Home / Insights Notes from the factory floor Practical writing on quality inspection, supplier management, and sourcing across Asia. Featured image Inspection What AQL 2.5 actually means for your shipment A plain-English walk through ISO 2859-1 sampling. What the numbers mean and how to set acceptance criteria that protect you. Featured image Sourcing Qualifying a new Vietnamese supplier under tariff pressure What to check before you move volume to a factory you’ve never audited and the failure modes that show up in month three. Featured image Tracking Five things that get an FBA shipment rejected The packaging, labelling, and compliance details that pass a standard inspection but fail at the fulfilment centre.