Merchandising expertise has enabled work gear supplier Galeton to steadily expand its customer list.

By Alicia Orr Suman

“It can be difficult trying to operate a manufacturing operation so far away,” Mis admits. “But we stay on top of things and communicate. We take the information on each production run and let it travel down the learning curve to get better results each time through.”

Quality control always is an issue — whether you’re manufacturing locally or abroad. “Add 10,000 miles of distance, and it becomes that much more challenging,” Mis says. “We absolutely have to have good communication.”