How to Avoid Overbuilding or Underbuilding Your Supply Chain

The Goldilocks Problem of Growth

Every founder wants scale. But most build their supply chains for the wrong size.

Some overbuild—layering systems, headcount, and process before revenue catches up.

Others underbuild—relying on hustle long after the business outgrows it.

Both are expensive. One burns cash. The other burns people.

The Right-Sized Supply Chain

At Izba, we call it “right-sizing.”

Your supply chain should match your current stage—and anticipate the next one.

Start: You need flexibility. Minimum systems, maximum adaptability.
Scale: You need repeatability. SOPs, forecasting discipline, data hygiene.
Exit: You need transferability. Documented systems, delegated decision-making, stable partners.

A right-sized supply chain grows just ahead of you—never behind, never over.

It’s the difference between surviving scale and breaking under it.

The Right-Sized Supply Chain

At Izba, we call it “right-sizing.”

Your supply chain should match your current stage—and anticipate the next one.

Start: You need flexibility. Minimum systems, maximum adaptability.

Scale: You need repeatability. SOPs, forecasting discipline, data hygiene.

Exit: You need transferability. Documented systems, delegated decision-making, stable partners.