Trade2B SMS develops Suppliers

Trade2B SMS Supplier Management System with its enlarged functionalities sets further benchmarks in strategic purchasing for companywide management and optimization of supplier relationships. All processes from set-up of management-ratio systems, supplier evaluation and supplier information, and measurement definition to supplier-portfolio strategy are supported.

Benefits of Trade2B SMS Supplier Management System at a glance:
Creation of companywide transparency in supplier relationships
Classification of suppliers through manual and/or automatic evaluation processes along the purchasing process
Reduction of purchasing costs through identification of strategic optimization potentials such as supplier change or reduction
Management of improvement measures for supplier development, e.g. to enhance product and supply quality in existing contracts
Strategic risk management through optimized supplier-portfolio mix

Many benefits of the Trade2B SMS functionalities are obvious:
Flexible RFI-Editor for the creation of online questionnaires for supplier-information with content display in the respective supplier language
Definition of company-specific „Key Performance Indicators“ in online formulae for the purchasing department in order to evaluate suppliers according to portfolios and material groups
All evaluation scales, percentage or numeric, are configurable to specific requirements
Performance measurement and supplier classification in diverse categories / classes are possible through deposited supplier-portfolio
Flexible Report-Editor enables buyer-specific analysis of supplier scorings at different levels of aggregation in auto-reports
Fixed Set of pre-configured graphs and a flexible Graph-Editor for individual analysis is part of the standard solution
Definition of supplier-improvement measures, schedules and responsible buyers in the purchasing-system; online monitoring on the implementation level


Beyond „standalone“-functionalities, Trade2B SMS Supplier Management System can be integrated into the company-system structure. Standardized Trade2B SAP R/3 Plug-In interfaces enable the acceptance of supplier master data, contract data, evaluation results as well as further ratios. Moreover, it can be employed by buyers for evaluation. Connection to external databases with dedicated services, like D&B or Creditreform, can be realized in collaboration with the respective service provider.