Vendor Management System

摘要

Managing a vendor may comprise identifying a product to be supplied to an entity. Risk elements associated with the product may be determined by performing a product category-driven risk assessment. A transaction level risk assessment is performed for one or more vendors proposed to supply the product to the entity. At least one management action is determined for reducing risk for a risk element of the plurality of risk elements associated with supplying the product to the entity by a selected vendor from a group comprising the one or more vendors proposed to the supply the product to the entity, wherein the at least one management action is determined according to results of the product category-driven risk assessment and the transaction level risk assessment for the selected entity. A vendor level quality plan for the selected vendor is created that comprises the at least one management action.

主权项

1. A management server, comprising:
a memory comprising rules for managing a vendor; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to:
identify a product to be supplied to an entity;determine a plurality of risk elements associated with the product by performing a product category-driven risk assessment;perform a transaction level risk assessment for one or more vendors proposed to supply the product to the entity;determine at least one management action for reducing risk for a risk element of the plurality of risk elements associated with supplying the product to the entity by a selected vendor from a group comprising the one or more vendors proposed to the supply the product to the entity, wherein the at least one management action is determined according to results of the product category-driven risk assessment and the transaction level risk assessment for the selected entity; andcreate a vendor level quality plan for the selected vendor that comprises the at least one management action.