What problem does it solve?
Helps organizations eliminate supplier risk, reduce procurement costs, and improve on-time quality and delivery by providing structured supplier qualification, strategic sourcing, inventory modeling, and risk mitigation tailored to China-centric manufacturing ecosystems.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Supplier qualification & development: End-to-end supplier vetting, on-site audit guidance, pilot production workflows, and ABC supplier tiering.
- Procurement strategy & contracts: Category strategies (Kraljic), RFQ frameworks, contract clauses, consolidated purchasing, and channel mix recommendations (1688, Alibaba, Global Sources, trade shows).
- Inventory & logistics modeling: EOQ, safety stock, reorder point calculations, dead-stock analysis, warehousing KPIs and domestic logistics options.
- Risk management & compliance: Supplier risk scoring, multi-source procurement strategies, CAPA/8D quality processes, ESG and regulatory compliance checklists.
- Digitalization & system guidance: ERP/SRM selection considerations, digital maturity assessments, and SRM/ERP integration roadmaps.
- Use case: Run a supplier risk audit for a high-volume electronics component category sourced in China, generate EOQ and safety stock recommendations, and produce a prioritized supplier development plan.
Quick Start
Use SupplyChainStrategist to audit supplier risk, calculate EOQ and safety stock for a component category, and produce a prioritized supplier development and mitigation plan for China sourcing.