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Supplier Management

Supplier Management:

Also known as Supplier Management, Supplier Audits, Supplier Issue Tracking, Supplier Scorecards

IQS Supplier tracks all communications with suppliers, including emails, phone calls, complaints, suggestions and more.  It allows review and escalation of complaints to a nonconformance, as appropriate.  IQS Supplier also schedules and tracks supplier audit results.  It posts supplier ratings to determine how improvement occurs over time.  

SUPPLIER
 

FUNCTIONS

  • Master enterprise supplier list (may be intergrated with ERP)
  • Master enterprise on-line customer contacts "rolodex"
  • Supplier ratings and scorecards
  • Approved supplier list
  • Complete communication log - suggestions, complaints, RFQs
  • Supplier surveys / audits

 

PROBLEMS SOLVED

 

  • Increases supplier performance which impacts customer satisfaction
  • Tracks supplier performance
  • Improves supplier selection decisions 
  • Reduces supplier mistakes which reduces cost 

FEATURES / BENEFITS

  • Lower total purchasing costs
  • Analyze specific supplier ratings
  • Receive faster response from suppliers

SUPPLIER - Ratings
 

FUNCTIONS

  • Approved / not approved suppliers
  • Quote comparisons 
  • Supplier contract review records
  • Certified supplier by part number and/or by your plant location
  • Unlimited types of supplier rating letters
  • Supplier report cards, emailed automatically

 

PROBLEMS SOLVED

 

  • Provides efficient supplier rating system
  • Eliminates adversity with suppliers
  • Provides defensible supplier scorecards - Detailed data is readily available
  • Allows objective supplier evaluation/rating
  • Elimates paper-based supplier report cards

FEATURES / BENEFITS

  • Integrate with receiving, nonconformance, and corrective action systems to eliminate the need for manual input of supplier ratings
  • Automate supplier rating letters - Eliminate ongoing manual effort to collect, prepare and distribute
  • View supplier status and desirability
  • Review supplier performance history and calculate quality and overall ratings for the current month and/or the last 3, 6, 12 months
  • Access objective evidence of supplier rating information for delivery and/or quality issues to facilitate prompt resolution based on facts and not innuendo.