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Purpose-built for manufacturing, modern & easy-to-use.",{"above":1261,"heading":1262,"subheading":1263,"videoKey":1084,"imageSrc":870,"imageAlt":871},"Supplier Claims / 8D / SCAR Software","Automate all your supplier quality workflows",[1264,1265],"Supplios picks up where your QMS falls short — supplier collaboration.","Streamline and digitize workflows such as quality claims, SCARs/8D, and PPAP, fully customized to your existing processes.",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":1268,"heading":1269,"subheading":1270,"items":1271},"PPAP / APQP / 8D Software","Less spreadsheets, more quality","Supplier Quality is too important to manage in spreadsheets - let our collaborative supplier portal help you bring your quality to the next level.",[1272,1277,1281,1286],{"heading":1273,"icon":1274,"content":1275},"Customizable workflows","ic:outline-dashboard-customize",[1276],"Customize the supplier facing part of your supplier quality workflows like 8D/SCAR, APQP, PPAP, IQC, etc.",{"heading":1278,"icon":1154,"content":1279},"Supplier facing part of your QMS",[1280],"A QMS is for internal usage. 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(although Supplios connects with those too)","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Quality_claims_analytics.png",{"heading":881},"content:features:supplier_quality.yaml","features/supplier_quality.yaml","features/supplier_quality",{"_path":1321,"_dir":1121,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1089,"title":1090,"urlSlug":1322,"iconName":1091,"sortOrder":1323,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1092,"footerSortOrder":1323,"seoTitle":1324,"seoDescription":1325,"socialImage":1124,"hero":1326,"cta":1334,"features":1335,"sections":1357,"bottomCta":1385,"_id":1386,"_type":950,"_source":833,"_file":1387,"_stem":1388,"_extension":950},"/features/ppap_apqp","ppap-apqp",4,"PPAP & APQP Software for Automotive & Industrial Manufacturing","Modern, web-based software for supplier PPAP, APQP & other NPI processes.  Purpose-built for manufacturing, modern & easy to use.",{"above":1327,"heading":1328,"subheading":1329,"videoKey":1333,"imageSrc":870,"imageAlt":871},"PPAP & APQP Software","Manage your supplier PPAPs in half the time",[1330,1331,1332],"Remove the hassle of managing PPAP, APQP and other NPI processes with your suppliers with a modern platform purpose-built for supplier collaboration.","Automatic supplier notifications, direct supplier uploads, and built-in approval flows.","AIAG & VDA compliant, with extensive customization options.","ppap_module",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":1336,"heading":1337,"subheading":1338,"items":1339},"PPAP / APQP / NPI Software","Stop wasting time managing supplier PPAPs","PPAP and other NPI documentation can be a mess to manage - streamline the process with a modern supplier portal.",[1340,1345,1349,1354],{"heading":1341,"icon":1342,"content":1343},"AIAG & VDA compliant","hugeicons:car-01",[1344],"Gather all PPAP/PPA requirements per AIAG & VDA standards, including CSRs.",{"heading":1346,"icon":1274,"content":1347},"Fully customizable",[1348],"Add CSRs, custom requirements, and other NPI-related items to your PPAP process.",{"heading":1350,"icon":1351,"content":1352},"Stay audit-ready","hugeicons:audit-02",[1353],"Automatically keeps records of all uploads & approvals so you're ready for your next IATF or 3rd-party audit.",{"heading":1287,"icon":1139,"content":1355},[1356],"Centralize all PPAP/APQP/NPI documentation in a centralized, secure place.",[1358,1367,1376],{"above":1359,"heading":1360,"content":1361,"imageSrc":1365,"imageAlt":1366},"PPAP Process Automation","Automated PPAP management... fully integrated with your NPI process.",[1362,1363,1364],"Are your SQEs wasting time chasing suppliers for PPAP documents?","Let our software handle that - automatically - so you can move faster, with less effort.","Features automatic supplier notifcations, direct supplier uploads, and approval workflows, all integrated in a single place.","/img/screenshots/Supplios_PPAP_APQP_NPI_software_supplier.png","Supplier PPAP Software",{"above":1368,"heading":1369,"content":1370,"imageSrc":1374,"imageAlt":1375},"PPAP File Management","Track & organize PPAP files automatically",[1371,1372,1373],"Supplios gives you automatic tracking & organization of all PPAP files, with direct uploads from your suppliers.","Stop creating a mess of folders in SharePoint that spirals out of control, and stay audit ready.","Keep your team focused on the work that matters, not the admin overhead.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-PPAP_files_5.png","Supplier PPAP File Management",{"above":1377,"heading":1378,"content":1379,"imageSrc":1383,"imageAlt":1384},"PPAP & APQP Workflow Automation","Highly Configurable & Customizable PPAP & APQP workflows",[1380,1381,1382],"Easily configure each PPAP, APQP, or other NPI workflow on a per-project basis.","Add custom requirements, CSRs, and other NPI-related items to your process, with support for auto-expiring interim approvals.","Need more flexibility? Supplios supports highly custom workflows with conditional logic, multi-staged approvals, QMS and ERP integrations, and API access.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-PPAP_APQP_configuration_1.png","Supplier PPAP & APQP Workflow Automation",{"heading":881},"content:features:ppap_apqp.yaml","features/ppap_apqp.yaml","features/ppap_apqp",{"_path":1390,"_dir":1121,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1095,"title":1096,"urlSlug":15,"iconName":1097,"sortOrder":1391,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1098,"footerSortOrder":1391,"seoTitle":1123,"seoDescription":862,"socialImage":1124,"hero":1392,"cta":1398,"features":1399,"sections":1421,"bottomCta":1456,"_id":1457,"_type":950,"_source":833,"_file":1458,"_stem":1459,"_extension":950},"/features/supplier_management",5,{"above":1393,"heading":1394,"subheading":1395,"videoKey":1095,"imageSrc":870,"imageAlt":871},"Supplier Relationship Management Software","SRM software built for industrial manufacturers",[1396,1397],"Supplios helps you track all supplier data, manufacturing capabilities, contact windows, all in a centralized system-of-record.","From onboarding to NPI to mass production, share the right information with your entire organization so you can stay coordinated and move fast.",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":884,"heading":1400,"subheading":1401,"items":1402},"A modern platform for supplier management","Managing suppliers efficiently is critical for any manufacturer, Supplios helps you do this with the easiest-to-use SRM system on the market.",[1403,1408,1412,1417],{"heading":1404,"icon":1405,"content":1406},"360° supplier view","tabler:view-360",[1407],"Integrated 360° view of each supplier in one place",{"heading":1409,"icon":1139,"content":1410},"Track master data",[1411],"Track supplier capabilities, qualifications, certifications, equipment & more.",{"heading":1413,"icon":1414,"content":1415},"Supplier self-updates","carbon:user-profile",[1416],"Supplier editable data for accurate, easy updates",{"heading":1418,"icon":1149,"content":1419},"2-way ERP sync",[1420],"Works with your ERP for one-way or 2-way sync",[1422,1431,1440,1448],{"above":1423,"heading":1424,"content":1425,"imageSrc":924,"imageAlt":1430},"Capabilities & Categories","Categorize suppliers in unlimited custom dimensions",[1426,1427,1428,1429],"Track the capabilities, services, equipment, and internal status of your suppliers in completely customizable dimesions that suit your business.","Allow suppliers to self-manage their own categories and capabilities, or keep certain categories hidden from supplier view.","The Supplios platform then lets you use these supplier categories throughout all parts of the platform — determining conditional logic in approval workflows, deciding who can and cannot be included in new RFQs, and more.","Simple-to-use, but incredibly powerful.","Supplier category tracking",{"above":1432,"heading":1433,"content":1434,"imageSrc":1438,"imageAlt":1439},"Supplier Document 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open-task summaries to escalate the important stuff while keeping everyone in the loop.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-My_Open_Tasks_2.png",{"above":1449,"heading":1450,"content":1451,"imageSrc":1455,"imageAlt":1174},"Supplier Part Management","Track the parts you buy, not just the suppliers",[1452,1453,1454],"The parts you buy from your suppliers are just as important as the suppliers themselves.","With a tool built for manufacturing and direct material procurement, part data is a central part of the platform, and is linked with the suppliers you buy from.","Track CAD files, sourcing history, PPAP documentation, and more for all parts that go through the platform, automatically.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Items_3.png",{"heading":881},"content:features:supplier_management.yaml","features/supplier_management.yaml","features/supplier_management",{"_path":1461,"_dir":1121,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1101,"title":1102,"urlSlug":1462,"iconName":1103,"sortOrder":1463,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1104,"footerSortOrder":1463,"seoTitle":1464,"seoDescription":1465,"socialImage":1124,"hero":1466,"cta":1475,"features":1476,"sections":1499,"bottomCta":1531,"_id":1532,"_type":950,"_source":833,"_file":1533,"_stem":1534,"_extension":950},"/features/supplier_compliance","supplier-compliance",6,"Supplier Compliance Portal for Manufacturing","Modern, web-based software for managing supplier contracts, ISO, IATF, and other certificates.  Purpose-built for manufacturers, powerful &easy to use.",{"above":1467,"heading":1468,"subheading":1469,"videoKey":1462,"imageSrc":1473,"imageAlt":1474,"imageScreenshot":13},"Supplier Compliance & Contract Management Software","Manage supplier contracts, certs, policies & more... automatically.",[1470,1471,1472],"Manage all key supplier documents, including contracts, ISO / IATF certifications, in a central system-of-record accessible to your entire organization.","Eliminate the manual work with built-in expiration reminders and direct supplier uploads.","Purpose-built for the compliance needs of manufacturers and delivered through a modern, easy-to-use supplier portal.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Compliance_full.png","Automotive supplier compliance software",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":1477,"heading":1478,"subheading":1479,"items":1480},"Supplier Compliance Portal","The compliance tool you wish you had last year.","Managing supplier contracts, certificates, and other key documents is time consuming. Supplios removes 90%+ of the work involved, so your team can focus on the things that matter instead of chasing suppliers for their latest ISO cert.",[1481,1485,1489,1494],{"heading":1138,"icon":1482,"content":1483},"material-symbols:captive-portal",[1484],"A single system of record for all your supplier documents, including contracts, certificates, policies, and more.",{"heading":1486,"icon":1414,"content":1487},"Direct supplier uploads",[1488],"Let suppliers upload their own documents directly into the platform, exactly as you need it.",{"heading":1490,"icon":1491,"content":1492},"Track multiple versions","ion:documents-outline",[1493],"Track multiple versions of the same document, with built-in version control and history.",{"heading":1495,"icon":1496,"content":1497},"Auto reminders & notifications","solar:alarm-linear",[1498],"Built-in expiration reminders and notifications for internal and supplier users so things don't get missed.",[1500,1513,1522],{"above":1501,"heading":1502,"content":1503,"imageSrc":1511,"imageAlt":1512},"Supplier Document Tracking","Easily track the status of each document for each supplier",[1504,1505,1506,1507,1508,1509,1510],"Track supplier certificates, contracts, policies, acknowledgements, ESG forms, and more, with built-in expiration reminders and notifications.","See the status for all documents for each supplier in one place — and allow suppliers to self-manage their own documents.","Includes configurable approval workflows, renewal sequences, and permission controls to fit your needs.","Certificates:  ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, VDA 6.1, and more.","Contracts: NDAs, Supply Agreements, LTAs, and more.","Policies: Code of Conduct, Quality Manuals, SOPs, and more.","Acknowledgements: ESG forms, Supplier Self-Assessment, and more.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Compliance_list.png","Supplier certificate and contract management",{"above":1514,"heading":1515,"content":1516,"imageSrc":1520,"imageAlt":1521},"Automated Compliance Rules","Enforce compliance requirements automatically with highly configurable rules",[1517,1518,1519],"Powerful and easy-to-use settings make managing supplier compliance a simple, automated process.","Set rules that automatically trigger compliance requirements and notifications to suppliers when they meet certain criteria.","Update supplier data, classifications, and other systems based on the compliance status of their documents.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Compliance_Rules.png","Supplier compliance rules and notifications",{"above":1523,"heading":1524,"content":1525,"imageSrc":1529,"imageAlt":1530},"Compliance Status Reports","Get a complete, actionable & real-time view of your supplier compliance",[1526,1527,1528],"Get a comprehensive, real-time overview of all compliance requirements and documents for all suppliers, on a single pane of glass.","Automatically highlight any compliance issues or missing documents, so you can take action immediately.","Generate reports that any auditor will love to see.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Compliance_grid.png","Supplier compliance status reports",{"heading":881},"content:features:supplier_compliance.yaml","features/supplier_compliance.yaml","features/supplier_compliance",{"_path":1536,"_dir":1121,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1107,"title":1108,"urlSlug":1537,"iconName":1109,"sortOrder":1538,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1110,"footerSortOrder":1538,"seoTitle":1123,"seoDescription":862,"socialImage":1124,"hero":1539,"cta":1547,"features":1548,"sections":1570,"bottomCta":1600,"_id":1601,"_type":950,"_source":833,"_file":1602,"_stem":1603,"_extension":950},"/features/supplier_onboarding","supplier-onboarding",7,{"above":1540,"heading":1541,"subheading":1542,"imageSrc":1545,"imageAlt":1546,"imageScreenshot":13},"Supplier Onboarding Software","Put your supplier onboarding & approvals on autopilot",[1543,1544],"Remove the manual work from supplier onboarding and approvals.","Coordinate across departments and pull in data from other systems to move faster and make smarter decisions.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Onboarding_1.png","Supplier onboarding software for manufacturers",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":1549,"heading":1550,"subheading":1551,"items":1552},"Supplier Onboarding & Approvals","Faster onboarding, with more complete data","Supplier onboarding is time consuming and difficult.  Supplios helps you save time and reduce supplier risk with an automated process.",[1553,1557,1561,1565],{"heading":1554,"icon":1482,"content":1555},"Custom branded supplier portal",[1556],"Get a custom-branded Supplier Portal that integrates with your website.",{"heading":1558,"icon":1414,"content":1559},"Simple supplier registration",[1560],"Streamline new supplier onboarding with easy-to-setup and customizable supplier registration workflows.",{"heading":1562,"icon":1491,"content":1563},"Supplier Document Hub",[1564],"Secure and easy-to-manage supplier downloads area with our Document Hub.",{"heading":1566,"icon":1567,"content":1568},"Compliance & Risk Management","mingcute:certificate-line",[1569],"Integrated with the Supplios Compliance module and 3rd-party data providers.",[1571,1580,1590],{"above":1572,"heading":1573,"content":1574,"imageSrc":1545,"imageAlt":1579},"Onboarding Workflows","Customizable onboarding workflows built around your process",[1575,1576,1577,1578],"Automatically enroll suppliers in onboarding and compliance workflows based on their product/service categories.","Let suppliers upload their own certifications and supporting documents, with automated expiration notifications.","Create custom approval workflows as part of the onboarding process.","Push / pull data from other systems (ERP, 3rd-party risk, etc.) as part of onboarding with our API integrations.","Supplier ISO compliance management",{"above":1581,"heading":1582,"content":1583,"imageSrc":1588,"imageAlt":1589},"Dynamic Approval Workflows","Route approvals through the right people, at the right time",[1584,1585,1586,1587],"Route approvals through the right people, at the right time, with the right data with dynamic approval workflows.","Built-in reminders and notifications to help keep the process moving to avoid important project milestones.","Present exactly the data you need to decision-makers, at the time of decision.","Integrate data from suppliers, your other systems, 3rd-party financial and risk providers, and more.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Onboarding_4.png","Supplier dynamic approval workflows",{"above":1591,"heading":1592,"content":1593,"imageSrc":1598,"imageAlt":1599},"Custom Onboarding Forms","Get the data you need, entered directly by your suppliers",[1594,1595,1596,1597],"Remove the manual work of copying data from one system to another.","Let suppliers upload and enter their own data directly into the platform, exactly as you need it.","Customizable forms and fields to capture the data you need, either to make decisions or to populate ERP or other systems.","Don't let suppliers with incomplete information or missing documents hold up your process.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Onboarding_2.png","Supplier onboarding forms",{"heading":881},"content:features:supplier_onboarding.yaml","features/supplier_onboarding.yaml","features/supplier_onboarding",{"_path":1605,"_dir":1121,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1113,"title":1114,"urlSlug":1606,"iconName":1115,"sortOrder":1607,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1116,"footerSortOrder":1607,"seoTitle":1608,"seoDescription":862,"socialImage":1124,"hero":1609,"cta":1616,"features":1617,"sections":1642,"bottomCta":1668,"_id":1669,"_type":950,"_source":833,"_file":1670,"_stem":1671,"_extension":950},"/features/supplier_performance","supplier-performance",8,"Supplier Portal & Supply-Chain Management Software for Automotive Manufacturing",{"above":1610,"heading":1611,"subheading":1612,"videoKey":1615,"imageSrc":870,"imageAlt":871},"Supplier Scorecard Software for Manufacturers","Customizable & automated supplier scorecards & KPIs",[1613,1614],"Supplios implements your own specific KPI criteria, automatically generating reports for internal and supplier teams, without any additional work.","Track quality metrics, on-time-delivery performance, cost reduction programs, RFQ win rate, and more.","scorecards",{"heading":881,"subheading":882},{"above":1618,"heading":1619,"subheading":1620,"items":1621},"Supplier Scorecards & KPI System","Supplier scorecards without the hassle.","Supplios automates supplier evaluation & KPI's by collecting data from multiple systems and customizing your scorecards to your desired format.",[1622,1627,1632,1637],{"heading":1623,"icon":1624,"content":1625},"Integrate data from anywhere","carbon:api",[1626],"Integrate data from different systems like ERP, QMS etc.",{"heading":1628,"icon":1629,"content":1630},"Customizable reports","mdi:file-report-outline",[1631],"Customizable criteria and frequency for balanced scorecards",{"heading":1633,"icon":1634,"content":1635},"Interactive dashboards","carbon:dashboard",[1636],"Interactive views with live drill-down for you internally and for your suppliers externally",{"heading":1638,"icon":1639,"content":1640},"Full historical data","fluent-mdl2:historical-weather",[1641],"Combine historical performance data with real-time metrics",[1643,1650,1660],{"above":1644,"heading":1645,"content":1646,"imageSrc":1649,"imageAlt":940},"Supplier Scorecards & KPI","Fully automated scorecards, KPIs, and supplier performance management.",[1647,1648,1614],"With all your supplier data in one system, tracking and reporting on supplier KPIs becomes a breeze.","The built-in supplier scorecards feature implements your own specific KPI criteria, automatically generating reports for internal and supplier teams, without any additional work.","/img/screenshots/Supplios_Supplier_Scorecard.png",{"above":1651,"heading":1652,"content":1653,"imageSrc":1658,"imageAlt":1659},"Custom Balanced Supplier Scorecards","Completely customizable scorecards to match your metrics, your format, and your process.",[1654,1655,1656,1657],"Implement your own custom 'balanced scorecard' with your own metrics, your own format, and your own process.","Track KPIs and metrics based on data in Supplios, ERP, subjective ratings, or any other source.","Calculate composite scores based on multiple metrics, with custom weighting and thresholds.","Supplios can implement highly custom supplier scorecard reports, with different formats for internal and supplier teams.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Custom_Supplier_Scorecards.png","Custom Supplier Scorecards",{"above":1661,"heading":1662,"content":1663,"imageSrc":1667,"imageAlt":1661},"Supplier Improvement Plans","Create actionable supplier improvement plans based on your scorecards and KPIs.",[1664,1665,1666],"Automatically generate supplier improvement plans based on your scorecards and KPIs.","Track the status of improvement plans, and the progress towards achieving your goals.","Drive supplier development goals with measurable results and accountability.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Supplier_Scorecard_charts1.png",{"heading":881},"content:features:supplier_performance.yaml","features/supplier_performance.yaml","features/supplier_performance",1779179409154]