Supplier commitment to receipt
Turn a supplier's promise into material on your shelf, and know early when it will not happen.
- Purchase
- Supplier
- Stores
- Planning
01 · What starts it
This process begins when
- PO sent
- Schedule shared with a regular supplier
02 · Step by step
Where this usually breaksWhat should happen
Step 1 of 6 · SupplierPO acknowledged
Check· Quantity and rate accepted
Output: Acknowledged POCommon failurePO sent but never acknowledged
03 · Common breakpoints
Step 1 · PO acknowledgedPO sent but never acknowledged
Step 2 · Date confirmed in writingDate only on a call
Step 3 · Reminder before due dateFirst follow-up after it is late
04 · What to track
Supplier on-time rate
Deliveries needing follow-up
Open PO ageing
- lamp could ask suppliers to confirm dates.
- lamp could remind before due dates.
- lamp could flag slips with the jobs they affect.
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