So, I’m looking at this dataset about Indian blanket manufacturers, right? And it’s supposed to have export quality indicators. But then I’m seeing stuff about Hermes, like the shipping company, like the *actual* Hermes that delivers packages! What’s going on here? Is my brain just short-circuiting?
Okay, so Hermes the delivery company, apparently, is all about “maximum quality at every stage” according to something I found. Which, I guess, *kinda* relates to export quality? Like, if your blanket is amazing but gets crumpled into a ball during shipping, is it *really* export quality? I dunno, food for thought. They ship a *lot* of packages, though, like 817 million a year in Europe. Dang!
Then there’s this “Hermes Cover,” which sounds like some kind of insurance thing for exporters? Apparently, it protects them from getting stiffed on payments. So *that* definitely impacts export quality, because if you can’t get paid, you ain’t gonna bother making high-quality blankets, are ya?
And then…and then…there’s *another* Hermes! Like, the *actual* Hermès, the super-posh silk scarf people. And they apparently have a partner in Brazil that’s all about environmental standards and stuff. Which, okay, good for them, I guess? But how does that impact Indian blanket manufacturers? I’m so confused. Maybe it’s a global supply chain thing? Like, the silk company in Brazil uses eco-friendly practices, and that eventually impacts the quality of *something* that gets exported from India? Maybe? I’m just grasping at straws here.
Okay, so my take on all this? “Export Quality HERMES” is a really misleading title, lol. It seems to be a hodgepodge of stuff related to shipping, export insurance, and even unrelated luxury brands. Which, honestly, is kinda how the real world works, right? Everything is connected, even if it doesn’t always make sense. You start researching one thing and suddenly you’re knee-deep in silk scarves and export credit guarantees.
Honestly, the dataset about the blankets sounds way more interesting. I’d love to see what those “export quality indicators” actually *are*. Like, are they measuring thread count? Softness? How well they hold up after being washed a million times? *That* would be some quality information.