IHA university

Welcome the IHA University, your educational resource for the housewares and home products industry. Whether you are a supplier or retailer or offer support to the industry, IHA University will offer tools for growth and insights for improving your organization’s performance.

Education:
Learning from the Show
Here’s your chance to benefit from the educational events held at the Show.

Specialty Retailer Education
Benefit from this summary of the knowledge delivered at the Specialty Retailing University at the 2008 International Home + Housewares Show.

Inventor Education
The information contained within this section should be beneficial as you move through the patent and invention process.

Sustainability Education
This section gathers the industry’s best current thinking regarding sustainability in action in the homegoods industry.





 

Hot Industry Issues:

Asian Sourcing:
Manufacturing in Asia: Current Reality & Emerging Trends - Hear the thoughts of a noted expert discussing the realities of manufacturing in Asia today. He discusses issues such as the impact of China’s economic growth on manufacturing, increasing costs and other areas of concern.

Briefing on Recent Developments Affecting Business with China (and Vietnam): Executive Summary
Legal and regulatory insight and information affecting IHA members that source from Asia.
Complete Briefing

Housewares Manufacturing in Vietnam Today
Background and introductory information on Vietnamese sourcing and factories.

Technology:

Hot Issues in Technology - Here is a quick guide to EPC, RFID, GDSN. UCCnet, EAN and RFID. As a supplier in the homegoods industry, you may have been contacted by retailers who request that you make technology investments to improve the performance of the supply chain.

Trade Shows:

Delivering Value
As you plan the allocation of your marketing budget, we would like to call your attention to recently released research that you should be aware of.