Insights to help you navigate the complex world of private-label partnerships, the circular economy, and mass retail.

Juli Lassow

Oct 12, 20182 min read

Moving Forward

But lists alone won’t lead you to a vetting victory. Finding an ideal supplier isn’t as easy, linear, or rote as asking a question...

Juli Lassow

Oct 5, 20183 min read

Vetting Prospective Suppliers: Red Flags

Vetting prospective suppliers is part art, part science. To do it well, you’ll need to navigate in the gray and calculate in black and white

Juli Lassow

Oct 2, 20182 min read

The Unfair Competitive Advantage

As part of your vetting, you’ve asked your prospective supplier some questions, as well as a few more and a few more. But now what?

Juli Lassow

Sep 21, 20183 min read

The Quality of Your Partners

Before you vet, take some time to clearly define what you expect in terms of production (or what your customers will expect...

Juli Lassow

Sep 14, 20182 min read

Who’s Your Maker?

So now, it’s time to learn what the supplier does. This means you’ll examine: (1) the supplier’s product development process, and...

Juli Lassow

Sep 7, 20183 min read

Supplier Vetting, Made Easy

When you know who your supplier is, what they do, and how they do it, you’ll not only help keep your business on track...

Juli Lassow

Aug 10, 20183 min read

What Gets Measured, Gets Improved

This assessment will help you: (1) set expectations to improve supplier results, or (2) make the decision to part ways.

Juli Lassow

Aug 6, 20182 min read

The Definition of Success (Metrics)

In this article, you’ll discover how to translate those values into measures of supplier success.

Juli Lassow

Jul 27, 20182 min read

Know Thy Matrix, Know Thyself

You have an incredible amount of influence in building the supplier matrix that will drive maximum value for your business.

Juli Lassow

Jul 20, 20181 min read

Supplier Matrix-Building for Businesses

The work I do and love is called as “Supplier Relationship Management” (SRM), helpfully defined by Wikipedia as: “The discipline of strategi