Run a Supplier FMEA Before Launch
Apply FMEA scoring to prioritize supplier checks before a dropshipping launch.
A kitchen slicer supplier has good shipping speed, but review photos mention dull blades, missing guards, and crushed boxes. Decide what to control before launch. FMEA prioritizes failure modes by severity, occurrence, and detection. The common trap is treating all supplier risks as equal or waiting for early customers to reveal the severe ones. List failures Name the failure modes: dull blade, missing guard, crushed box, late processing. A failure mode is specific. Supplier is risky is too broad to control. Score severity Missing guard = 9, dull blade = 6, crushed box = 4, late processing = 5. Severity…
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