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Supplios is the supplier-facing side, and integrates with the QMS and ERP you already have.","/img/screenshots/Supplios_Supplier_Quality_8D_report.png","Supplier 8D SCAR corrective action software",{"above":68,"heading":69,"content":70,"imageSrc":74,"imageAlt":75},"PPAP & APQP","Manage supplier PPAPs in half the time.",[71,72,73],"Stop chasing suppliers for PPAP documents. 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Purpose-built for direct material procurement.  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Machining, composites, electronics, fasteners, coatings, heat treatment, test labs, and distributors can each require different approvals, evidence, and review cycles.","Supplios gives teams a shared place to manage supplier onboarding, approved supplier status, capability records, AS9100 evidence, required documents, audit plans, and follow-up tasks across programs, sites, and functions.","Supplier relationship management software for aerospace manufacturing",{"above":9,"heading":375,"content":376,"imageSrc":65,"imageAlt":379},"Keep SCARs, quality escapes, and containment work moving",[377,378],"Aerospace quality issues often need fast containment, clear root-cause analysis, disciplined corrective action, and complete evidence from the supplier. Email threads and spreadsheets make that work hard to control.","Supplios helps teams launch structured supplier quality workflows, assign owners, collect supplier evidence, track due dates, and keep a clear history of decisions, approvals, and open actions.","Aerospace supplier quality SCAR and corrective action software",{"above":381,"heading":382,"content":383,"imageSrc":239,"imageAlt":386},"Compliance Documentation","Centralize supplier evidence for audit readiness",[384,385],"Aerospace supplier compliance depends on current and complete records, including certificates, audit reports, first article evidence, material certifications, process approvals, test reports, quality clauses, and flow-down requirements.","Supplios keeps supplier documents connected to the supplier, site, part, project, or workflow they support, so teams can see what is missing, what is expiring, and what needs review before an audit, shipment, or production change.","Aerospace supplier compliance documentation software",{"above":388,"heading":389,"content":390,"imageSrc":247,"imageAlt":393},"Traceability and Change Control","Connect supplier changes to configuration and production risk",[391,392],"Supplier changes can affect configuration control, material traceability, special-process status, inspection plans, conformity records, and customer or regulatory requirements. Those reviews need clear ownership and complete history.","Supplios helps route supplier change notifications, specification updates, deviation requests, and validation evidence to the right quality, engineering, purchasing, and operations stakeholders, with a traceable record of approvals and follow-up actions.","Aerospace supplier change control and quality analytics software",{"heading":335},"content:industries:aerospace-manufacturing.yml","industries/aerospace-manufacturing.yml","industries/aerospace-manufacturing",{"_path":399,"_dir":164,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":150,"title":151,"urlSlug":400,"iconName":152,"sortOrder":401,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":153,"footerSortOrder":401,"seoTitle":402,"seoDescription":403,"socialImage":404,"hero":405,"cta":413,"features":415,"sections":439,"bottomCta":464,"_id":465,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":466,"_stem":467,"_extension":252},"/industries/medical-device-manufacturing","medical-device-manufacturing-supplier-quality-software",4,"Supplier Quality and Compliance Software for Medical Device Manufacturing","Modern supplier quality and compliance software for medical device manufacturers. Manage supplier qualification, audits, SCARs, documentation, traceability, and regulatory readiness in one platform.","/img/industries/social/supplios-medical-device.png",{"above":406,"heading":407,"subheading":408,"imageSrc":411,"imageAlt":412},"For Medical Device Manufacturers","Supplier quality control for regulated device supply chains",[409,410],"Medical device manufacturing depends on suppliers that can meet strict quality, documentation, traceability, and regulatory expectations.","Supplios helps supplier quality, compliance, purchasing, and engineering teams manage supplier qualification, corrective actions, controlled documents, and audit-ready records in one collaborative platform.","/img/industries/medical-device-manufacturing-supplier-quality.png","Medical device manufacturing supplier quality software",{"heading":414,"subheading":29},"Ready to strengthen supplier quality and compliance?",{"above":416,"heading":417,"subheading":418,"blocks":419},"Supplier Quality and Compliance","Built for the supplier workflows medical device teams need to control.","Bring supplier qualification, quality issues, compliance evidence, and cross-functional follow-up into one shared system.",[420,426,432,435],{"heading":9,"border":191,"content":421},[422,423,424,425],"SCARs / CAPA follow-up","Nonconforming material","Incoming inspection","Complaint escalation",{"heading":348,"border":199,"content":427},[428,429,430,431],"ISO 13485 records","FDA QMSR readiness","MDR / IVDR traceability","Quality agreements",{"heading":355,"border":206,"content":433},[357,358,434,352],"Risk-based audits",{"heading":212,"border":213,"content":436},[363,437,365,438],"Validation evidence","Design transfer support",[440,446,452,458],{"above":355,"heading":441,"content":442,"imageSrc":225,"imageAlt":445},"Manage risk-based supplier qualification",[443,444],"Medical device teams need more than a basic vendor list. Critical suppliers, contract manufacturers, sterilization partners, component suppliers, and service providers all need the right level of qualification, review, and ongoing control.","Supplios gives your team a shared place to manage supplier onboarding, approved supplier status, risk categories, required documents, audit plans, quality agreements, and follow-up tasks across sites and functions.","Supplier relationship management software for medical device manufacturing",{"above":9,"heading":447,"content":448,"imageSrc":65,"imageAlt":451},"Keep SCARs, CAPA follow-up, and nonconformances moving",[449,450],"Supplier quality work often stalls when complaints, NCMRs, containment actions, root-cause analysis, and corrective action evidence are split across email, spreadsheets, and disconnected QMS records.","Supplios helps teams launch structured supplier quality workflows, assign owners, collect evidence from suppliers, track due dates, and keep a clear history of decisions and actions.","Supplier quality SCAR and corrective action software",{"above":381,"heading":453,"content":454,"imageSrc":239,"imageAlt":457},"Centralize supplier records for audit readiness",[455,456],"Medical device supplier management depends on complete and current records, including certificates, quality agreements, audit reports, process validations, material declarations, regulatory evidence, and controlled specifications.","Supplios keeps supplier documents connected to the supplier, site, part, project, or workflow they support, so teams can see what is missing, what is expiring, and what needs review before an audit or product change.","Supplier compliance documentation software",{"above":388,"heading":459,"content":460,"imageSrc":247,"imageAlt":463},"Connect supplier changes to the teams that need to act",[461,462],"Supplier changes can affect validation status, regulatory files, labeling, component traceability, production readiness, and field risk. 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more","/features/supplier-compliance",{"name":553,"title":554,"icon":555,"description":556,"to":557},"supplier_onboarding","Supplier Onboarding","solar:shuffle-linear","Streamline new supplier onboarding","/features/supplier-onboarding",{"name":559,"title":560,"icon":561,"description":562,"to":563},"supplier_performance","Supplier Performance","heroicons:chart-bar-square","Performance management, scorecards & KPIs","/features/supplier-performance",[565,664,762,863,960,1061,1165,1264],{"_path":566,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":521,"title":522,"urlSlug":568,"iconName":523,"sortOrder":12,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":524,"footerSortOrder":12,"seoTitle":569,"seoDescription":167,"socialImage":17,"hero":570,"cta":577,"features":578,"sections":602,"faq":629,"bottomCta":660,"_id":661,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":662,"_stem":663,"_extension":126},"/features/supplier_portal","features","supplier-portal","Supplier Portal & SRM software built for manufacturing",{"above":571,"heading":572,"subheading":573,"videoKey":521,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"Supplier Portal Software","A modern supplier portal built for manufacturers",[574,575,576],"Centralize all sourcing, supplier quality, and supplier development activities in one platform.","Powerful, fully customizable, and easy-to-use.","So your entire organization & supply-chain can move faster, produce better, and stay ahead.",{"heading":28,"subheading":29},{"above":571,"heading":579,"subheading":580,"items":581},"Supplier collaboration spans across multiple functions of any manufacturer's organization.","Supplios is built to make procurement, quality & supply-chain teams work faster & smarter with their direct material suppliers.",[582,587,592,597],{"heading":583,"icon":584,"content":585},"System of record","bi:database",[586],"Get a single system of record for all future and historical supplier related activities",{"heading":588,"icon":589,"content":590},"Multiple modules","lucide:blocks",[591],"One platform for sourcing, supplier quality, supplier onboarding & compliance, supplier performance and more.",{"heading":593,"icon":594,"content":595},"API integrations","carbon:network-3",[596],"We can easily integrate your supplier portal with your ERP, QMS, PLM and other systems.",{"heading":598,"icon":599,"content":600},"Supplier collaboration","carbon:collaborate",[601],"Supplios is built with collaboration in mind, why our platform is highly intuitive for you and your suppliers to use.",[603,611,620],{"above":604,"heading":605,"content":606,"imageSrc":610,"imageAlt":571},"Customization","Your company, your suppliers, your portal",[607,608,609],"Your supplier portal in Supplios is a dedicated place for your internal team and your suppliers to get things done.","Access can be granted by invite-only, or you can allow new suppliers to register on their own.","Either way, the Supplios platform allows for extensive customization, including the branding and visual appearance.","/img/screenshots/Supplios_Supplier_Portal_offset2.png",{"above":612,"heading":613,"content":614,"imageSrc":618,"imageAlt":619},"Tasks and Action Items","Assign & track tasks for your internal team and suppliers",[615,616,617],"Your suppliers are part of your team, but most other tools don't extend outside the walls of your company.","Supplios breaks through this barrier and helps you coordinate work and assign tasks on a per-person basis, for both internal and external (supplier) people.","Tasks can be assigned automatically as part of a workflow, and include automatic reminders, follow-up, and status updates when key events happen.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-internal_dashboard.png","Supplier task management",{"above":621,"heading":622,"content":623,"imageSrc":627,"imageAlt":628},"Supplier Messaging & Communication","Communicate with your suppliers directly in the platform",[624,625,626],"Supplios allows you to communicate with your suppliers directly in the platform, with a built-in messaging system that works from email too.","Check on status, view the full conversation history, with all email replies and attachments, right in the platform.","Stop wasting time jumping between email and other tools to get the information you need.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-supplier_messaging.png","Supplier messaging and communication",{"above":630,"heading":631,"subheading":632,"faqs":633},"Supplier Portal FAQs","Frequently Asked Questions","Here are some common questions about the Supplios supplier portal.",[634,639,645,650,655],{"question":635,"answer":636},"Can I customize the Supplios supplier portal?",[637,638],"Yes.  The Supplios supplier portal is build to be highly configurable and customizable.  It is intended to be easily adapted to your company's needs, rather than forcing you to conform to a rigid structure.","Many things are configurable by you, without needing to involve our support team.  For more complex customizations, the Supplios implementation will work with your team to make sure the portal is set up to work the way you need it to, including writing custom code.",{"question":640,"answer":641},"Can I control who has access to my supplier portal?",[642,643,644],"Absolutely. You control which suppliers can access your portal, as well as which people from your internal team.","Managing access is actually quite simple to manage, as Supplios automatically invites suppliers as needed and handles user registration behind the scenes.","Suppliers can also self-manage access for their own team members (with your oversight and control), which takes a lot of the burden off your team.",{"question":646,"answer":647},"Does the supplier portal integrate with other systems?",[648,649],"Yes, your Supplios supplier portal can easily integrate with your existing ERP, QMS, PLM, and other systems through our API integrations.","However, we also make sure that the core functionality of the supplier portal is fully functional and powerful on its own, even without any integrations.  So you can get up and running quickly, and then add integrations as needed.",{"question":651,"answer":652},"Can suppliers upload files and documents directly into the portal?",[653,654],"Yes. Suppliers can upload files and documents directly into the portal, typically as part of a specific workflow or process such as an RFQ, 8D report, PPAP submission, or other supplier-related activities.","This makes it easy to collect information from suppliers, and also ensures that all important documents are stored in a single system of record that is easily accessible to your team.",{"question":656,"answer":657},"Can I communicate with my suppliers directly through the portal?",[658,659],"Yes. The Supplios supplier portal includes a built-in messaging system that allows you to communicate with your suppliers directly within the platform.","Messages are topic-specific, with a separate message thread automatically created for each RFQ, claim, PPAP submission, or other supplier-related activity.  This keeps all communication organized and easily accessible in one place, together with the relevant documents, data, and history for that topic.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_portal.yaml","features/supplier_portal.yaml","features/supplier_portal",{"_path":665,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":527,"title":528,"urlSlug":666,"iconName":529,"sortOrder":256,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":530,"footerSortOrder":256,"seoTitle":667,"seoDescription":668,"socialImage":17,"hero":669,"cta":676,"features":677,"sections":701,"faq":728,"bottomCta":758,"_id":759,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":760,"_stem":761,"_extension":126},"/features/sourcing_procurement","sourcing-procurement","Direct-material sourcing & procurement automation software","Cloud-based software for direct-material sourcing & procurement automation. Designed for manufacturing. Powerful, easy to use.",{"above":670,"heading":671,"subheading":672,"videoKey":675,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"Sourcing & Procurement Software","Best-of-breed RFQ software, built for direct material sourcing",[673,674],"Supplios is the modern sourcing & procurement platform of choice for manufacturers, built to be cusotmized to your exact workflows.","Built to handle CAD files, complete BOMs, and complex assemblies, with the most powerful cost-breakdown capabilities on the market.","rfx_create",{"heading":28,"subheading":29},{"above":678,"heading":679,"subheading":680,"items":681},"Direct Material Sourcing","Direct vs. indirect procurement - pick the right tool for the job.","Direct material procurement is inherently different than indirect, on many levels.  Supplios understands this, and is built for your direct-material use-case.",[682,687,692,696],{"heading":683,"icon":684,"content":685},"Cost breakdown templates","tabler:template",[686],"Convert your existing custom quote templates to Supplios quote sheets",{"heading":688,"icon":689,"content":690},"CAD file uploads","iconamoon:3d-light",[691],"Support for any CAD format, any file size",{"heading":693,"icon":594,"content":694},"PLM & QMS integrations",[695],"Connect systems across entire product lifecycle",{"heading":697,"icon":698,"content":699},"Quote history by part number","icon-park-outline:vertical-timeline",[700],"Track quote history by part, supplier, project, and more.",[702,711,719],{"above":703,"heading":704,"content":705,"imageSrc":710,"imageAlt":226},"RFQ & Sourcing Automation","Get supplier quotes in hours, not days.",[706,707,708,709],"Send out complete quote packages to new and existing suppliers with a couple mouse clicks, then let our software manage gathering, organizing, and analyzing all the responses.","From simple on-off tools to huge RFQs for an entire Bill-of-Materials, Supplios can handle them all.","Keep records of all past quotes, organized by project, by supplier, and by job category.","No more juggling Excel spreadsheets, lost emails, and other wasted administrative overhead.","/img/screenshots/Supplios_RFQ_Analysis_zoom.png",{"above":712,"heading":713,"content":714,"imageSrc":718,"imageAlt":712},"RFQ Cost Breakdown Templates","Customizable & easy-to-use cost breakdown templates.",[715,716,717],"Supplios has the most powerful & flexible cost breakdown capabilities on the market, with built-in calculation, analysis, and other advanced functionality.","Calculate landed costs, cost savings, yield rates, and more — in ways that Excel based templates simply can't match.","The Supplios team will even convert your existing Excel templates so you can keep using the structure you're already familiar with.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-RFQ_cost_breakdown_3.png",{"above":720,"heading":721,"content":722,"imageSrc":726,"imageAlt":727},"Cost Analysis & Comparison Tools","Powerful RFQ analysis tools to give you the edge.",[723,724,725],"Compare quotes and cost breakdowns side-by-side, with advanced cost slicing & pivoting capabilities built right in.","Track cost savings vs. time, design revision, supplier, and custom dimensions.","Get deep insights and analysis in a matter of seconds that would take hours in Excel so you can make better, faster decisions.","/img/screenshots/RFQ_Cost_Breakdown_Template_Analysis_1.png","RFQ Cost Analysis & Comparison Tools",{"above":729,"heading":730,"subheading":731,"faqs":732},"Sourcing & Procurement Software FAQs","Questions about using Supplios for sourcing & procurement?","Here are some common questions from purchasing teams evaluating direct material sourcing software.",[733,738,743,748,753],{"question":734,"answer":735},"Can Supplios handle complex custom cost breakdowns for automotive RFQs?",[736,737],"Yes. Supplios is built for detailed direct material cost breakdowns, including custom quote sheets, tooling, material, labor, overhead, packaging, logistics, amortization, currency, and other cost drivers.","We can configure cost breakdown templates around your existing Excel formats, add calculations and validation rules, and make supplier responses easier to compare across parts, programs, and suppliers.",{"question":739,"answer":740},"Can Supplios support our Award or Nomination process after the RFQ is complete?",[741,742],"Yes. Supplios can support Award and Nomination workflows, including internal approvals, supplier selection records, award letters, LOIs, and downstream handoffs.","The process can be configured around your sourcing governance, including multi-supplier awards, split awards, commodity approvals, management review, and links to follow-on work like PPAP, APQP, onboarding, or ERP updates.",{"question":744,"answer":745},"Can we run RFQs for complete BOMs, assemblies, and many part numbers at once?",[746,747],"Yes. Supplios is designed for direct material sourcing events that include many line items, complete BOMs, complex assemblies, drawings, specifications, and supporting documents.","Buyers can package the RFQ, invite suppliers, collect structured responses, and compare quotes without rebuilding everything manually in spreadsheets.",{"question":749,"answer":750},"How does Supplios help us compare suppliers beyond just piece price?",[751,752],"Supplios lets your team compare landed cost, tooling, freight, payment terms, lead times, capacity inputs, supplier comments, and custom scoring criteria alongside the quoted price.","Because sourcing history is connected to suppliers, parts, projects, and other supplier records, buyers can make award recommendations with better context than a standalone spreadsheet can provide.",{"question":754,"answer":755},"Can Supplios work with our ERP, PLM, supplier master, or existing sourcing data?",[756,757],"Yes. Supplios can integrate with ERP, PLM, QMS, supplier master, and other systems through API-based integrations, depending on your technical requirements.","Many teams start by managing RFQs and supplier responses in Supplios, then connect part data, supplier data, award decisions, and project milestones as the process matures.",{"heading":28},"content:features:sourcing_procurement.yaml","features/sourcing_procurement.yaml","features/sourcing_procurement",{"_path":763,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":24,"title":9,"urlSlug":10,"iconName":11,"sortOrder":322,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":533,"footerSortOrder":322,"seoTitle":764,"seoDescription":765,"socialImage":17,"hero":766,"cta":772,"features":773,"sections":796,"faq":821,"bottomCta":859,"_id":860,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":861,"_stem":862,"_extension":126},"/features/supplier_quality","Supplier Quality Software Portal for Automotive Manufacturing","Modern, web-based software for supplier-quality management.  Purpose-built for manufacturing, modern & easy-to-use.",{"above":767,"heading":768,"subheading":769,"videoKey":24,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"Supplier Claims / 8D / SCAR Software","Automate all your supplier quality workflows",[770,771],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":774,"heading":775,"subheading":776,"items":777},"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.",[778,783,787,792],{"heading":779,"icon":780,"content":781},"Customizable workflows","ic:outline-dashboard-customize",[782],"Customize the supplier facing part of your supplier quality workflows like 8D/SCAR, APQP, PPAP, IQC, etc.",{"heading":784,"icon":599,"content":785},"Supplier facing part of your QMS",[786],"A QMS is for internal usage. Supplios integrates with and can be the supplier facing part of your QMS.",{"heading":788,"icon":789,"content":790},"Track CoQ / CoPQ","tabler:zoom-money",[791],"Contain issues in record time and track cost of bad quality to issue supplier charge-backs or penalties.",{"heading":793,"icon":584,"content":794},"A single system-of-record",[795],"Establish a system of record and automate supplier evaluation with customized scorecards.",[797,805,813],{"above":798,"heading":799,"content":800,"imageSrc":65,"imageAlt":233},"Supplier Quality & NPI","Fully automated 8D / SCAR / PPAP workflows... and any other process.",[801,802,803,804],"SQEs wasting time shuffling Excel files and chasing suppliers for follow-up?","Let our software handle that - automatically - so your Quality Engineers can get back to actually improving quality.","Supplios supports custom workflows, QMS and ERP integrations, and API access.","One-click report generation, complete with Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams, OEM-specific requirements (CSR), and more.",{"above":806,"heading":807,"content":808,"imageSrc":812,"imageAlt":806},"Supplier 8D & SCAR Tools","Supplier quality best practices built right into the platform.",[809,810,811],"Supplios includes easy-to-use built-in tools for root cause analysis, corrective actions, and verification, based on leading industry standards.","Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams, 5-whys, corrective/preventive action scoring, and more, all fully customizable to your process and requirements.","Break free from clunky spreadsheets and manual tracking, and get back to actually improving quality with a modern platform.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-8D_fishbone_diagram_1.png",{"above":814,"heading":815,"content":816,"imageSrc":92,"imageAlt":814},"Supplier Quality Analytics & Reporting","Get a complete overview of your supplier quality across plants, projects, and suppliers.",[817,818,819,820],"Live a real-time view of all supplier quality claims & complaints, split by plant, project, severity, status, and any custom dimension.","Generate reports for internal and supplier reviews, with custom criteria and reporting frequency.","Designed to help understand trends, problem areas, and opportunities for improvement that would otherwise be missed.","All built into the platform, without the need for any external BI tools.  (although Supplios connects with those too)",{"above":822,"heading":823,"subheading":824,"faqs":825},"Supplier Quality Software FAQs","Questions about using Supplios for supplier quality?","Here are some of the most common ones we get from other manufacturers.",[826,832,837,842,847,853],{"question":827,"answer":828},"Does Supplios support standard 8D reports?  What about custom 8Ds or other non-conformance / corrective action processes?",[829,830,831],"Supplios can support standard 8D reports, but is designed to be highly flexible, adapting to your existing quality processes and templates, rather than forcing you to conform to a rigid structure.","The Supplios team is very experienced with the typical 8D/SCAR/Non-Conformance processes used in automotive and medical manufacturing, and can also recommend best practices and help you customize the platform to fit your needs.","Fishbone diagrams, 5-whys, corrective/preventive action scoring, and more are all built into the platform, but can be customized to fit your specific process and requirements.",{"question":833,"answer":834},"Can suppliers submit their 8Ds, corrective actions, and other documentation directly into the portal?",[835,836],"Yes. Suppliers submit their information directly, and can upload supporting documentation, photos, and videos right through the supplier portal.","This is typically much more efficient than having suppliers send files through email, then having your team manually track and organize those files in spreadsheets and shared drives.",{"question":838,"answer":839},"Can I set deadlines with automatic notifications and reminders for suppliers to follow up on their corrective actions?",[840,841],"Yes. Supplios can automatically send notifications and reminders to suppliers based on due dates, status changes, or other criteria you define.","This helps ensure that corrective actions are completed on time, without your team having to manually chase suppliers for updates.",{"question":843,"answer":844},"How is Supplios different from a traditional QMS?",[845,846],"Supplios is designed to be the supplier-facing part of your overall quality management, with a focus on collaboration and communication with your suppliers.","Supplios can integrate with your existing QMS and ERP systems, and fill in the gaps where those systems fall short when it comes to working with suppliers.",{"question":848,"answer":849},"Can I customize the workflows and processes in Supplios to match my existing quality processes?",[850,851,852],"Yes! Supplios is highly customizable, allowing you to tailor the platform to fit your specific quality processes and requirements.","Whether it's 8D/SCAR, APQP, PPAP, or any other process, Supplios is specifically designed to be set up to match your existing workflows and requirements.","This customization work is done as part of the implementation process, and can be updated and changed over time as needed.",{"question":854,"answer":855},"Does Supplios integrate with my existing ERP and QMS systems?",[856,857,858],"Yes! We understand that manufacturers have complex tech stacks, and we're built to integrate seamlessly with your existing systems.","We can connect with popular ERP and QMS platforms, as well as provide API access for custom integrations.","That being said, Supplios can be used very effectively even without any integrations, as a standalone supplier quality management platform.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_quality.yaml","features/supplier_quality.yaml","features/supplier_quality",{"_path":864,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":536,"title":68,"urlSlug":865,"iconName":537,"sortOrder":401,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":538,"footerSortOrder":401,"seoTitle":866,"seoDescription":867,"socialImage":17,"hero":868,"cta":876,"features":877,"sections":899,"faq":926,"bottomCta":956,"_id":957,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":958,"_stem":959,"_extension":126},"/features/ppap_apqp","ppap-apqp","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":869,"heading":870,"subheading":871,"videoKey":875,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"PPAP & APQP Software","Manage your supplier PPAPs in half the time",[872,873,874],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":878,"heading":879,"subheading":880,"items":881},"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.",[882,887,891,896],{"heading":883,"icon":884,"content":885},"AIAG & VDA compliant","hugeicons:car-01",[886],"Gather all PPAP/PPA requirements per AIAG & VDA standards, including CSRs.",{"heading":888,"icon":780,"content":889},"Fully customizable",[890],"Add CSRs, custom requirements, and other NPI-related items to your PPAP process.",{"heading":892,"icon":893,"content":894},"Stay audit-ready","hugeicons:audit-02",[895],"Automatically keeps records of all uploads & approvals so you're ready for your next IATF or 3rd-party audit.",{"heading":793,"icon":584,"content":897},[898],"Centralize all PPAP/APQP/NPI documentation in a centralized, secure place.",[900,908,917],{"above":901,"heading":902,"content":903,"imageSrc":74,"imageAlt":907},"PPAP Process Automation","Automated PPAP management... fully integrated with your NPI process.",[904,905,906],"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.","Supplier PPAP Software",{"above":909,"heading":910,"content":911,"imageSrc":915,"imageAlt":916},"PPAP File Management","Track & organize PPAP files automatically",[912,913,914],"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":918,"heading":919,"content":920,"imageSrc":924,"imageAlt":925},"PPAP & APQP Workflow Automation","Highly Configurable & Customizable PPAP & APQP workflows",[921,922,923],"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",{"above":927,"heading":928,"subheading":929,"faqs":930},"PPAP & APQP Software FAQs","Questions about managing supplier PPAPs and APQP in Supplios?","Here are some common questions from supplier quality teams evaluating PPAP and APQP software.",[931,936,941,946,951],{"question":932,"answer":933},"Can Supplios support our PPAP levels, customer-specific requirements, and internal approval rules?",[934,935],"Yes. Supplios is built to support standard PPAP requirements as well as customer-specific requirements, internal checklists, part-level criteria, and supplier-specific expectations.","You can configure submission requirements, approval steps, roles, due dates, and escalation rules so the process matches how your SQEs, program teams, and suppliers actually work.",{"question":937,"answer":938},"How does Supplios help SQEs track PPAP status across many suppliers and part numbers?",[939,940],"Supplios gives your team a centralized view of open, overdue, approved, rejected, and interim-approved submissions across suppliers, parts, programs, and plants.","Instead of tracking status in spreadsheets and email threads, SQEs can see what is missing, who owns the next action, and where each PPAP stands in the approval process.",{"question":942,"answer":943},"Can suppliers upload PPAP documents directly, and can we control what they see?",[944,945],"Yes. Suppliers can upload requested PPAP and APQP documentation directly through the supplier portal, including supporting files, revised submissions, and responses to reviewer comments.","Access is permission-based, so suppliers only see the projects, parts, tasks, and documents relevant to them, while your internal team keeps control over reviews and approvals.",{"question":947,"answer":948},"Does Supplios maintain audit-ready records for IATF 16949 and customer audits?",[949,950],"Yes. Supplios keeps a structured record of submissions, file uploads, comments, review decisions, approval history, and due-date activity.","This helps your team prepare for IATF, customer, and internal audits without rebuilding the history from shared folders, email attachments, and disconnected trackers.",{"question":952,"answer":953},"Can Supplios connect PPAP and APQP work with our ERP, QMS, or PLM systems?",[954,955],"Yes. Supplios can integrate with ERP, QMS, PLM, and other systems through API-based integrations, depending on your process and data requirements.","Many teams start with Supplios as the supplier-facing system of record for PPAP and APQP, then connect part, supplier, project, quality, or approval data as needed.",{"heading":28},"content:features:ppap_apqp.yaml","features/ppap_apqp.yaml","features/ppap_apqp",{"_path":961,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":541,"title":542,"urlSlug":962,"iconName":543,"sortOrder":471,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":544,"footerSortOrder":471,"seoTitle":569,"seoDescription":167,"socialImage":17,"hero":963,"cta":969,"features":970,"sections":992,"faq":1027,"bottomCta":1057,"_id":1058,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1059,"_stem":1060,"_extension":126},"/features/supplier_management","supplier-management",{"above":964,"heading":965,"subheading":966,"videoKey":541,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"Supplier Relationship Management Software","SRM software built for industrial manufacturers",[967,968],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":186,"heading":971,"subheading":972,"items":973},"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.",[974,979,983,988],{"heading":975,"icon":976,"content":977},"360° supplier view","tabler:view-360",[978],"Integrated 360° view of each supplier in one place",{"heading":980,"icon":584,"content":981},"Track master data",[982],"Track supplier capabilities, qualifications, certifications, equipment & more.",{"heading":984,"icon":985,"content":986},"Supplier self-updates","carbon:user-profile",[987],"Supplier editable data for accurate, easy updates",{"heading":989,"icon":594,"content":990},"2-way ERP sync",[991],"Works with your ERP for one-way or 2-way sync",[993,1002,1011,1019],{"above":994,"heading":995,"content":996,"imageSrc":225,"imageAlt":1001},"Capabilities & Categories","Categorize suppliers in unlimited custom dimensions",[997,998,999,1000],"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":1003,"heading":1004,"content":1005,"imageSrc":1009,"imageAlt":1010},"Supplier Document Sharing","Share & manage important supplier documents in one place",[1006,1007,1008],"Share important supplier documents with all suppliers & your internal team, with built-in version control.","Perfect for Supplier Handbooks, Quality Manuals, SOPs, Code of Conduct, even training videos.","Includes a powerful management interface so your team can manage new versions on your own, separate from your company's website.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Document_Hub_SRM.png","Supplier portal document sharing",{"above":1012,"heading":1013,"content":1014,"imageSrc":1018,"imageAlt":619},"Supplier Task Management","Assign tasks & action items to keep everyone on track",[1015,1016,1017],"Assign tasks & action items to your internal team and your suppliers, with automatic reminders, notifications, follow-up, and status updates when key events happen.","Build repeatable workflows to bring structure to your supplier management processes with automatic task assignment.","Publish daily or weekly open-task summaries to escalate the important stuff while keeping everyone in the loop.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-My_Open_Tasks_2.png",{"above":1020,"heading":1021,"content":1022,"imageSrc":1026,"imageAlt":619},"Supplier Part Management","Track the parts you buy, not just the suppliers",[1023,1024,1025],"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",{"above":1028,"heading":1029,"subheading":1030,"faqs":1031},"Supplier Management Software FAQs","Questions about managing supplier master data in Supplios?","Here are some common questions from teams evaluating supplier management software.",[1032,1037,1042,1047,1052],{"question":1033,"answer":1034},"What kind of supplier master data can we manage in Supplios?",[1035,1036],"Supplios can manage supplier profiles, contacts, locations, manufacturing capabilities, commodities, certifications, documents, internal ownership, supplier status, approved supplier list information, and other key supplier data.","Supplier records can also connect to sourcing history, PPAP and APQP activity, claims, audits, compliance documents, supplier scorecards, tasks, and other supplier-facing workflows.",{"question":1038,"answer":1039},"Can we add custom fields to match our supplier data model?",[1040,1041],"Yes. Supplios can support custom supplier fields, custom location fields, custom contact types, custom status values, and other data fields that match how your organization manages suppliers.","This lets purchasing, supplier quality, compliance, logistics, and other teams use the same supplier record without forcing everything into a generic supplier database.",{"question":1043,"answer":1044},"Can Supplios help us segment suppliers by commodity, risk, plant, or approval status?",[1045,1046],"Yes. Supplios includes a powerful tagging and classification system that can be used to segment suppliers by commodity, manufacturing process, plant, region, risk level, approval status, preferred supplier status, and other dimensions.","Those tags can also drive downstream logic, such as which suppliers are eligible for sourcing events, which compliance documents are required, which onboarding path applies, or which scorecard rules should be used.",{"question":1048,"answer":1049},"Can suppliers manage or update their own supplier data?",[1050,1051],"Yes. Suppliers can update their own data through the Supplios supplier portal, depending on what you allow them to manage.","You can configure which fields are supplier-editable, which updates require internal review, which fields are hidden from supplier view, and which data remains controlled only by your internal team.",{"question":1053,"answer":1054},"Can Supplios integrate supplier master data with our ERP or other systems?",[1055,1056],"Yes. Supplios can integrate with ERP, QMS, PLM, supplier master, and other systems through API-based integrations or data imports depending on your process and technical requirements.","Many teams use Supplios as the supplier-facing operating layer while keeping ERP aligned for supplier IDs, status values, contacts, locations, classifications, and other master data fields.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_management.yaml","features/supplier_management.yaml","features/supplier_management",{"_path":1062,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":547,"title":548,"urlSlug":1063,"iconName":549,"sortOrder":1064,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":550,"footerSortOrder":1064,"seoTitle":1065,"seoDescription":1066,"socialImage":17,"hero":1067,"cta":1076,"features":1077,"sections":1099,"faq":1131,"bottomCta":1161,"_id":1162,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1163,"_stem":1164,"_extension":126},"/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":1068,"heading":1069,"subheading":1070,"videoKey":1063,"imageSrc":1074,"imageAlt":1075,"imageScreenshot":13},"Supplier Compliance & Contract Management Software","Manage supplier contracts, certs, policies & more... automatically.",[1071,1072,1073],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1078,"heading":1079,"subheading":1080,"items":1081},"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.",[1082,1086,1089,1094],{"heading":583,"icon":1083,"content":1084},"material-symbols:captive-portal",[1085],"A single system of record for all your supplier documents, including contracts, certificates, policies, and more.",{"heading":49,"icon":985,"content":1087},[1088],"Let suppliers upload their own documents directly into the platform, exactly as you need it.",{"heading":1090,"icon":1091,"content":1092},"Track multiple versions","ion:documents-outline",[1093],"Track multiple versions of the same document, with built-in version control and history.",{"heading":1095,"icon":1096,"content":1097},"Auto reminders & notifications","solar:alarm-linear",[1098],"Built-in expiration reminders and notifications for internal and supplier users so things don't get missed.",[1100,1113,1122],{"above":1101,"heading":1102,"content":1103,"imageSrc":1111,"imageAlt":1112},"Supplier Document Tracking","Easily track the status of each document for each supplier",[1104,1105,1106,1107,1108,1109,1110],"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":1114,"heading":1115,"content":1116,"imageSrc":1120,"imageAlt":1121},"Automated Compliance Rules","Enforce compliance requirements automatically with highly configurable rules",[1117,1118,1119],"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":1123,"heading":1124,"content":1125,"imageSrc":1129,"imageAlt":1130},"Compliance Status Reports","Get a complete, actionable & real-time view of your supplier compliance",[1126,1127,1128],"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",{"above":1132,"heading":1133,"subheading":1134,"faqs":1135},"Supplier Compliance Software FAQs","Questions about managing supplier certifications & compliance in Supplios?","Here are some common questions from purchasing and supplier quality teams.",[1136,1141,1146,1151,1156],{"question":1137,"answer":1138},"Can Supplios track ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, and other supplier certifications?",[1139,1140],"Yes. Supplios can track ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, VDA, and other supplier certifications in one central system of record.","Each requirement can include expiration dates, supplier scope, site applicability, review status, approval history, and supporting files so purchasing and supplier quality teams can see which suppliers are current and which need attention.",{"question":1142,"answer":1143},"Can Supplios help manage AIAG CQI requirements for suppliers?",[1144,1145],"Yes. Supplios can manage CQI requirements such as special process assessments and related documentation.","CQI requirements can be enforced automatically based on the commodities, manufacturing processes, supplier categories, or other classifications selected for a supplier, so the right requirements are triggered without relying on manual follow-up.",{"question":1147,"answer":1148},"Can suppliers upload certifications and renewal documents directly?",[1149,1150],"Yes. Suppliers can upload certifications, renewal documents, policies, acknowledgements, and supporting evidence directly through the Supplios supplier portal.","Your internal team can review, approve, reject, comment, and request updated files while keeping the full document history connected to the supplier record.",{"question":1152,"answer":1153},"Does Supplios send automatic reminders before certificates expire?",[1154,1155],"Yes. Supplios can send multiple reminders to suppliers and internal owners before and after expiration dates, based on the rules you configure.","You can also define escalation actions for overdue or expired documents, such as notifying managers, assigning follow-up tasks, flagging the supplier as non-compliant, or triggering additional review steps.",{"question":1157,"answer":1158},"Can we see compliance status across plants, supplier sites, commodities, and responsible buyers?",[1159,1160],"Yes. Supplios gives teams a real-time view of missing, expired, pending-review, rejected, and approved supplier documents across the supply base.","Compliance status can be filtered and reported by supplier, site, commodity, plant, buyer, supplier quality owner, document type, expiration window, and other configured fields.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_compliance.yaml","features/supplier_compliance.yaml","features/supplier_compliance",{"_path":1166,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":553,"title":554,"urlSlug":1167,"iconName":555,"sortOrder":1168,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":556,"footerSortOrder":1168,"seoTitle":569,"seoDescription":167,"socialImage":17,"hero":1169,"cta":1177,"features":1178,"sections":1200,"faq":1230,"bottomCta":1260,"_id":1261,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1262,"_stem":1263,"_extension":126},"/features/supplier_onboarding","supplier-onboarding",7,{"above":1170,"heading":1171,"subheading":1172,"imageSrc":1175,"imageAlt":1176,"imageScreenshot":13},"Supplier Onboarding Software","Put your supplier onboarding & approvals on autopilot",[1173,1174],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1179,"heading":1180,"subheading":1181,"items":1182},"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.",[1183,1187,1191,1195],{"heading":1184,"icon":1083,"content":1185},"Custom branded supplier portal",[1186],"Get a custom-branded Supplier Portal that integrates with your website.",{"heading":1188,"icon":985,"content":1189},"Simple supplier registration",[1190],"Streamline new supplier onboarding with easy-to-setup and customizable supplier registration workflows.",{"heading":1192,"icon":1091,"content":1193},"Supplier Document Hub",[1194],"Secure and easy-to-manage supplier downloads area with our Document Hub.",{"heading":1196,"icon":1197,"content":1198},"Compliance & Risk Management","mingcute:certificate-line",[1199],"Integrated with the Supplios Compliance module and 3rd-party data providers.",[1201,1210,1220],{"above":1202,"heading":1203,"content":1204,"imageSrc":1175,"imageAlt":1209},"Onboarding Workflows","Customizable onboarding workflows built around your process",[1205,1206,1207,1208],"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":1211,"heading":1212,"content":1213,"imageSrc":1218,"imageAlt":1219},"Dynamic Approval Workflows","Route approvals through the right people, at the right time",[1214,1215,1216,1217],"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":1221,"heading":1222,"content":1223,"imageSrc":1228,"imageAlt":1229},"Custom Onboarding Forms","Get the data you need, entered directly by your suppliers",[1224,1225,1226,1227],"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",{"above":1231,"heading":1232,"subheading":1134,"faqs":1233},"Supplier Onboarding Software FAQs","Questions about managing supplier onboarding in Supplios?",[1234,1240,1245,1250,1255],{"question":1235,"answer":1236},"We don't onboard a lot of new suppliers. Is the Onboarding module still relevant?",[1237,1238,1239],"Yes. The Onboarding module is often still very useful because it can also be used for periodic supplier data update tasks with existing suppliers.","Suppliers can be asked to refresh contacts, locations, capabilities, certifications, banking details, and other key information so your supplier records stay current.","It can also manage supplier status changes for existing suppliers, such as moving from Approved Supplier to Priority Supplier, Preferred Supplier, probationary status, or another internal classification.",{"question":1241,"answer":1242},"Can Supplios support our custom supplier approval process across purchasing, quality, finance, and compliance?",[1243,1244],"Yes. Supplios can route onboarding reviews and approvals across departments based on supplier type, commodity, spend level, plant, region, risk level, or other criteria.","Purchasing, supplier quality, finance, legal, compliance, engineering, and other stakeholders can each complete their part of the workflow with clear ownership and status visibility.",{"question":1246,"answer":1247},"Can suppliers enter their own information and upload onboarding documents directly?",[1248,1249],"Yes. Suppliers can complete forms, provide contacts and locations, answer questionnaires, and upload documents directly through the Supplios supplier portal.","Your team can configure the exact fields, required documents, instructions, and approval steps so supplier submissions are structured instead of buried in email attachments.",{"question":1251,"answer":1252},"Can onboarding requirements change based on commodity, supplier type, or manufacturing process?",[1253,1254],"Yes. Supplios can apply dynamic requirements based on supplier categories, commodities, manufacturing processes, direct vs. indirect status, location, risk profile, and other supplier attributes.","This helps teams collect the right quality, compliance, commercial, and risk information without forcing every supplier through the same generic checklist.",{"question":1256,"answer":1257},"Can Supplios update our ERP or supplier master after onboarding is approved?",[1258,1259],"Yes. Supplios can integrate with ERP, supplier master, risk data providers, and other systems through API-based integrations depending on your process.","Onboarding data can be reviewed, approved, and then used to update supplier profiles, statuses, tags, classifications, compliance requirements, or downstream systems when configured.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_onboarding.yaml","features/supplier_onboarding.yaml","features/supplier_onboarding",{"_path":1265,"_dir":567,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":559,"title":560,"urlSlug":1266,"iconName":561,"sortOrder":1267,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":562,"footerSortOrder":1267,"seoTitle":1268,"seoDescription":167,"socialImage":17,"hero":1269,"cta":1276,"features":1277,"sections":1302,"faq":1328,"bottomCta":1359,"_id":1360,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1361,"_stem":1362,"_extension":126},"/features/supplier_performance","supplier-performance",8,"Supplier Portal & Supply-Chain Management Software for Automotive Manufacturing",{"above":1270,"heading":1271,"subheading":1272,"videoKey":1275,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":175},"Supplier Scorecard Software for Manufacturers","Customizable & automated supplier scorecards & KPIs",[1273,1274],"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":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1278,"heading":1279,"subheading":1280,"items":1281},"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.",[1282,1287,1292,1297],{"heading":1283,"icon":1284,"content":1285},"Integrate data from anywhere","carbon:api",[1286],"Integrate data from different systems like ERP, QMS etc.",{"heading":1288,"icon":1289,"content":1290},"Customizable reports","mdi:file-report-outline",[1291],"Customizable criteria and frequency for balanced scorecards",{"heading":1293,"icon":1294,"content":1295},"Interactive dashboards","carbon:dashboard",[1296],"Interactive views with live drill-down for you internally and for your suppliers externally",{"heading":1298,"icon":1299,"content":1300},"Full historical data","fluent-mdl2:historical-weather",[1301],"Combine historical performance data with real-time metrics",[1303,1310,1320],{"above":1304,"heading":1305,"content":1306,"imageSrc":1309,"imageAlt":240},"Supplier Scorecards & KPI","Fully automated scorecards, KPIs, and supplier performance management.",[1307,1308,1274],"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":1311,"heading":1312,"content":1313,"imageSrc":1318,"imageAlt":1319},"Custom Balanced Supplier Scorecards","Completely customizable scorecards to match your metrics, your format, and your process.",[1314,1315,1316,1317],"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":1321,"heading":1322,"content":1323,"imageSrc":1327,"imageAlt":1321},"Supplier Improvement Plans","Create actionable supplier improvement plans based on your scorecards and KPIs.",[1324,1325,1326],"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",{"above":1329,"heading":1330,"subheading":1331,"faqs":1332},"Supplier Scorecard Software FAQs","Questions about managing supplier scorecards in Supplios?","Here are some common questions from purchasing and supplier quality teams at leading manufacturers.",[1333,1338,1343,1349,1354],{"question":1334,"answer":1335},"Can Supplios calculate supplier scorecard metrics like PPM, OTD, and OTIF?",[1336,1337],"Yes. Supplios can calculate key supplier scorecard metrics such as PPM, OTD, OTIF, fulfillment, responsiveness, and other custom KPIs.","For PPM and delivery-related metrics, Supplios can calculate these automatically if used together with the Supplier Claims module to track quality and delivery claims, and if goods receipt data is available to Supplios from ERP, either as a batch import, API integration, or manual upload.",{"question":1339,"answer":1340},"Can the supplier scorecard format and metrics be customized to match our process?",[1341,1342],"Yes. All supplier scorecard metrics and reports are custom implemented using Supplios' flexible proprietary scorecard framework.","Supplios can support custom KPI definitions, weighting, thresholds, grading rules, charts, tables, PDF layouts, reporting frequency, supplier segmentation, and different report formats for internal teams and suppliers.",{"question":1344,"answer":1345},"How is using Supplios for supplier scorecards better than Excel or a BI tool?",[1346,1347,1348],"Supplios is much more efficient for preparing supplier scorecards because it reduces the manual work of pulling data, cleaning spreadsheets, building reports, and sending results to suppliers.","It also makes historic supplier scorecard data easy to view by metric, supplier, plant, commodity, and time period, for internal users and for suppliers when desired.","Most importantly, Supplios can drive actions from supplier scorecard results, including supplier improvement plans, internal escalations, probation status, new RFQ award blocks, and other follow-up workflows built directly into the scorecard process.",{"question":1350,"answer":1351},"Can suppliers see their supplier scorecards and respond with improvement actions?",[1352,1353],"Yes. Supplier scorecards can be shared with suppliers through the Supplios supplier portal, depending on how you want the process configured.","Suppliers can review results, acknowledge scorecards, submit improvement plans, provide comments, upload supporting evidence, and track follow-up actions in the same system your internal team uses.",{"question":1355,"answer":1356},"Can Supplios generate supplier scorecards by plant, commodity, supplier site, or business unit?",[1357,1358],"Yes. Supplios can generate supplier scorecards using the dimensions that matter to your organization, including plant, commodity, supplier site, part family, region, program, buyer, supplier quality owner, or business unit.","This helps automotive teams manage both global supplier performance and local plant-level performance without maintaining separate scorecard files and inconsistent reporting logic.",{"heading":28},"content:features:supplier_performance.yaml","features/supplier_performance.yaml","features/supplier_performance",[1364,1366,1370,1374],{"name":8,"title":9,"icon":11,"description":14,"to":1365},"/use-cases/supplier-quality",{"name":1367,"title":198,"icon":529,"description":1368,"to":1369},"usecase_purchasing","For buyers, category managers & sourcing","/use-cases/purchasing",{"name":1371,"title":542,"icon":543,"description":1372,"to":1373},"usecase_supplier_management","For procurement leaders & supplier 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for Purchasing Teams | Buyer & Category Manager Software","How buyers, category managers, and sourcing analysts use Supplios to run RFQs, compare cost breakdowns, and manage supplier communication in one place.",{"above":1416,"heading":1417,"subheading":1418,"videoKey":675,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":1421},"Supplios for Purchasing Teams","Run RFQs in hours, not weeks",[1419,1420],"Your day shouldn't be spent rebuilding quote comparisons in Excel, digging through email threads for supplier responses, and chasing order confirmations.","Supplios automates the admin side of direct-material purchasing — RFQs, cost breakdowns, awards, and supplier follow-up — so you can focus on negotiating and making better sourcing decisions.","Sourcing and RFQ software for purchasing teams",{"heading":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1424,"heading":1425,"painLabel":33,"solutionLabel":34,"items":1426},"Built for Buyers, Category Managers & Sourcing Analysts","Supplios eliminates the busywork that slows down purchasing teams.",[1427,1432,1437,1442],{"heading":1428,"pain":1429,"solutionHeading":1430,"solution":1431},"Quote comparisons in Excel","Every supplier returns the quote sheet differently, and you clean up the mess.","Structured cost breakdowns","Quotes arrive in your format, compared side-by-side automatically.",{"heading":1433,"pain":1434,"solutionHeading":1435,"solution":1436},"RFQs buried in email","Quote packages, questions, and responses scattered across inboxes.","RFQs in a couple of clicks","Send the package once — responses are collected and organized for you.",{"heading":1438,"pain":1439,"solutionHeading":1440,"solution":1441},"No quote history","Re-sourcing a part means digging through old inboxes, or starting over.","History by part number","Every quote saved by part, supplier, and project.",{"heading":1443,"pain":1444,"solutionHeading":1445,"solution":1446},"Chasing order confirmations","PO confirmations and delivery updates arrive late — or not at all.","Suppliers confirm in the portal","Automatic reminders do the chasing for you.",[1448,1456,1465,1473],{"above":703,"heading":1449,"content":1450,"imageSrc":710,"imageAlt":1455},"From quote package to comparison — without the busywork.",[1451,1452,1453,1454],"Build the RFQ once — drawings, CAD files, specs, complete BOMs — and send it to as many suppliers as you want in a couple of clicks.","Suppliers respond in your structured format through the portal, and Supplios gathers, organizes, and lines up every response for you.","From quick one-off quotes to full-BOM sourcing events with hundreds of line items, the process is the same — fast.","Award and nomination workflows keep internal approvals, supplier selection records, and award letters connected to the event, not scattered in email.","RFQ and sourcing automation software",{"above":1457,"heading":1458,"content":1459,"imageSrc":718,"imageAlt":1464},"Cost Breakdowns & Analysis","Cost breakdowns that Excel templates can't match.",[1460,1461,1462,1463],"Supplios has the most powerful cost-breakdown capabilities on the market — material, labor, overhead, tooling, packaging, logistics, amortization, currency, and any custom cost driver.","We'll even convert your existing Excel quote templates, so suppliers see a structure they already know.","Compare landed cost, payment terms, lead times, and tooling side-by-side — with cost slicing and pivoting that turns hours of Excel work into seconds.","Track savings versus time, design revision, supplier, and program, so you always have the numbers when management asks.","RFQ cost breakdown templates and analysis",{"above":1466,"heading":1467,"content":1468,"imageSrc":1026,"imageAlt":1472},"Parts & Quote History","Sourcing history that follows the part, not the inbox.",[1469,1470,1471],"Every quote, award, and supplier interaction is linked to the part number, the supplier, and the project — automatically.","When a re-quote, design revision, or capacity issue comes up, the full history is one search away instead of buried in a former colleague's inbox.","Part data, CAD files, sourcing history, and PPAP documentation stay connected, because direct-material purchasing is about parts, not just suppliers.","Part and quote history tracking software",{"above":1474,"heading":1475,"content":1476,"imageSrc":618,"imageAlt":1480},"Order Management","Less PO babysitting.",[1477,1478,1479],"Get purchase order confirmations, delivery date updates, inspection data, and ASNs from suppliers through the portal — with automatic reminders so you don't have to ask twice.","Late or changed delivery dates surface immediately, instead of in a surprise email the week of the due date.","Order data can sync with your ERP, so the systems stay aligned without double entry.","Purchase order confirmation and order management software",{"above":1482,"heading":1483,"subheading":1484,"faqs":1485},"Purchasing FAQs","Questions from purchasing teams","Here are some of the most common questions we get from buyers and category managers.",[1486,1491,1495,1500,1505],{"question":1487,"answer":1488},"Can Supplios handle our custom cost breakdown formats?",[1489,1490],"Yes. Supplios is built for detailed direct-material cost breakdowns, including custom quote sheets, tooling, material, labor, overhead, packaging, logistics, amortization, and currency.","We can configure templates around your existing Excel formats, with calculations and validation rules built in, so supplier responses are comparable from day one.",{"question":1492,"answer":1493},"Can we run RFQs for complete BOMs and complex assemblies?",[1494],"Yes. Supplios is designed for sourcing events with many line items, complete BOMs, drawings, specifications, and supporting documents — including CAD files of any format and size.",{"question":1496,"answer":1497},"How does Supplios support our award / nomination process?",[1498,1499],"Award and nomination workflows can be configured around your sourcing governance — internal approvals, multi-supplier and split awards, management review, award letters, and LOIs.","Awards connect to follow-on work like PPAP, supplier onboarding, and ERP updates, so the handoff doesn't get lost.",{"question":1501,"answer":1502},"Will suppliers actually use it?",[1503,1504],"Yes — responding through the portal is easier for suppliers than juggling email attachments, and they get clear tasks, deadlines, and reminders.","Supplier users are free and unlimited, so there's no cost barrier on either side.",{"question":1506,"answer":1507},"Does Supplios integrate with our ERP and PLM?",[1508,1509],"Yes. Supplios can integrate with ERP, PLM, QMS, and supplier master systems through API-based integrations.","Many purchasing teams start by running RFQs standalone, then connect part data, supplier data, and award decisions as the process matures.",{"heading":28},"content:use-cases:purchasing.yaml","use-cases/purchasing.yaml","use-cases/purchasing",{"_path":1515,"_dir":5,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1371,"title":542,"urlSlug":962,"iconName":543,"sortOrder":322,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1372,"footerSortOrder":322,"seoTitle":1516,"seoDescription":1517,"socialImage":17,"hero":1518,"cta":1525,"painPoints":1526,"sections":1550,"faq":1587,"bottomCta":1615,"_id":1616,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1617,"_stem":1618,"_extension":126},"/use-cases/supplier_management","Supplios for Supplier Management | SRM for Procurement Leaders","How procurement leaders and supplier managers use Supplios as one system of record for supplier data, onboarding, compliance, and the approved supplier list.",{"above":1519,"heading":1520,"subheading":1521,"videoKey":541,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":1524},"Supplios for Supplier Management","One system of record for your entire supply base",[1522,1523],"Supplier data scattered across ERP, spreadsheets, shared drives, and people's heads. Contacts that are years out of date. Certs that expired without anyone noticing.","Supplios gives you a single, current, 360° view of every supplier — maintained partly by the suppliers themselves — so your whole organization works from the same picture.","Supplier management and SRM software for manufacturers",{"heading":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1527,"heading":1528,"painLabel":33,"solutionLabel":34,"items":1529},"Built for Procurement Leaders & Supplier Managers","Supplios eliminates the headaches of managing messy supplier data",[1530,1535,1540,1545],{"heading":1531,"pain":1532,"solutionHeading":1533,"solution":1534},"Data scattered everywhere","Supplier info spread across ERP, spreadsheets, shared drives — and people's heads.","One supplier record","Master data, quality, sourcing, and compliance — connected and ERP-synced.",{"heading":1536,"pain":1537,"solutionHeading":1538,"solution":1539},"Outdated supplier info","Old contacts, unverified capabilities, and data that nobody owns.","Supplier self-service","Suppliers keep their own data current — with your approval controls.",{"heading":1541,"pain":1542,"solutionHeading":1543,"solution":1544},"Onboarding ping-pong","Weeks of email back-and-forth between purchasing, quality, and finance.","Guided approval workflows","Clear ownership, status visibility, and automatic handoffs.",{"heading":1546,"pain":1547,"solutionHeading":1548,"solution":1549},"Surprise expired certs","Expired ISO certs discovered only when an auditor asks.","Automatic expiration tracking","Reminders and compliance rules keep documents current.",[1551,1560,1569,1578],{"above":1552,"heading":1553,"content":1554,"imageSrc":225,"imageAlt":1559},"Supplier Master Data & SRM","A true 360° view of every supplier.",[1555,1556,1557,1558],"Profiles, contacts, locations, manufacturing capabilities, certifications, documents, internal ownership, and approved-supplier status — all on one supplier record.","Segment suppliers in unlimited custom dimensions — commodity, process, plant, region, risk level, approval status — and use those segments to drive logic across the platform, from RFQ eligibility to compliance requirements.","Quality claims, sourcing history, scorecards, audits, and onboarding status all connect to the same record, so every department sees the full context instead of their own slice.","Two-way ERP sync keeps Supplios and your supplier master aligned.","Supplier master data and SRM software",{"above":1561,"heading":1562,"content":1563,"imageSrc":1567,"imageAlt":1568},"Supplier Self-Service","Current data, without the manual upkeep.",[1564,1565,1566],"Suppliers update their own contacts, locations, capabilities, and documents through the portal — you control which fields they can edit and which updates need internal review.","Run periodic data-refresh campaigns to keep banking details, certifications, and contact windows current across the whole supply base.","No more finding out the quality contact left the supplier six months ago — in the middle of a claim.","/img/screenshots/Supplios-Vendor_List.png","Supplier self-service data management",{"above":1570,"heading":1571,"content":1572,"imageSrc":1175,"imageAlt":1577},"Supplier Onboarding & Status Changes","Onboarding and approvals on autopilot.",[1573,1574,1575,1576],"Route onboarding reviews across purchasing, quality, finance, and compliance based on supplier type, commodity, spend, or risk — with clear ownership and status visibility at every step.","Dynamic requirements mean a casting supplier and a logistics provider each get the right checklist, not the same generic one.","Manage status changes for existing suppliers too — approved to preferred, preferred to probation — with the history recorded.","Approved data can flow to your ERP and supplier master automatically.","Supplier onboarding and approval workflow software",{"above":1579,"heading":1580,"content":1581,"imageSrc":1129,"imageAlt":1586},"Compliance & Documents","Compliance without the chase.",[1582,1583,1584,1585],"Track ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001, contracts, NDAs, policies, and acknowledgements in one place, with automatic expiration reminders to suppliers and internal owners.","Compliance rules trigger the right requirements automatically based on supplier categories — including CQI special process assessments.","A real-time compliance grid shows missing, expired, and pending documents across the supply base, on a single pane of glass.","Share supplier handbooks, quality manuals, and SOPs through the Document Hub, with built-in version control.","Supplier compliance and certificate tracking software",{"above":1588,"heading":1589,"subheading":1590,"faqs":1591},"Supplier Management FAQs","Questions from supplier management teams","Here are some of the most common questions we get from procurement leaders and supplier managers.",[1592,1597,1602,1606,1610],{"question":1593,"answer":1594},"What supplier master data can Supplios manage?",[1595,1596],"Supplier profiles, contacts, locations, manufacturing capabilities, commodities, certifications, documents, internal ownership, supplier status, and approved-supplier-list information — plus custom fields to match your data model.","Each record also connects to sourcing history, quality claims, PPAP activity, audits, scorecards, and compliance documents across the supplier lifecycle.",{"question":1598,"answer":1599},"How does Supplios work alongside our ERP?",[1600,1601],"Supplios acts as the supplier-facing operating layer while your ERP stays the commercial system of record.","One-way or two-way sync keeps supplier IDs, statuses, contacts, and classifications aligned between the systems.",{"question":1603,"answer":1604},"Can we control what suppliers can see and edit?",[1605],"Yes. You configure which fields are supplier-editable, which updates require internal review, and which data stays internal-only and hidden from supplier view.",{"question":1607,"answer":1608},"We rarely onboard new suppliers. Is this still relevant?",[1609],"Yes. The same workflows handle periodic data refreshes with existing suppliers and supplier status changes — which most teams need far more often than new-supplier onboarding.",{"question":1611,"answer":1612},"How do other departments fit in?",[1613,1614],"Engineering, finance, logistics, and other stakeholders can participate as free Collaborator users — viewing supplier data, joining approval workflows, and commenting — without extra licenses.","Supplier users are free and unlimited as well.",{"heading":28},"content:use-cases:supplier_management.yaml","use-cases/supplier_management.yaml","use-cases/supplier_management",{"_path":1620,"_dir":5,"_draft":6,"_partial":6,"_locale":7,"name":1375,"title":205,"urlSlug":1621,"iconName":561,"sortOrder":401,"mainMenu":13,"menuDescription":1376,"footerSortOrder":401,"seoTitle":1622,"seoDescription":1623,"socialImage":17,"hero":1624,"cta":1631,"painPoints":1632,"sections":1656,"faq":1691,"bottomCta":1720,"_id":1721,"_type":126,"_source":127,"_file":1722,"_stem":1723,"_extension":126},"/use-cases/supplier_development","supplier-development","Supplios for Supplier Development | Scorecards & Improvement Plans","How supplier development engineers and managers use Supplios to automate supplier scorecards, run improvement plans with accountability, and close out audit findings.",{"above":1625,"heading":1626,"subheading":1627,"videoKey":1275,"imageSrc":25,"imageAlt":1630},"Supplios for Supplier Development Teams","Turn supplier scorecards into actual supplier improvement",[1628,1629],"You know the cycle — spend days building scorecards in Excel, send them out, present improvement plans in PowerPoint... and next quarter, nothing has changed.","Supplios automates the scorecard grind and turns the results into tracked improvement actions your suppliers are accountable for.","Supplier development and scorecard software",{"heading":28,"subheading":29},{"above":1633,"heading":1634,"painLabel":33,"solutionLabel":34,"items":1635},"Built for Supplier Development Engineers & Managers","Supplios eliminates the manual grind in supplier development",[1636,1641,1646,1651],{"heading":1637,"pain":1638,"solutionHeading":1639,"solution":1640},"The monthly Excel grind","Days of pulling data and formatting scorecards, every reporting cycle.","Automated scorecards","PPM, OTD, OTIF, and custom KPIs — generated on schedule.",{"heading":1642,"pain":1643,"solutionHeading":1644,"solution":1645},"Improvement plans in PowerPoint","Presented at the review meeting... then forgotten until the next one.","Tracked improvement actions","Real tasks with owners, deadlines, and automatic follow-up.",{"heading":1647,"pain":1648,"solutionHeading":1649,"solution":1650},"Audit findings that fade away","Findings die in reports that nobody opens again.","Closed-loop corrective actions","Tracked through supplier closure and internal verification.",{"heading":1652,"pain":1653,"solutionHeading":1654,"solution":1655},"Disconnected performance data","Claims, delivery, and audit results all live in different places.","One performance picture","Claims, delivery, audits, and compliance in a single view.",[1657,1666,1674,1683],{"above":1658,"heading":1659,"content":1660,"imageSrc":1318,"imageAlt":1665},"Supplier Scorecards & KPIs","Fully automated balanced scorecards — your metrics, your format.",[1661,1662,1663,1664],"Supplios implements your specific KPI criteria — PPM, OTD, OTIF, responsiveness, cost programs, or any custom metric — and generates the reports automatically, on your schedule.","Pull data from Supplios claims, ERP goods receipts, subjective ratings, or any other source, with composite scores, custom weighting, and thresholds.","Generate scorecards by plant, commodity, supplier site, program, or business unit — global and local views from the same data, without maintaining separate files.","Different report formats for internal teams and suppliers, with interactive drill-down and PDF exports.","Custom balanced supplier scorecards and KPIs",{"above":1321,"heading":1667,"content":1668,"imageSrc":1327,"imageAlt":1673},"Improvement plans with teeth.",[1669,1670,1671,1672],"Generate supplier improvement plans directly from scorecard results, with measurable goals and target dates.","Suppliers acknowledge their scorecards, submit improvement actions, upload evidence, and track progress in the same portal — with automatic reminders doing the chasing.","Escalations are built in — probation status, internal alerts, even blocking suppliers from new RFQ awards until performance recovers.","Next review cycle, the trend is on the chart. Progress, or proof you need a different conversation.","Supplier improvement plan tracking software",{"above":1675,"heading":1676,"content":1677,"imageSrc":1681,"imageAlt":1682},"Supplier Audits & Development Assessments","Close the loop on audits and assessments.",[1678,1679,1680],"Run development audits, capability assessments, and supplier self-assessments with customizable checklists and built-in scoring.","Every finding becomes a tracked corrective action with an owner and a due date, followed through supplier closure and internal verification.","Audit results feed into scorecards and supplier status, so assessment work shows up in the performance picture.","/img/guide/audits/audits_bar_supplier_vs_internal.png","Supplier development audit and assessment software",{"above":1684,"heading":1685,"content":1686,"imageSrc":1018,"imageAlt":1690},"Development Projects","One workspace for every development initiative.",[1687,1688,1689],"Run capacity expansions, localization projects, cost workshops, and other development initiatives in dedicated project spaces with task tracking and file sharing.","Internal stakeholders and supplier teams work from the same plan, the same tasks, and the same status — no more reconstructing progress from meeting notes.","Because projects connect to the supplier record, development work sits alongside claims, scorecards, and audit history for the full picture.","Supplier development project collaboration software",{"above":1692,"heading":1693,"subheading":1694,"faqs":1695},"Supplier Development FAQs","Questions from supplier development teams","Here are some of the most common questions we get from supplier development engineers and managers.",[1696,1701,1706,1711,1716],{"question":1697,"answer":1698},"Can Supplios calculate PPM, OTD, and OTIF automatically?",[1699,1700],"Yes. PPM and delivery metrics can be calculated automatically when Supplios is used with the Supplier Claims module and goods receipt data from your ERP — via integration, batch import, or upload.","Custom KPIs, weighting, grading rules, and composite scores are all implemented to match your process.",{"question":1702,"answer":1703},"How is this better than our Excel / BI scorecard process?",[1704,1705],"It removes the manual work of pulling data, cleaning spreadsheets, building reports, and emailing results — and keeps full scorecard history by supplier, metric, plant, and period.","Most importantly, scorecard results drive actions — improvement plans, escalations, probation status, and award blocks — instead of just describing the problem.",{"question":1707,"answer":1708},"Can suppliers see their scorecards and respond?",[1709,1710],"Yes. Suppliers can review results, acknowledge scorecards, submit improvement plans, comment, upload evidence, and track follow-up actions through the portal.","Supplier users are free and unlimited, so the whole supply base can participate.",{"question":1712,"answer":1713},"We're called supplier quality at our company, not supplier development. Is this still for us?",[1714,1715],"Very likely yes — the roles overlap heavily, and different companies draw the line differently.","If your work centers on claims, 8D, and PPAP, see our supplier quality use case. If it centers on scorecards, improvement plans, and audits, you're in the right place. Supplios covers both, in one platform.",{"question":1717,"answer":1718},"Can scorecard criteria differ by supplier segment?",[1719],"Yes. Scorecard rules can vary by supplier segment, commodity, plant, or any classification — so strategic suppliers and spot-buy suppliers aren't graded on the same curve.",{"heading":28},"content:use-cases:supplier_development.yaml","use-cases/supplier_development.yaml","use-cases/supplier_development",1781049475260]