To make improvements in the management of subcontractors, vendors and suppliers, an organization needs to understand their strengths and what areas need improvement. To best utilize an organization's time and resources, assessments that focus on common reasons for supplier issues and are able to support root cause analysis are essential for real improvements to be realized. Any assessment needs to be tailored to the given organization's environment to ensure all areas affecting an organization's strategic success factors are fully addressed and in the most effective manner. A service is available to tailor an assessment vehicle, apply the assessment, report the results, recommend improvements and implement improvements.