Hand off a complete production package.

A complete, versioned package that the factory confirms it has, before the first run starts.

Start with a development review How it works

Handoff package · CAT-042

10of 12 items ready for the factory

Tech pack, revision E
Approved sample S03
Quote Q06 confirmed on revision E
Wash report, 12 oz canvasWash lab, due this week
Import certificate evidenceLinked once the report is in

The package, with what’s still open. Nothing is released while items are open.

Sound familiar?

Production started with a missing approval, and nobody noticed until the run.
The factory has three versions of the pack and asks which one is right.
The test report exists, somewhere.

A gap found after the cut is a gap you pay for in fabric, freight or a late start.

What changes.

TodayWith the engine

The package: Files sent as they’re foundOne versioned package, built from the approved records
Gaps: Found at the first runListed before the handoff, each with an owner
Confirmation: The factory says “got it”The receiving owner confirms the current version
Evidence: Test reports in someone’s inboxReports attached to the revision they cover

How it works. 5 steps, 4 stages.

AI1
Rules and automation2
Your team2
Approval

1Assemble
1. Rules and automation
  Build the package from approved records
  Tech pack, sample approval, tests, quotes and certificates pulled by revision.
  - FlexPLM
  - Centric PLM
  - Techpacker
  - Specright
2Check
1. AI
  Find what’s missing or conflicting
  Reads the package against your checklist, and flags a test that doesn’t match the revision.
3Close
1. Your team
  Close the gaps
  Owners attach the report, approve the sample or decide the open condition.
4Confirm
1. Your teamApproval
  Sign off the package
  The development lead signs. The factory confirms it has the current version.
2. Rules and automation
  Pass approved facts on
  Release facts go to purchasing and the catalog once the package is signed.
  - NetSuite
  - Shopify

Every late find adds a line to the checklist

What you get. Real work, every week.

Confirmations · revision E

Factory production plannerPackage for revision E, version 3ConfirmedCurrent
PurchasingCanvas and thread orders match revision EMatchedCurrent
CatalogRelease facts: 12 oz canvas, machine washable on coldWaitingOpen

Who has confirmed the current package. The first run waits for every confirmation.

How you’ll know it’s working.

Handoffs complete on first send
A late find at the factory is a gap the package should have shown.
Missing-approval defects after production starts
The cost of a gap that got through.
Hours spent assembling the package
Capacity that should go to decisions.

Baselines agreed before we build.

Works with what you have.

PLM & specs

FlexPLM
Centric PLM
Arena
Techpacker
Specright

Commerce

NetSuite

We configure first: Your PLM or tech-pack tool already builds a pack. We start from its export and add the checks and the confirmation.
We build when: The package is assembled by hand from files in several places, and gaps show up at the first run.

What a first build includes.

Built in your accounts, around your team. Scope, fee and baseline agreed before we start.

1Design
2Build
3Run it, or hand it over

Start with a review Scope this build

We build

A package template with required items per product type
Checks that every item matches the revision
An outstanding-conditions list with owners
A confirmation step for the factory and purchasing

We start from

Tech packs and approvals
Test reports and certificates
Your checklist, or the one the factory uses

From your team

Owner: Product development lead
Involves: Development
Quality
Sourcing
Factory partner
Catalog

Questions teams ask.

Where does certificate evidence fit?

The package links test reports and certificates to the product and revision, so the importer or broker can find them. CPSC certificate eFiling for covered imports took effect on July 8, 2026. Whether a product is covered, and what its certificate says, stays with your compliance owner and broker.

Does a complete package mean the product is approved?

No. It means nothing known is missing and the right people have confirmed they have it. Your development lead signs the package, and the system never decides that a test passed.

Who owns it once it’s running?

You do. It’s built in your accounts, documented, with training for the people who run it. Ownership usually sits with your product development lead. We can keep running it with you, or step back.

How do we start?

Usually with a development review: two to four weeks, a fixed fee credited to the build, and a plan that’s yours. If the job is already clear, we can scope the build directly.