Your Apparel Minimum Order Quantity Isn't Set by the Sewing Floor. It's Set by the Yarn.
The minimum isn't the factory's number. It's the mill's, the dye house's and the trim supplier's, added up, and only one of the four has real give in it.
Full Package or Cut and Sew? The Real Question Is Who Owns the Fabric.
The cut-and-sew quote is lower. The program usually isn't. Whoever owns the fabric owns the cotton market, the duty question and the blame.