Want to manage your supply chain without asking them to pay?
...and other things that are stopping you from effective supply chain management
If you are looking for a solution to manage your supply chain and its competency but can't find anything that doesn't want your suppliers to pay - take a quick look here - we may have the answer.
There are several systems on the market to help in managing your suppliers and making sure only competent suppliers are available for work, but they don't take into account the needs of the smaller supplier or supply chain. We've noticed they all:
- Require the supplier to pay a fee (in some cases quite a large fee).
- Ask the supplier to complete a long questionnaire based on what they think a buyer needs to know.
- Pre-audit or assess all suppliers before they can work for you.
- Don't guarantee anything in return, essentially work!
- Ignore the importance of the relationship buyers have with their suppliers.
If these reasons have stopped you from using a supplier database, then help is at hand. We believe our Samson system has the flexibility to be the perfect solution. Read on to find out how:
1. Asking the supplier to pay a registration fee.
Yes it's true, Samson does have a supplier fee paying option, but it also runs a buyer licensing scheme which gives buyers the power to manage their supplier competency without asking them to pay for it. Contact us for more information and a quote.
2. Giving the supplier a long questionnaire to complete.
The length of the questionnaire is completely up to you. Whatever registration option you go for you'll have access to the full range of Samson features. This means you can have a complete PAS91:2013 questionnaire, or you can just select a handful of relevant PAS91 questions. You can even create your own bespoke questionnaire.
3. Pre-auditing or pre-assessing of your suppliers.
With Samson you are in complete control over who is approved and who isn't. Samson will draw your attention to expired insurances and accreditations but it will not prevent you from approving a supplier because of this - it's your choice.
4. The whole point of it all - Work.
We can't guarantee your supplier work, but with Samson, suppliers only register and complete a questionnaire if they have been asked to do so by you and you are only going to ask suppliers that you want to work with. So the supplier will see a return on the time invested in completing a pre-qualification questionnaire.
5. The buyer/supplier relationship.
We realise that over time you have developed a rapport with your suppliers that you don't want to damage by suddenly asking them to pay or complete questionnaires. But we also understand you need to know that your supplier has the required insurances and competence to do the job. That's why we have developed Samson for buyers who care about their suppliers.
Nothing's too much trouble for Liaison, it's rare to find a company that will go the extra mile but every time we've asked, they have always delivered. We need to have access to critical operational documentation 24/7, with Liaison that's more than simple.
