Supplier and counterparty review
Separate the contract, payment, manufacturing, coordination and export-document roles before comparing suppliers.
Each topic is connected to the records a buyer and supplier use before production or shipment.
Separate the contract, payment, manufacturing, coordination and export-document roles before comparing suppliers.
Put material, finish, quantity split, packaging, Incoterms and excluded charges on the same comparison basis.
Define what the buyer approves, how revisions are recorded and which event releases bulk production.
Connect the approved reference to inspection points, carton records, open issues and shipment release.