Procurement & Supply Chain AutomationPurpose
1.2. Automates data consolidation from supplier deliveries, quality assessments, contract compliance, and incident logs across all model making projects.
1.3. Automated generation and distribution of performance dashboards, alerts, and compliance reports to procurement, operations, and management.
1.4. Fully automates reminders, escalations, and recommendations for underperforming suppliers, enhancing supplier management.
1.5. Uses automation for scorecards, SLA tracking, payment hold releases, and real-time feedback loops for continuous improvement.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automates when inspection/quality control reports are filed.
2.3. Supplier overdue, out-of-spec, or incomplete deliveries initiate automated issue logging.
2.4. Scheduled automation for monthly/quarterly performance reporting.
2.5. Manual or automatic flagging of supplier incidents or complaints.
Platform Variants
3.1. SAP Ariba
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Performance Management — configure "Contract Compliance Metrics" API to automate data extraction.
3.2. Oracle Procurement Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Evaluation — automate with "Supplier Scores API" for real-time updates.
3.3. Coupa
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Portal — configure automated supplier performance workflow using "Performance API".
3.4. NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Saved Searches scheduled for automated reporting; connect "SuiteTalk Web Services" for score data.
3.5. Microsoft Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Automate flows with "SharePoint Lists" and "Outlook Email" for automated multi-party escalations.
3.6. Zoho Creator
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier survey forms and reports; use "Zoho Creator APIs" for push updates.
3.7. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Cards automation with "Butler Rules" for task assignments and escalations.
3.8. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled messages using "Reminders API" to automate alerts.
3.9. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: "App Script" automation for importing, analyzing, and emailing performance reports.
3.10. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation triggers for record updates; use "Automations" to send scorecards.
3.11. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automate supplier status tracking; use "Automations" tab for escalation workflows.
3.12. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate reporting by configuring "Supplier Object Workflow Rules".
3.13. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Custom properties + "Workflows API" for automated evaluations and notifications.
3.14. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Use "Automation Rules" to log supplier issues and assign resolution actions.
3.15. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: "Vendor Risk Management" app workflow for automated notifications.
3.16. QuickBase
• Feature/Setting: Automated reminders using "Pipelines" for supplier tasks.
3.17. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Create "Rules" for automating performance tracking and report task generation.
3.18. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: "Automations" for trigger-based supplier evaluation forms and scheduled reporting.
3.19. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: "Webhooks" API automates compliance status updates upon signed feedback.
3.20. Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Data Refresh and "Scheduled Email Reports" for automated report distribution.
3.21. Workato
• Feature/Setting: Pre-built "Supplier Scorecard Automation Recipe".
3.22. Tableu
• Feature/Setting: "Automated Data Extract Refresh" and "Email Subscription" for report dissemination.
Benefits
4.2. Automatedly improves response times via real-time alerts and escalations.
4.3. Automation increases transparency and supplier accountability.
4.4. Automator drives continuous process improvement by surfacing repeat issues.
4.5. Automating audit trails simplifies compliance and reporting for procurement leaders.
4.6. Drives automatable supplier negotiations and renewal decisions with robust data.
4.7. Streamlines efforts, automates performance transparency across teams, and ensures robust procurement governance.