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[VLM] Vendor Lifecycle Management
VLM is a modular, scalable, and a solution that provides comprehensive support for an end to end supplier management needs. The solution delivers full transparency to all aspects of strategic supplier relationships, simplifying the on boarding of new suppliers, minimizing risk, and optimizing the performance of supplier base.
Live preview is alway available for you to have a look, don't be hesitate !
Using these login accounts: username / password
- vlm_reg/1: Registration User
- vlm_assessment/1: Assessment User
- vlm_approval/1: Approval User
- vlm_performance/1: Performance Evaluation User
- vlm_manager/1: The manager who can approve the assessment / approval.
- vlm_admin/1: Can do the configuration
- demo/demo: common user
Features in VLM
| Module | Features |
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| Supplier Registration |
Registration is about including new suppliers into the system and to use them for various kinds of operations that are supported by the Vendor Lifecycle Management application.
You can register new suppliers into the system after analyzing
them through questionnaires and, if found suitable, clearing
them for registration. After a clearing process, the supplier is
added to the supplier list.
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Supplier Assessment and Approval
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Supplier assessment
is gathering specific information about suppliers and their
business through questionnaires. It is the process of asking
users, both internal and external, questions for specific
information.You can judge the suppliers on assessment
results and requirement fulfillment through the
Supplier approval
process. The approval of a supplier is based on specific
requirement that is defined by the buyer and is carried out by
running approval assessments.
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Performance Evaluation
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Performance Evaluation is a module to create, manage, and evaluate cross-functional supplier ratings. Performance Evaluation is a process that evaluates a supplier 's performance over a time period in the past. |
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User Interface
| Menu | Function |
| VLM > Vendors | Mange the vendors, filter the registered ones by default. |
| VLM > Registrations | Initiate, view, and manage the registration of each Vendor |
| VLM > Assessments > Assessments | Initiate, view, and manage the assessment of each Vendor |
| VLM > Assessments > Series | Initiate, view, and manage the series of assessment |
| VLM > Approval | View, export, and delete supplier approval assessments and deduce supplier qualification |
| VLM > Performance Evaluation > Purchase | Initiate, view, and manage the evaluation of each Purchase Order |
| VLM > Performance Evaluation > Vendor | Initiate, view, and manage the evaluation of each Vendor |
| VLM > Questionnaires > Registrations | Create, edit, delete the questionnaire for Registration |
| VLM > Questionnaires > Assessments | Create, edit, delete the questionnaire for Assessment |
| VLM > Configuration > Settings | General configuration |
| VLM > Configuration > Workflows | View the workflows |
| VLM > Configuration > Templates > Registrations | Create, edit, delete the registration template |
| VLM > Configuration > Templates > Assessments | Create, edit, delete the assessment template |
| VLM > Configuration > Roles | Manage the respondent roles used in the assessment process |
| VLM > Configuration > Requirements | Create, view, edit, delete, and export requirements. |
| VLM > Configuration > Performance Evaluation > Template | Create, edit, delete templates |
| VLM > Configuration > Performance Evaluation > Criteria | Create, edit, delete Criteria |
| VLM > Configuration > Performance Evaluation > Purchase Result | Create, edit, delete Purchase Result |
| VLM > Configuration > Performance Evaluation > Vendor Result | Create, edit, delete Vendor Result |
Permission Management
The features in VLM are managed by different groups. We can easily grant the access right to any user
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VLM APPROVER > Assessment: user in this group can see the button Approve on the record of Assessment. -
VLM APPROVER > Performance Evaluation: user in this group can see the button Approve on the record of Performance Evaluation.
Registration Process
The registration process of a supplier involves collecting
basic information from suppliers, clearing, and approving
the supplier for registration. The complete registration
process involves various steps and with each step the status
of the registration changes.
| No. | Stage | Process | Status | Roles Responsible |
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| 1 | Invite Suppliers | Invite suppliers for registration on email. | In Creation | Initiator |
| 2 | Manage Registration | Filling up the registration form by a buyer user in the Quick Registration method. Registrations can be viewed and follow-up actions can be started. | Started | Initiator, Administrator, Respondent |
| 3 | Answer Questions - External | Suppliers can answer questions depending on the type of registration. Spontaneous and invited registrations are answered by suppliers. | In Progress (External) | Initiator, Respondent |
| 4 | Answer Questions - Internal | If internal questions are present in the registration questionnaire, then Internal users answer questions. | In Progress (Internal) | Initiator, Respondent |
| 5 | Clearing Registration | Review the submitted registrations and reject or accept supplier according to business requirement. | Finished | Clearing Staff |
| 6 | Finish Clearing | For accepted registration, finish the clearing process. | Released | Clearing Staff |
| 7 | Discard Registration | In case the supplier does not meet the requirement, discard the registration. | Cancel | Clearing Staff |
Assessment and Approval
Process
| No | Stage | What it does | Status | Users |
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| 1 | Initiate Assessment | Select supplier and assessment template. | In Creation | Initiator |
| 2 | Manage Assessment | Invite internal and external participants to answer questions, define deadlines, and commence assessment. | Started, In progress | Initiator |
| 3 | Answer Assessments | Internal and external users provide answers. | In Progress | Initiator |
| 4 | Release Assessment | Validate and analyze answers and release the assessment. | Released | Releaser |
Process
| Task | Approval Assessment Stage | User |
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| Create Standard Approval Assessment workflow type | Approval Assessment Configuration / In Creation | Responsible |
| Create Approval Questionnaire | N.A. | N.A |
| Create Approval template using the Standard Approval Assessment type | Approval Assessment Configuration / In Creation | Responsible |
| Create Supplier Approval. This is optional, as on release of an assessment supplier approval is created automatically. | In Creation | Responsible |
| Create Assessment using the Approval Assessment template | In Creation | Responsible |
| Start Assessment. This involves answering questionnaire. | Started | Responsible |
| Finishes questionnaire | Finish | Responsible |
| Release the assessment. | Released | Responsible |
| View Assessment and Requirement status in Supplier Approval |
Performance Evaluation
Purchase Evaluation
Menu: VLM | Performance Evaluation | Purchase
Vendor Evaluation
Menu: VLM | Performance Evaluation | Vendor
Template Configuration
Menu: VLM | Configuration | Performance Evaluation
Criteria
Menu: VLM | Configuration | Performance Evaluation | Criteria
Purchase Result
Menu: VLM | Configuration | Performance Evaluation | Purchase Result
Vendor Result
Menu: VLM | Configuration | Performance Evaluation | Vendor Result
Evaluation Template
Menu: VLM | Configuration | Performance Evaluation | Template
Filter The Vendor
By default, it will exclude the vendor marked as "Stop The Partnership". But you can change that
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