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Why should I care about supplier quality and delivery performance?
What does grading my suppliers offer me?
Where does the data for GradeCard® come from?
Is data in my information system modified by GradeCard®?
How long does it take to implement GradeCard®?
May I view/compare supplier performance across my enterprise?
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Why should I care about supplier quality and delivery performance?
There are a tremendous amount of profit dollars lost as a result of poor supplier quality and delivery performance. The profit leakage goes right to the bottom line of the balance sheet. Improving supplier performance plugs the profit leakage holes. [back to top]

What does grading my suppliers offer me?
Aberdeen Group found an average cost savings of 26.6% for companies that implemented supplier performance measurement systems. Smoother internal procurement and manufacturing operations occurred, and suppliers better understood their performance expectations and accomplishments. [back to top]

Where does the data for GradeCard® come from?
Data used to grade supplier performance comes from automatically downloaded in-house information system(s). Quality product rejections and defects are the only data added manually. [back to top]

Is data in my information system modified by GradeCard®?
GradeCard® reads data exported from your in-house information system and never sends information back to the in-house system. All data flow is one way from the in-house system to the GradeCard® database. In this way, information is always in sync with enterprise company data behind a secure information firewall. [back to top]

How long does it take to implement GradeCard®?
Implementation of GradeCard®, which includes on-site staff training, requires a total of two weeks once a data interface is developed. [back to top]

May I view/compare supplier performance across my enterprise?
Yes. The GradeCard® system offers the ability to globally view and compare supplier performance, spending levels, and purchase price variance data among and between company plant sites. Individual installations of GradeCard® across an enterprise of plant sites may be linked to provide management with an eagle’s view of supplier quality, delivery and financial performance. [back to top]
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