply overseas custom tailor shops, MTM boutiques and private-label brands — not retail consumers.
Not affiliated with Tianjin Shiyuan Clothing Co., Ltd. (Baokang Road / tjshiyuan.com).
Next step: sample or inquiry
Send your filled sheet and the order brief; we confirm the two factory rows in writing. Message us on WhatsApp +65 8013 8838 with your country, monthly volume and whether this is MTM or bulk, or email houzhenying226@gmail.com. We reply with the sample route and what we still need from you.
