Longlist screening

You have the names. The work is deciding which ones stay.

This page is for the buyer who already did the collecting: a spreadsheet of suppliers from a trade fair, an inbox of replies, a colleague's old list. The question is how to cut it down in a way that can be explained to whoever signs off. You provide the list; the research tests each entry against criteria written down first and returns a shortlist with a reason beside every name that dropped out.

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The decision question

On what grounds does each name stay or go?

A long list may mix entries gathered with different goals: a manufacturer here, a distributor there, a name from a conversation with no details at all. The first task is normalising the entries, so each is described on the same fields. Only then are criteria applied, and each exclusion is recorded with the criterion and the source that triggered it.

Entries you supplied are treated as client-provided until they are matched to a public source. Nothing is added from outside your list unless the brief asks for it.

Four ways an entry leaves the list

It fails a must-have

A stated minimum order above your volume, a missing certificate the brief demanded or a location you excluded. The criterion and its source are quoted.

It cannot be identified

A name with no recoverable website or registered entity in reviewed sources. It is marked unavailable and set aside, not discarded as bad.

It duplicates another entry

Two names can turn out to be the same group or one trading under another's brand. The report merges them and shows why.

It is the wrong kind of firm

A reseller on a list meant for makers, or the reverse. Retained or dropped according to what the brief says it wants.

Step by step

How the cut is made

Normalise

Entries are described on the same set of fields, with blanks left visibly blank.

Apply the must-haves

Hard criteria only, and every exclusion is written down.

Compare what remains

The remaining candidates are set side by side on the weighted points you chose.

Return the list with the cut log

Shortlist, matrix, source log and the record of every name that left.

The service

Supplier Search

Who it is for

Importers, retailers and manufacturers who need suppliers for a product they have not sourced before or want to replace

The problem it solves

Finding credible suppliers takes weeks of scattered searching and the result is a long list nobody has compared on the same criteria

What we need from you

product description or specification
target market and order size
must-have criteria (certifications, location, minimum order)
countries to include or exclude
what is already known

How it works

brief and criteria agreed
public-source search and screening
comparison on the agreed criteria
shortlist with sources delivered

What you receive

A supplier shortlist with a comparison matrix and a source log: each candidate profile cites where each statement comes from, and marks what is verified, inferred or unavailable

Included

longlist and shortlist from public and provided sources
profile of each shortlisted supplier with sources
comparison matrix on the agreed criteria
list of what could not be established
method and limitations note

Not included

freight, shipping or customs services
negotiating with or paying a supplier
guaranteeing a supplier's quality or future conduct
on-site visits or factory audits
samples handling

Timing

Confirmed when your request is accepted.

What LATYNEX does

agree the brief
search and screen public sources
compare on the criteria
write up with sources

Price

Confirmed when your request is accepted.

Good to know

What this is, and isn't

Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do you add new suppliers to my list?+

Only if the brief says so. By default the screen works on the entries you provide.

How short will the shortlist be?+

As short as your criteria and the sources make it. The report states which criterion removed most entries.

What if my list has almost no details?+

Then many entries are reported as unavailable. That is a finding, and it tells you what to collect first.

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