Supplier & Vendor Management AutomationsPurpose
1.2. Automating the collection, aggregation, and analysis of vendor KPIs (on-time delivery, defect rates, cost variances, fill rates, and communications).
1.3. Enable continuous monitoring, auto-alerts, and automated reporting to identify underperformance, streamline decision-making, and optimize vendor relations.
1.4. Automating dashboard generation, scheduled vendor scorecards, and report distribution for transparency, compliance, and negotiation leverage.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Automate on a scheduled basis (e.g., weekly, monthly, quarterly analytics).
2.3. Event-driven: automated on vendor contract milestone, order delivery, or compliance checkpoint.
2.4. Automating through alerts from exception handling—missed SLAs, returns, or negative reviews.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Automate dataset refresh using Power BI REST API and scheduling; configure auto-distribution of reports to [email protected].
3.2. Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Tableau Server REST API; automate publishing and updating vendor performance dashboards.
3.3. Google Data Studio
• Feature/Setting: Automate data sources connection using Google Sheets API and report email scheduling.
3.4. SAP Ariba
• Feature/Setting: SAP Ariba API to automate pulling vendor scorecard data; trigger email alerts for underperforming vendors.
3.5. Oracle Procurement Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Use RESTful Procurement APIs for automated analytics export/import.
3.6. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate pulling supplier data with Salesforce Reports API; auto-share via Chatter or email.
3.7. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Use QuickBooks API to automate extraction of vendor transaction data and schedule analytics workflows.
3.8. Zoho Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Zoho Analytics API; automate data sync and report scheduling to stakeholders.
3.9. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate alert posting to #vendor-performance channel using Slack Bot API.
3.10. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate card creation for vendors breaching thresholds using Trello Card API.
3.11. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate data import/export using Sheets API for dynamic analytics updates.
3.12. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate multi-platform workflow orchestration, e.g., from CRM to report delivery.
3.13. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Monday.com API; automate vendor performance tracking boards and email notifications.
3.14. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automate scheduled dashboard snapshots via Smartsheet API for vendor analytics.
3.15. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automate task assignment to procurement teams for vendor issues using Asana API.
3.16. AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Deploy serverless automation for real-time analytics processing from ERP feeds.
3.17. Google Cloud Functions
• Feature/Setting: Automate webhooks to trigger vendor metrics analysis and reporting.
3.18. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: HubSpot Workflow API for automating vendor follow-ups and report sharing.
3.19. Notion
• Feature/Setting: Notion API; automate databases tracking vendor KPIs and scheduled summaries.
3.20. Microsoft Excel (Office Scripts)
• Feature/Setting: Automate complex macro-driven vendor analytics; schedule auto-mail via Outlook integration.
Benefits
4.2. Automator-driven alerts enable immediate action on vendor underperformance.
4.3. Automated reporting creates transparency for all stakeholders.
4.4. Automating incremental improvements in vendor selection, retention, and negotiation.
4.5. Automated dashboards accelerate decision-making across procurement and leadership.
4.6. Automate aggregation of multi-channel vendor insights for holistic evaluation.
4.7. Reduces operating costs by automating repetitive vendor scorecard preparation.
4.8. Automatable exception workflows ensure compliance with vendor SLAs.
4.9. Automatedly distributes critical information to stakeholders at optimal frequency.
4.10. Supports continuous improvement in supplier and vendor management processes.