Supplier contributions are growing more critical to our clients success and represent an ever-increasing share of manufacturing cost. Strategic sourcing initiatives coupled with more collaborative management of the supplier base have become important best practices.

Supplier Relationship Management

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) represents the extension of existing enterprise supply-chain management applications, typically delivered via the web, and infused with supply-chain analytics and decision support.

Some key functions are common to Supplier Relationship Management solutions and their successful implementation and represent today’s best practice in the area. Central to all of this is connecting to suppliers. At its simplest, this connectivity can take the form of a self-service supplier portal, where suppliers can gain access to their own account information or to information the manufacturer wants to share. More sophisticated connections come in the form of private trading networks or direct links. Best practice is to provide a spectrum of connection options to support a range of supplier technological proficiency.

Getting Connected

WhiteLight Group Business Application Specialists can work with you to enable your organization to quickly define and address your project needs and system requirements to effectively meet your supplier relationship management needs.

We leverage our in-depth supply-chain, back-office and industry knowledge, our strong understanding of strategic requirements, operational complexity, and supplier relationship best practices to rapidly to architect a Supplier Relationship Management solution to meet your organizations needs.