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Simple tools for Small Business to Manage Supplier Performance like the Largest Companies

2022-10-07T09:49:47-04:00

Simple tools for Small Business to Manage Supplier Performance like the Largest Companies Supplier Spending List annual spend per supplier in descending order, stop listing at a significant drop point in spend. If supplier spending levels change significantly each year, go back 3 or 5 years. How many total suppliers do you have? Generally, you’ll find that at least 80% of your supplier spend is from only 20% of your suppliers. As an example, if you’ve bought from 100 suppliers over the past 3 years, the top 20 in spend will account for 80% of total supplier spend. These 20 [...]

Simple tools for Small Business to Manage Supplier Performance like the Largest Companies2022-10-07T09:49:47-04:00

9 Steps Toward a ISO 9001 Management System

2022-10-07T09:49:47-04:00

9 Steps Toward a ISO 9001 Management System. A Quality Management System is simply a Business Management System and ISO 9001:2015 can be a small business guide to implementing best practices. Your business objectives and a risk-based approach in managing your business processes - is at the core of an ISO 9001 compliant Quality Management System. Clause 4.4.1 of the ISO 9001:2015 standard states that “The organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually improve a quality management system, including the processes needed and their interaction, in accordance with the requirements of this International Standard.” Clause 4.4.1 a-h provide [...]

9 Steps Toward a ISO 9001 Management System2022-10-07T09:49:47-04:00
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