Section 1 — Your Key Challenges
Priority
What are your key challenges?
Click to select — first click = #1 priority, second = #2, and so on.
Prove supplier compliance, and provide compliance feedback to suppliers Speed to market, and eliminate errors and not meeting brand expectations Protect Brand identity Align and Standardize across multiple vendors and locations
Section 2 — Brand Color Standard
Standard Definition
How are your brand colors currently defined?
Select the most accurate description of your current definition.
No formal definition — approved by eye Physical sample or swatch is the reference Lab values from a brand guidelines document Spectral definition from a color library (e.g. ChromaSync, Pantone, Focaltone) Spectral definition with substrate and technology variations managed
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Section 3 — Supplier Verification
Supplier QC Method
How do you verify that suppliers hit your brand colors?
Select the method most commonly used.
Initial audit of printer to prove they can do the work, then trust they do it Require the printer to be certified in order to qualify to print your work Request suppliers’ measurement data Randomly have prints sent to your location to check yourself Require vendors to verify at least one print for a given time or print count
What certification?
G7 / Idealliance
ISO 12647
Fogra
Custom / internal
Do you require the supplier to use a specific program?
ChromaChecker
Fiery IQ
No requirement
Other
Do you require electronic transfer of color results?
CXF
PQX
PDF report
No requirement
Other
How often?
Per job
Weekly
Monthly
Other
What time interval or print count triggers a verification?
Every job
Daily
Per X sheets
Other
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Section 4 — Supply Chain Scope
Vendor Network
How many print suppliers produce your brand materials?
Select the option that best matches your current supplier network.
One supplier 2–4 suppliers 5–10 suppliers More than 10 suppliers Global network — different countries and technologies
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Section 5 — Proof Approval
Approval Method
How are print proofs approved?
No proof — we trust the supplier Visual only Soft proof approval Proof has to be sent to us to check Measured against tolerance targets and data forwarded to us
If an accurate soft proof could be provided, would it help minimize errors and reprints?
Yes, definitely
Maybe
No
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Section 6 — Color Dispute
How issues are caught
How is it determined a supplier did not meet color expectations?
Often not caught until someone in the supply chain complains Occasional spot check — we have the supplier send us some prints Measurement data supplied by the printer shows the color is too far off
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Section 7 — Performance Tracking
Vendor Color Performance
How do you track color quality over time across suppliers?
Select the option that best describes your current tracking practice.
No tracking — issues are handled case by case Informal notes or feedback Job-level pass/fail records Dashboard or reports comparing supplier performance Automated performance scoring with trend analysis
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Section 8 — Tools in Use
Color Review Tools
What tools does your team currently use for color review?
Select the option that best describes your team's current toolset.
No measurement tools — visual only Occasional use of a borrowed spectrophotometer Own spectrophotometer for sample review Spectrophotometer + color management software Cloud-connected QC platform across suppliers
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