{"id":43380,"date":"2026-07-01T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/?p=43380"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:54:24","slug":"episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 4 : How to Conduct a Supplier Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43380\" class=\"elementor elementor-43380\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b54d2ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b54d2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-d1c1706\" data-id=\"d1c1706\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d49b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3d49b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_61 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" >Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/#The_What_What_Is_a_Supplier_Evaluation\" title=\"The What: What Is a Supplier Evaluation? \">The What: What Is a Supplier Evaluation? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/#The_Why_Why_Does_Supplier_Evaluation_Matter\" title=\"The Why: Why Does Supplier Evaluation Matter? \">The Why: Why Does Supplier Evaluation Matter? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/#The_Where_Where_Do_Supplier_Risks_Usually_Hide\" title=\"The Where: Where Do Supplier Risks Usually Hide? \">The Where: Where Do Supplier Risks Usually Hide? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/#The_How_How_Do_You_Conduct_a_Supplier_Evaluation\" title=\"The How: How Do You Conduct a Supplier Evaluation? \">The How: How Do You Conduct a Supplier Evaluation? <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/merlinsourcing.com\/de\/blog\/episode-4-how-to-conduct-a-supplier-evaluation\/#The_Real_Opportunity\" title=\"The Real Opportunity \">The Real Opportunity <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_What_What_Is_a_Supplier_Evaluation\"><\/span>The What: What Is a Supplier Evaluation? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-18923bb elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"18923bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-71410ba\" data-id=\"71410ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f2907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51f2907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A supplier evaluation is a structured way of assessing whether a supplier can\u00a0actually deliver\u00a0what\u00a0they&#8217;re\u00a0promising, consistently, without creating risk elsewhere in the business.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most procurement teams pick suppliers based on price and a decent conversation with the sales rep. It works, until it\u00a0doesn&#8217;t. A supplier that looked fine on paper suddenly misses a delivery date, cuts corners on quality, or turns out to have shaky finances right when you need them most.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A proper evaluation looks past the pitch. It weighs quality consistency, delivery reliability, financial stability, production capacity, compliance, communication, and\u00a0track record, and it does this before the contract is signed, not after something has already gone wrong.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The goal is not to find the cheapest supplier. It is to find the supplier that creates the least risk and the most reliable value over the life of the relationship.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e955aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e955aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-9544294\" data-id=\"9544294\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c9395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7c9395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Why_Why_Does_Supplier_Evaluation_Matter\"><\/span>The Why: Why Does Supplier Evaluation Matter? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c0464a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4c0464a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-08ca21e\" data-id=\"08ca21e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-073be08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"073be08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most organisations only take supplier evaluation seriously after something has already gone wrong, a missed delivery, a quality issue that should never have shipped, a supplier who suddenly stops answering calls. By the time any of that happens, the cost is already sitting somewhere in the business, whether\u00a0anyone&#8217;s\u00a0tracking it back to its source or not.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The pattern behind most of these problems is usually the same. Decisions got made on price alone, without anyone weighing quality or reliability against it. Different supplier decisions used different, half-formed criteria, or\u00a0none at all. Sales pitches and references got taken at face value instead of\u00a0actually checked. Nobody looked at whether the supplier was financially stable enough to still be around in two years. Risks like heavy customer concentration or a single point of failure in the supplier&#8217;s own supply chain never came up. And once the contract was signed, nobody built in a way to reevaluate the relationship later.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">None of these gaps look serious on their own. But they show up eventually as delivery delays, quality escalations, and price increases that, in hindsight,\u00a0weren&#8217;t\u00a0really surprises at all. The organisations that consistently sidestep these problems\u00a0aren&#8217;t\u00a0lucky.\u00a0They&#8217;re\u00a0just asking better questions before they sign, not after.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e43cf38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e43cf38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-fdc9543\" data-id=\"fdc9543\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fb6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fb6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Where_Where_Do_Supplier_Risks_Usually_Hide\"><\/span>The Where: Where Do Supplier Risks Usually Hide? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeba9e6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"eeba9e6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-c7b73c1\" data-id=\"c7b73c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d973a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d973a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The risks that cause the most damage later are rarely the ones evaluated upfront.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Financial instability<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A supplier can perform well today and still be in financial trouble. Without checking financial standing, organisations only find out when a shipment\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0arrive or a supplier folds mid-contract.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Customer concentration<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A supplier that depends heavily on one or two large customers for most of its revenue carries risk that has nothing to do with your relationship with them. If that other customer pulls back, capacity and pricing for everyone else can shift fast.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Single points of failure<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suppliers relying on one raw material source, one factory, or one region for production carry risk that\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0show up until\u00a0there&#8217;s\u00a0a disruption. This gets missed because it requires asking about the supplier&#8217;s own supply chain, not just their own operations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specification and quality drift<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A supplier can meet spec at onboarding and quietly drift over time. Without scheduled\u00a0reevaluation, this often goes unnoticed until a quality issue forces the conversation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Internal blind spots<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Procurement often runs the evaluation alone. The people who\u00a0actually work\u00a0with the supplier day to day, quality control, operations, finance, notice things a scorecard misses, but only if\u00a0they&#8217;re\u00a0looped in before the decision is final.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa11443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa11443\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-6769c87\" data-id=\"6769c87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a10e7ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a10e7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_How_How_Do_You_Conduct_a_Supplier_Evaluation\"><\/span>The How: How Do You Conduct a Supplier Evaluation? <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-380291d elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"380291d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-7f26ca2\" data-id=\"7f26ca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325500d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"325500d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Define what\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0evaluating for<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before looking at a single supplier, get clear on what matters for this\u00a0particular purchase. Evaluating a raw material supplier looks different from evaluating\u00a0a logistics\u00a0partner or a software vendor. Price matters everywhere, but the weight it carries changes depending on what\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0buying. Write the criteria down before you start, so the evaluation\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0turn into a gut-feel decision dressed up as analysis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gather\u00a0real information, not just a pitch<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask for references from current customers, request samples if the product allows it, and check financial standing if the relationship involves significant spend or a long-term commitment. Site visits help too, especially for manufacturing suppliers. Seeing how a facility\u00a0actually runs\u00a0tells you things a spec sheet never will.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Score suppliers against your criteria, not against each other<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A weighted scorecard works well here. Assign each criterion a weight based on importance, score every supplier on each one, and let the totals guide the decision. This stops one strong factor, like an attractive price, from quietly covering for weaknesses elsewhere.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Check for risk, not just performance<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ask about customer concentration, geographic exposure, and single points of failure in the supplier&#8217;s own supply chain. This part gets skipped most often, and\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0usually the part that causes the most damage later.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Involve the people\u00a0who&#8217;ll\u00a0actually work\u00a0with the supplier<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loop in quality control, operations, and finance before the decision is final, not after something goes wrong. They notice things a scorecard misses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reevaluate on a schedule<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A supplier evaluation is not a one-time gate passed before signing a contract. Performance drifts, ownership changes, and quality that was solid at onboarding can slip two years in without anyone flagging it. Set a schedule, quarterly or annually depending on how critical the supplier\u00a0is, and\u00a0reevaluate against the same criteria used at the start.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b984f56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b984f56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-9fece0e\" data-id=\"9fece0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae0a3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae0a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Real_Opportunity\"><\/span>The Real Opportunity <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dfc8f6 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3dfc8f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated elementor-element elementor-element-6b07247\" data-id=\"6b07247\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b683dbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b683dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW134958468 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134958468 BCX8\">A supplier evaluation is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW134958468 BCX8\">really just<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW134958468 BCX8\">\u00a0a structured way of protecting the business before a problem shows up instead of after. 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