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Behind the Seams: A Practical Guide to
Assessing Textile & Apparel Companies

The guide distills what we use in real project: factory discovery, shortlisting, site visits, and onboarding, into simple checklists and scorecards you can apply the same day.

Behind the Seams — A Practical Guide to Assessing Textile & Apparel Companies (cover)
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Behind the Seams: A Practical Guide to Assessing Textile & Apparel Companies

A field-tested framework to evaluate Vietnam manufacturers using checklists, scorecards, and practical prompts from real factory work.

~65 pages PDF Checklists + Templates

What’s inside

  • Supplier screening workflow (from first contact to pilot order)
  • Checklists: capability, compliance, quality, capacity, cost, comms, sustainability
  • Templates to request docs, compare quotes & run factory visits
  • Red-flag cues & “ask this next” prompts

Who it’s for

  • Apparel brands & private-label startups
  • Buyers / procurement expanding to Vietnam
  • Ops leads & consultants needing a repeatable method

Chapters

  • Finance & Cost Structure
  • Operations & Supply Chain
  • Quality & Compliance
  • Workforce & Organization
  • Sustainability & Strategy

FAQs

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Can my team use it?

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Do you have supplier lists?

Yes. We offer a free preview and a 500+ full database—book a short consult to access the full set.