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Finding tomorrow's supply chain professionals today

Supplier ManagementAn Eloquent Path to Supply Chain Resilience (Detailed Solution Demo)

Presenter – Zachary Bolt

Director – Solutions Consulting

Zycus Inc.

Zach Bolt, Director of Solutions Consulting at Zycus, has worked in

software sales, implementation, and support for his entire career. He

has worked in procurement as well as asset management and ERP,

inventory management, and demand planning. At Zycus, he heads up

global solutions consulting in support of the sales team based in North

America.

Zycus Comprehensive Solution Suite

ZycusSource-to-Pay Suite

iSave

iPerform

iSupplier iContract

Repository

iContract

Authoring

iSource

Auto

Class

iCost

iAnalyze

Financial

Savings

Management

Procure-to-

Pay

Supplier

Management

Contract

Management

Spend

Analysis

eSourcingOne

View

Zycus Supplier Management

Zycus Supplier Management Solution

Manage Supplier On-boarding

Leverage Centralized Repository

Improve Compliance

Measure | Track | Evaluate | Supplier Performance

Drive Supplier Development

Mitigate Supply Chain Risk

iSupplier

iPerform

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

IdentificationStep 1:

Supplier Identification

Supplier portal for self registration

of supplier

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 2:

Supplier On-boarding

Pre-qualification

Duplication check

Regulatory compliance check

Automated approval workflows

Supplier forums

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 3:

Supplier Information Management

Document tracking, audit trail management

Single source of supplier information for multiple

facilities

Integration with ERPs and parent-child linkage

Easy search with multiple parameters and user

configurable views

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 4:

Supplier Risk Management

Supplier data enrichment

Auto alerts

Risk score

Supplier trend analysis for preventive

risk management

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 5:

Supplier Performance Management

KPIs and scorecards

Continuous performance evaluation

Performance benchmarking and strategic suppliers

Identification of low performing suppliers

One click export functionality for supplier

performance data

Integration with ERP to pull performance data

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Development

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Step 6:

Supplier Development

Identification of supplier improvement areas

Collaboration with suppliers through shared

supplier portal

Corrective actions through tasks & milestones

Template library for development programs

Key Features Supporting Supplier Lifecycle Process

Supplier

Off boarding

Supplier

Development

Supplier Performance

Management

Supplier Risk

Management

Supplier Information

Management

Supplier

Identification

Supplier

On-boarding

Reactivate

Supplier

We will now be showcasing the Solution Deep Dive for

Zycus’ Supplier Management Solution

Questions?

Contact Information:

Zachary BoltDirector, Solutions Consulting,Zycus Inc.Zachary.Bolt@zycus.com

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