1. Frequently exchange and communicate information about cost, operation plan and quality control between suppliers and manufacturers to maintain the consistency and accuracy of information.
2. Implement concurrent engineering. Manufacturers involve suppliers in the product design stage, and let suppliers provide information about the performance and function of raw materials and parts, so as to create conditions for implementing the product development method (quality function configuration) of QFD, and timely convert users' value requirements into suppliers' quality and function requirements for raw materials and parts.
3. Establish a joint working group to solve problems of common concern. A team-based working group should be established between suppliers and manufacturers, and relevant personnel of both parties should jointly solve various problems encountered in the supply process and manufacturing process.
Suppliers and manufacturers often exchange visits. Suppliers and manufacturers' purchasing departments should exchange visits frequently, find and solve their own problems and difficulties in the process of cooperation activities in time, and establish a good cooperation atmosphere.
5. Use electronic data interchange (EDI) and Internet technology for fast data transmission.
Online management
Efficient supplier management can not only improve the management level of enterprises, but also greatly improve the profitability of enterprises. Network management is also reflected in the objectivity of business and the supervision of process execution. Most companies adopt "Six Sigma" for production management, and measure their production process level with quality standards to reduce the probability of defects. However, some companies use this statistical rule to control the quality of supply chain and measure the level of supplier cooperation.
"Six Sigma" Supplier Management
○ Target setting: determine the list of alternative suppliers;
○ Cost assessment: determine the objectives and required resources;
○ Priority ranking: find out feasible schemes and rank them;
○ Characteristic analysis: analyze the selected scheme;
○ Implementation plan: complete the project;
○ Result evaluation: generate documents and find out the problems that need to be improved.
Supplier management and evaluation online management function: suppliers apply to become supplier enterprises through online registration, and after proofreading and verifying the supplier registration information through Lian Bi Procurement Network, suppliers are truly registered as suppliers in the procurement network; Buyers can certify suppliers and make them their potential suppliers; Suppliers with supply qualifications are called regular suppliers; Buyers can evaluate regular suppliers and select qualified suppliers.