01
Assortment fit
Map the manufacturer’s live range against your category plan. Check whether storage, kitchen, laundry, cleaning, garden and utility lines can form a coherent programme.
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A low unit price cannot compensate for an unstable assortment, incomplete carton data or unreliable repeat supply. Evaluate the entire commercial system before comparing quotations.
02
Product-level evidence
Request exact references, EANs, dimensions, unit weights, units per carton, carton measurements and cube. Comparable data makes quotations and loading models auditable.
03
Manufacturing control
Establish which stages are controlled directly: tooling, moulding, finishing, inspection, packing and dispatch. Ask for evidence relevant to the shortlisted products.
04
Compliance by destination
Specify the destination, use case and retailer requirements. Documents should be confirmed for the selected SKU and market; broad claims are not a substitute for product-level review.
05
Commercial resilience
Evaluate MOQ, production planning, colour runs, private-label process, replacement handling, lead-time confirmation and repeat-order continuity.
06
Logistics economics
Compare carton utilisation, pallet configuration, mixed-load policy and Incoterms—not only ex-factory price. Cube and handling can materially change landed cost.
BURDEM data layer
Start with products that can be identified and compared.
The downloadable non-price dataset contains 239 commercial rows. The online catalogue exposes 214 products across ten category hubs.
Next step
Build a qualified brief.
Name references, forecast quantity, destination, sales channel, packaging requirements and target timing.
Procurement resources
Evaluate BURDEM against your real buying criteria.
Send the destination, channel, shortlist and documentation requirements.