The ten qualities in this ranking are the behaviors a reliable apparel manufacturer shows, ordered by the weight they carry in a long sourcing relationship. A factory can be impressive in one conversation and fail across a line of reorders, which is why each quality here comes with a verification method rather than a vague […]

The five red flags in this ranking are warning signs that predict where an apparel order fails, and they are ordered by the stage of the order each one destroys. A factory can stumble on a price conversation and still deliver well, but a factory that trips one of these five flags has already put