Runsheet · Working tool
Most production problems aren't dishonesty. They're two people who never said the number out loud and assumed different ones. Fill in what you're expecting and what the factory has actually told you, and this shows where you don't match yet. Benchmarks are typical for small-batch domestic work — useful in both directions, because the factory has expectations of you too.
Twelve things to agree on
Benchmarks are typical ranges for small-batch domestic production, not rules. A shop outside a range isn't doing anything wrong — it just means the number is worth a conversation rather than an assumption.