Supplier scorecard system
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating comparative evaluation of a plurality of potential suppliers, the method comprising:
- creating a scorecard further comprising a plurality of descriptive items relative to the potential suppliers, the descriptive items having item weights organized into a plurality of categories having category weights, wherein each descriptive item can be assigned a raw numerical score by a scorer;
distributing the scorecard to a plurality of evaluators;
collecting responses from at least some of the plurality of evaluators, the responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items; and
consolidating the responses to assign at least some of the plurality of suppliers weighted scores based at least in part on the raw numerical score, the category weights, and the items weights for the at least some of the plurality of suppliers.
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Abstract
Supplier scorecard system. A “scorecard” based system is provided for evaluation of suppliers or vendors. The system can be used as part of an RFP process. A scorecard or matrix is created that includes a plurality of descriptive items relative to potential suppliers. The descriptive items can be questions, characteristics, or the like, and can have item weights and be organized into a plurality of categories having category weights. Copies of the scorecard can be distributed and each item for each supplier can be assigned a raw numerical score and a confidence level. Responses based on the scorecard matrix are collected and consolidated to produce reports that facilitate the evaluation of potential suppliers.
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1. A method of facilitating comparative evaluation of a plurality of potential suppliers, the method comprising:
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creating a scorecard further comprising a plurality of descriptive items relative to the potential suppliers, the descriptive items having item weights organized into a plurality of categories having category weights, wherein each descriptive item can be assigned a raw numerical score by a scorer;
distributing the scorecard to a plurality of evaluators;
collecting responses from at least some of the plurality of evaluators, the responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items; and
consolidating the responses to assign at least some of the plurality of suppliers weighted scores based at least in part on the raw numerical score, the category weights, and the items weights for the at least some of the plurality of suppliers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising a computer program for facilitating comparative evaluation of a plurality of potential suppliers, the computer program further comprising:
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instructions for creating a scorecard further comprising a plurality of descriptive items relative to the potential suppliers, the descriptive items having item weights organized into a plurality of categories having category weights, wherein each descriptive item can be assigned a raw numerical score by a scorer;
instructions for consolidating responses from a plurality of evaluators based on the scorecard, the responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items, to assign at least some of the plurality of suppliers weighted scores based at least in part on the raw numerical score, the category weights, and the items weights for the at least some of the plurality of suppliers; and
instructions for generating at least one report based at least in part on the weighted scores. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for facilitating comparative evaluation of a plurality of potential suppliers, the apparatus comprising:
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means for creating a scorecard further comprising a plurality of descriptive items relative to the potential suppliers, the descriptive items having item weights organized into a plurality of categories having category weights, wherein each descriptive item can be assigned a raw numerical score by a scorer;
means for consolidating responses from a plurality of evaluators based on the scorecard, the responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items, to assign at least some of the plurality of suppliers weighted scores based at least in part on the raw numerical score, the category weights, and the items weights for the at least some of the plurality of suppliers; and
means for generating at least one report based at least in part on the weighted scores. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system operable to generate reports to facilitate comparative evaluation of a plurality of potential suppliers, the system comprising:
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a user input screen operable to receive as input, information for creating a scorecard further comprising a plurality of descriptive items relative to the potential suppliers, the descriptive items having item weights organized into a plurality of categories having category weights, wherein each descriptive item can be assigned a raw numerical score;
functionality to collect responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items; and
a processing platform operable to consolidate responses based on the scorecard, the responses comprising the raw numerical score for at least some of the plurality of descriptive items, and to assign at least some of the plurality of suppliers weighted scores based at least in part on the raw numerical score, the category weights, and the items weights for the at least some of the plurality of suppliers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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