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Decision Making

CONSTRUCTING A UNIFIED DATABASE for DECISIONMAKING

40% of your data for decision making will come from your vendors.

Vendors provide a wealth of information on the specifications of their products. Great vendors distinguish themselves in the marketplace by their complete mastery of the parameters that are important to you, their client.
  • If the vendor is a manufacturer selling direct, they can offer insight into their process: usually they tout the unique strengths of their manufacturing know-how. When pressed, they can be made to divulge the amount of variation from batch to batch. The honest manufacturer wants you to understand that natural plant products have an inherent amount of variation

  • If the vendor is a broker or represents differing product lines, they can provide specification sheets. The comparisons will be up to you and it's important to determine an objective process for weighing the costs/benefits of each material.
40% of your data for decision making will come from in-house process measurements.
  • Capture and keep as much information of your process, as possible. After raw material selection, this is your only chance for maintaining control and improving the product you hope to sell. Keeping the data in a manner that will do some good is as important as collecting it. File electronically and back it up.
10% of your data for decision making will come from finished in-house testing/tasting.

Conduct consistent evaluation at the point of consumption. This is where your reputation is wagered. Record evaluations and relate them in the same electronic database as hold the process and vendor information. Close the loop.

10% of your data for decision making will come from outsourced testing/tasting.