The company presents an organized vertical integration while expanding its own designed merchandise thanks to third-party factories. The company, while making businesses with their vendors, principally with Asia, maintains “a quality control department at [their] distribution centers to inspect incoming merchandise shipments for overall quality of manufacturing. Inspections are also made by [their] employees and agents at manufacturing facilities to identify quality issues prior to shipment of merchandise” (p.6). By doing these inspections, the company meets the laws as a corporation that cares about the environmental practices and workplace safety when creating a good relationship with their suppliers. American Eagle has been certified as
