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

Nov 26, 2018
3 min

Advancing the Cause of Sustainability (and Digitizing It, Too)

In my last post, we saw how digital platforms, such as Inspectorio, are changing the way that retailers, brands, and suppliers...

Nov 14, 2018
3 min

Digitization in the Supply Chain

My goal is to leave you with a framework you can use to: (1) review new ideas you hear about, and (2) evaluate the companies who deliver...

Oct 31, 2018
3 min

Sourcing of the Future

In the next few articles, I will share my thoughts on how sourcing is likely to change over the next few years..

Oct 12, 2018
2 min

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...

Oct 5, 2018
3 min

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

Oct 2, 2018
2 min

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?

Sep 21, 2018
3 min

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...

Sep 14, 2018
2 min

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...

Sep 7, 2018
3 min

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...

Aug 24, 2018
2 min

New World Order of Transparency

Building transparency into your supplier matrix is not for the faint of heart. It takes time, it takes effort, and it takes dialogue.

Aug 10, 2018
3 min

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.

Aug 6, 2018
2 min

The Definition of Success (Metrics)

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

Jul 27, 2018
2 min

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.

Jul 20, 2018
1 min

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

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