Evidence-based Supplier Prospecting
DLC Sourcing Matrix: comprehensive prospecting with supplier smart scoring, verified legal profile and on-site audit
Supplier Smart Scoring
Comprehensive supplier prospecting with smart, evidence-based scoring.
Verified legal profile
Full legal validation before starting any commercial conversation.
Audit included
Operational and production-capacity audit on every selected supplier.
Prospecting layers
Four dimensions, one process.
Profile and legal status
Verification of the supplier's legal status, official records and operational standing.
Compliance with technical specs
Validation of the real capacity to meet the technical specifications required by the project.
Quality certifications
Review of current certifications that back the supplier's quality standards.
Commercial offer
Analysis of the commercial proposal: prices, terms, lead times and payment conditions.
Supplier Smart Scoring
Supplier Smart Score: objective supplier comparison
The same 100-point scoring system used in the DLC Sourcing Matrix platform — weighing profile, technical compliance, certifications and commercial offer, prioritizing experience and compliance over aggressive pricing.
Sample data — will be replaced by the real suppliers evaluated in the study.
Anatomy of the report
What you get in a Sourcing Matrix study
Every study delivers an executive dossier with verifiable evidence: where each factory is, what it certifies, what it meets technically, how much it costs landed at your warehouse and how long it takes to arrive.
Industrial cluster map
Geographic location of each supplier and its cluster (e.g. Henan/Xinmi for refractories), with distances to the loading port to plan combined inspections.
FOB price and MOQ comparison
FOB unit prices and minimum order quantity for every quoted factory, in one comparable table.
SAMR-verified profiles
Registered capital, years in operation, headcount and legal status taken from official annual reports filed with SAMR (China).
Certifications and certifying body
The certificate is not enough: we validate the issuing body and its accreditation (CNAS / IAS / IAF MLA), the standards covered and the expiry date.
Technical specification compliance
Match / no-match matrix against your datasheet: chemical composition, RUL, maximum temperature and tolerances.
Tariff classification
Applicable HS subheading, duty, VAT and any prior approvals required to clear the product into Colombia.
DDP cost projection
Landed unit cost: FOB, freight, insurance, duty, VAT, customs brokerage, port charges, local trucking and DLC fees.
Ranking and contact directory
DLC ranking with a preliminary recommendation per supplier, suggested next actions and direct contact details for each factory.
Sample report with fictitious data.
From the actual report
Tariff, DDP cost, lead time and recommendations
Every study closes with what actually drives the buying decision: tariff classification, landed-cost projection, delivery timeline and an actionable supplier ranking.
Tariff classification
Suggested HS code, duty, VAT and permits, with the technical basis (explanatory notes and ISO standards) supporting the position.
DDP cost projection
FOB, freight, insurance, duty, VAT, customs brokerage, port charges and inland transport down to the unit cost delivered in your city.
Estimated delivery time
Production, quality control, export clearance, ocean transit, import clearance and inland transport on a business-day timeline.
Ranking and recommendations
A score per supplier with a suggested action: priority, backup, viable with conditions, or review before proceeding.
Analysis included
Factory verification, not catalogue verification
We contrast what the supplier claims against what the evidence proves: business licence, registered capital, installed capacity and in-line quality control. Suppliers without certifications or with inconsistent data are flagged in the report.
From FOB price to real landed cost
The cheapest supplier is rarely the most profitable. We model the full DDP cost per container and per unit, plus the end-to-end lead time from production to final delivery.
100
Weighted scoring points
6
Lead time stages modelled
DDP
Landed unit cost
SAMR
Official legal data source
Find your next strategic supplier with DLC Sourcing Matrix.
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