CRITERON
SOURCING ANALYTICS
When an independent perspective is most useful
Selecting a new supplier
Before approving a supplier, committing tooling, or releasing a first production order.
Changing or adding a supplier
When quotations, samples, capability claims, and transition risks need to be assessed together.
Launching a new product
Before product, packaging, documentation, testing, production, and delivery assumptions become fixed.
Increasing production volume
Before a successful product moves into a larger production run, wider distribution, or a new retail account.
Responding to quality or delivery problems
When a supplier proposes corrective action and the buyer needs to decide whether confidence has been restored.
Making a management decision
When leaders need a concise, independent view of the evidence, uncertainties, options, and practical consequences.
A DISTINCT ROLE
Independent judgement alongside existing sourcing resources
Criteron does not replace your sourcing agent, procurement team, factory visits, inspections, or compliance testing.
These resources provide valuable inputs. Criteron provides an independent buyer-side perspective when those inputs must be weighed before a consequential supplier or production decision.
The focus is not simply whether a supplier can provide a quotation, sample, audit, or inspection result. It is whether the available evidence supports a decision that protects product quality, delivery, retail requirements, returns, warranty exposure, and the customer experience.