1. Establish Core Product & Order Data
Begin with the essential columns: Product ID/Link, Supplier, Order Date, Quantity, and Unit Price. This forms the foundation of your record.
Effectively managing a sourcing business requires a clear view of both product quality and cost. This guide explains how to enhance your BaseTao spreadsheet by integrating Quality Control (QC) scores with detailed financial records, creating a powerful, single-source overview.
The objective is to transform a simple order-tracking sheet into a comprehensive dashboard. This allows you to instantly correlate the quality of received products (QC Score) with the total capital invested per item or batch, revealing true value and informing future purchasing decisions.
Begin with the essential columns: Product ID/Link, Supplier, Order Date, Quantity, and Unit Price. This forms the foundation of your record.
Insert columns to capture quality metrics. Essential additions include:
Beyond unit price, detail all associated costs to calculate the true total investment. Key columns are:
Use formulas and filters to generate actionable insights:
Imagine a row for a batch of shoes. Your Total Expense= (E2*D2) + F2 + G2 + H2
In column J (QC Score), you input "8". Instantly, your sheet shows you invested $150 for a quality-rated 8/10 product. Sorting the entire sheet by the ratio of QC Score / Cost Per Unit