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In Todays competitive environment most of the organisations are aiming at reducing the cost, and providing the product at competitive price with best of the quality to their customers. Thus, unless and until the Vendor supplies the raw material at competitive price and of good quality it is not possible for the organisation to achieve their goals. Thus, Vendor Analysis is found to be very crucial in achieving the Objectives of Organization. A success of the firm largely depends upon how effectively and efficiently it serves existing and prospective customers, because it is only the sales which bring revenue to the firm. The management of the firm can be efficient and control on the present and future actions of the firm. World economy is moving fast and so are all buying agencies and exporters. To be the best and to be more completive, servicing the final consumer in terms of product quality/pricing/timing is really essential for buying agency like Triburg, its really important to be more pro-active and think beyond others imagination and for you need to take a deep dive, dirty your hands with your business partners, your vendors/ product manufacturers. To upgrading degrading manufacturers and to increase the product depth/width for developed vendors, so analysing the vendors for growth is essential move and we got move every step carefully The high quality of vendors product and on time is an important factor to the success of the companys quality control function. Therefore the quality and time commitment of vendors is essential. To achieve the companys goals through the quality assurance/quality control function, it is important to issue instructions and procedures for the evaluation, approval and auditing of incoming-material from suppliers or manufacturers. The evaluation of the quality and time program is a joint vendor-buying house activity, and when properly accomplished, is mutually beneficial for all parties concerned. The vendor evaluates his quality program in order to be sure that the program is accomplishing its intended functions effectively and economically. The buying house however evaluates his vendors quality program in order to be sure that his vendor is capable of producing the desired quality product. In addition to that, may establish a ranking system by providing a numerical value. This value, which will be assigned to each vendor, should have recognition and can be used as the basis of the buying house and vendor comparisons within the buying house. The buying house may establish a comprehensive audit program covering all phases of plant design, procurement, construction and operation, either within the organisational structure, or by contractual requirements. i.e specified in the purchaser order to audit the vendors facilities. The main objective of the quality audits and evaluation is to assure program requirements. Customers all over the world are becoming more informed and thus, more aware and choosy. They are now more selective in terms of price and quality. It is necessary for the buyer to
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provide products of the best quality at the required time and at a competitive price, in order to retain customers. Hence the buyers and vendors find it easier and in their best interests to work closely with each other. In this way, the vendor can be better informed about what the actual preferences of the ultimate customer are. Vendors are selected on the basis of their performance relating to meeting of deadlines, the order they have handled the rapport they developed in the market, their lead time, the no. Of machines they have, the man power, the buyer they are currently dealing with, the financial position of the vendor, the credit period they can give. The study is on evaluating vendors on these parameters: Costing Product development Merchandising management On time delivery Quality
1.3. Objectives:
The main objectives are: To understand the process of auditing the Vendors in buying office To evaluate the performance of different Vendor using Vendors Rating methods
the art work, style sheet CAD and other details about the fabric development, merchant is the person who decide about each and every thing. Work of merchant can be divided into two parts: 1. Sampling 2. Bulk order production Sampling process is very important because the confirmation of the bulk order depends upon the success of the sampling, so sampling needs to be done very carefully by the merchant. The moment merchant gets art work, style sheet, starts planning that how to proceed the work, the merchant receive calendar, design package, style sheet, CAD from the buyer through U.S office from the point the role of the merchant starts then merchant studies the style sheet and all the other details available, like fabric details, dying details, embroidery, washing, special kind of finishing, etc Then merchant decide that where the bulk production should done (Vendor) the decision of the fabric development is taken with the fabric department head (vice president fabrics) Both the person decides the Vendor, after the deep analysis of the fabric quality, count, construction etc. Once its decided then merchant sends the copy of the CAD to the decided regional office for the development. Mean while merchant prepare WIP sheet (WORK IN PROGRESS) for their reference. In the WIP sheet merchant mention all the detail: Lable Style no. Color Fit Trims Quality/Fabrication Wash Buyer comments Finishes Date of delivery Approvals Approval due Finishing start Stitching start
It also helps the merchandiser to have control over the process properly. After getting the developed desk loom merchant, send the development desk loom to the buyer after reviewing it for the approval, then yarn dips approval is developed for the pattern and quality reference after getting approval on the developed desk loom merchant proceed development for the proto (proto is development basically for the approval of fit, in Triburg merchants try to develop the proto in the same fabric, same color and same pattern. Mean while merchant also proceed for the sale sample too the quality of the sale sample is being 30-50, so on the basis of the requirement merchant place the order for the yardage, trims, and other things required.
For their reference merchant make greed so that they can update themselves on the daily basis: Style no. SSY ready date Factory Sale sample EX- India Block(fit) Quantity required Wash Comments Color combo And they always keeps updating themselves on the daily basis by entering the daily report on WIP sheet (work in progress). They after reviewing with technician and color cad, send proto sample to the buyer for the fit approval. If any rectification is to be done then buyer sends all the required changes to the merchant through mail or by courier if required. At the same time merchant do costing for the buyer for each style separately with all the details of cost of fabric, trims, wash, and hanger, special was, quota, and other special things as per requirement. Costing is done by the merchant. This part is very important because approval of the bulk order is directly depends upon the price given by the buyer. When the sales man sample gets ready, merchant sends the sample to the buyer, then after seeing the performance of the style in the market buyer select the styles which has to proceed and put the order for the bulk. Then second part of the merchant work starts. From this stage merchant starts working for the bulk order, here merchant work on the T & A plan (time and action). Merchants do the backward planning according to the shipment date EX- India. Merchant place the bulk order for the fabric trims and then decides when to send the fit sample, trims and fabric for final approval etc. Merchant is always there when PCD (Plan Cut Date) is decided. Once the production starts then merchant always keep updating buyer about the status of the production. In between that merchant keep sending the samples to the buyer like TOP sample etc. When the final production is over, the merchant send the shipment under his/her supervision along with the required document. Quality System: Triburg keep control over the production process and keep a sharp eye on the production process, right from the style sheet to the shipment. To achieve the dual goal of the timely production &the quality product, Triburg timely do the following things. R & D pool Sampling follow up
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1st pp meeting Sample presentation to the buyer Technical R& D at sampling stage Fabric inspection Pre- production meeting Production planning report Production status report Inline monitoring report Final inspection report Random checking before shipment
R&D pool: On receipt of the tech pack the QA and technician evaluate the tech pack, if any clarification is required are forwarded to the buyer. The entire required are forwarded to the buyer. All technical details associated with the product are discussed and noted are made. This information is forwarded to the factory that in turn evaluates the tech pack with the Triburg QA and technician. All analysis conducted are included into the Triburg R& D check list. Sampling follow up: This is to ensure that timely delivery of samples can be executed. Follow up is conducted along the different stages of sampling to ensure that samples are executed on time. First pp meeting: This meeting is conducted as soon as order is confirmed fabric and trims standards, thread, needles; any value addition is discussed in detail. In addition to this various fabric and trim flow are also discussed, key personals attending this meeting from the factory are merchandise manager, trim head, QA persona. Sample quality report: Every sample sent to the buyer along with review sheet, measurement sheet and patterns. Technical R&D at sampling stage: If any production problem is seen or any improvement is being made in the construction, then a mock of the improved construction is sent to the buyers for further details. Fabric inspection: 4 point system is used for fabric inspection; any order less than 200 yards is inspected 1000/0. The process of inspection is being done by QA person of Triburg only to avoid any delay due to fabric defect at the time of bulk production Pre- production meeting: conducted immediately after order confirmation. Pre production meeting are conducted with the factory management to decide how many machine, how many line, how many days, and other things related to quality issue Production planning report: production planning is discussed during pre production meeting, here they plan for cutting, sewing, washing, finishing and packing.
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Production control chart: the QA stationed in the factory monitors the production on a very close bases and this is compared with the original planning of production to see is there any slides or back logs, the reason are devaluated and immediate action is been taken so that original delivery date can be maintained. Production status report: this report gives a consolidated status of the order and is monitored on the daily basis. Inline quality report: inline reports are filled by the on-station QA and the reports are evaluated in detail, every problem-highlighted in the report also has to list the reasons that cause the problem and the action that has been taken to short it out. Final inspection reports: final inspection are conducted on AQL 2.5 for all vintage garments and AQL 4.0 for the others The QA manger and concerned merchandiser is present during the final audit. These systems are monitored closely and when ever any scope for improvement is detected, the system is upgraded. 1.5.3. Vendor Selection & Compliance This is the area where Triburg has the edge over the buying houses vendors are selected and then evaluated in a very systematic way. First of all, vendor are selected on the basis of their performance relating to meeting of deadlines, the order they have handled the rapport they have developed in the market, their lead time, the no. Of machines they have, the man power, the buyer they are currently dealing with, the financial position of the vendor, the credit period they can give. Once the list of the vendor has been prepared they are been evaluated according to the pre defined format of the Triburg. Quality Basis Compliance Basis
On the quality basis evaluation is done as per A & B. A deals with the vendor profile and B deals with the factory performance evaluation. On the compliance basis, evaluation is done as per part C & D. Part C deals with the compliance audit and part D deals with the corrective action plan. Part A (Vendor Profile) 1. Vendor information 2. Credit reference 3. Management personal
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4. Physical facilities 5. Products 6. Production capacity 7. Cutting room facilities 8. Sewing room facilities 9. Finishing/ packing room 10. Organizational chart Part B (Factory Performance Evaluation) 1. Vendor information 2. Piece good handling and processing 3. Cutting 4. Material utilization 5. Sewing 6. Finishing 7. Quality control 8. Workmanship audit current product 9. Overall rating for the current product 10. Plan overall rating 11. Recommendation of the product to produce. 12. Comments( if any) When part A & B have been filled by the audit and compliance department then compliance executive goes for evaluation. They check for C &D. Part C- divided into few parts contain the information about the compliance of the factory. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Health & safety Payroll Labour Minimum age Social benefit Workman interview summary
Part D- Corrective action plan deals with the area that are not compliant and which requires corrective measures to be undertaken in order to make factory compliance. Each evaluation is valid for the period of one year. After the vendor has fulfilled the requirement of evaluation, the order is given to the factory. Then comes to the order process flow
Buyer
Buying Office
Vendor
Figure-3-1
Triburg is middle man and it has to ensure that there no weak link in the supply chain, which might can affect the service or quality level and they do it by evaluating their vendor through year around continual process which includes appraisals of various aspects of business including capacity, financials, quality assurance, organizational structure and processes and performance of all vendors. Based on the information obtained via the evaluation, vendor is scored and either approved or not approved as one from whom to procure materials or services. Triburg is maintaining an approved factory list (AFL) to which a qualified vendor is then added. If rejected the vendor is generally not made available to the assessing company's procurement team. Once approved, a vendor may be revaluated on a periodic, often annual, basis. The ongoing process is defined as Vendor performance management The benefits typically include sourcing from vendors that provide high standards of product and service levels whilst offering sufficient capacity and business stability. The process of evaluating performance can motivate vendors to improve their performance. Protecting the supply chain through effective sourcing is a key task for an agent like Triburg and to secure their customer. Triburg ensures that approved vendor is Technically sound Managerially competent Adequately resourced Financially stable Competitive (often in terms of price and availability) Reliable Provides goods of suitable quality Environmentally/Ethically sound While vendor evaluation should be seen as a critical process it is not without problems. Evaluation can be resource intensive and can create a bottleneck between the vendor and buyer this is especially true where evaluation data is difficult to obtain. They involved the QA dept and technical dept for getting information from vendors. Another crucial aspect is that an effective process is required to capture new vendors (prior to an order being raised) and to prevent use prior to appraisal.
Above shows the four jobs of product control; these are new design control, incoming materials control, product control, and special process studies. The organisation patterns of particular types of manufacturing plant plays an important role in the effectiveness of the quality control function. (Enrick, 1992) Described these patterns as follows: 1. Advisory organization: where inspectors, inspection supervisors and other inspection specialist are organized ad process advisors to production and engineering, without any authority. 2. Departmentalization organisation: where definite duties and authorities are established in the form of an inspection and quality control department 3. Top management function: where quality control and vendor evaluation is made as a functional part of top management. A quality chief is placed in a position similar to that of a controller.
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The strategic importance of vendor selection and subsequent assessment is well established in the literature of business purchasing, beginning with the seminal work on vendor selection and evaluation criteria published in (Weber, 1966). Significant research continues to be done on this topic in part because of its particular relevance to manufacturers in a just-in-time environment where vendor price, quality and delivery are key performance criteria. There are even numerous trade journals and scholarly journals denoted to vendor relations and performance evaluation. Among them are supply chain management, material management and distribution, journal of supply chain management, and Summit( a Canadian magazine about public sector purchasing) (Weber, 1966) describes the three common and flawed current approaches to vendor evaluation. First is the categorical or key factor rating methods in which potential vendors are assigned subjective, largely initiative, rating based on the evaluators judgment and experience? A second current method cost-ratio method which requires a comprehensive, precise cost-accounting system to determine the buyers internal operating costs associated with the vendors quality, delivery, and services. The third common approach, the linear average or weighted-point method, modifies the first methods by providing numerical weights to the subjective evaluation criteria.
vendors for price, quality and delivery. Rating results are reported quarterly, and used to determine all future business activities with the vendor There are different types of vendor rating established to fit the varying needs of plants and companies.
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for the deliveries and on-time shipping or delay of shipping or cancelation of styles because of merchandise management or delay in production. Then we will rate the vendors with the help of available data and each vendor is measured against another specific vendor or group of vendor or group of vendors for price, quality and delivery. Rating results are reported quarterly, and used to determine all future business activities with the vendor. Descriptive: In descriptive design we are auditing five vendors presently working with (Theme, Dassan, Shri Lakshmi, Gupta Exim, RR Trends). With the help of QA, we will be evaluating them by getting audit forms filled by senior QA on five parameters ( Costing, Product Development, Merchandising Management, On-Time Delivery, Quality). 3.4. Data Collection Methods: There are two types of data collection methods: Primary Data Interviews The following persons were interviewed for the purpose 1. Senior Merchandisers 2. Quality Managers Observations The data flow is observed in merchandise department, stores and quality assurance department. It is verified and assured that the data required for the proposed system is available or can be extracted from the existing, documents. Secondary Data Accessing the company documents. To propose a system the availability of the relevant data is confirmed by accessing the companys documents. These documents would be: TNA documents Purchase Order Audit Report Inspection Report Approved Vendor List (AVL) The focus of the objective is on senior merchants and QAs, therefore for sample size, have selected all 4 senior merchants and 2 QAs of my team. The target sample
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3.5. Sample Size: Its the size with which the research is conducted as the number of interviews is 6 3.6. 2 Sample frame: Its the factories and office where the research is conducted. Sampling Frame are 5 vendors (Theme, Gupta Exim, Dassan, RR trends, Shri Laxmi), we are conducting a research on those factory because presently working with those factories.
Research objectives To understand the process of evaluating the vendors in buying office
Research design
Sample size
Sample frame
Sampling unit
Exploratory
Triburg
QA &Senior Merchants
Theme Gupta Exim To evaluate the performance of different vendor using vendors rating methods. Primary (Inspection Report & Questionnaire) Descriptive 5 RR trends Shri Laxmi Dassan Delhi & Gurgaon
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TRIBURG AUDIT
Process Inspection
Requirement
Factory Observation
Triburg Observation
Comments
Figure 4-1
Process inspection
Certain parameters how Triburg audit its vendors: 1. Pre-production 2. Preparation 3. Pattern 4. Marker 5. Fabric inspection 6. Spreading 7. Cutting 8. Sewing 9. Finishing/Final Trimming 10. Re-Screen/Repair 11. Measurement 12. Visual/ construction 13. Final Audit
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Requirement
1. Pre-production Preparation of a style files (Tech pack, po, trim card, approved fabric, testing etc.) Sealer sample with documentation of merchandising sample Documentation of QA pre-production meeting with factory staff Development of follow up action. 2. Preparation Confirm style approved for production Confirm raw material and garment testing complete and approved/acceptable Confirm approved production sample is on-site 3. Pattern Document history (pattern origination from TJX block, existing style or measurement) Inspect patterns to confirm number of pieces, sizing and accuracy of template/guide. 4. Marker Inspect marker section to- confirm cut and match direction against production spec pack and/or brand standards book, confirm number of sizes marked against P.O., confirm cut plan quantity against P.O plus seconds allowance 5. Fabric inspection Inspect and document all fabric inspection- inspect fabric to 4-point system with penalty assigned according to the size and significance of the defect Follow fabric sampling assigned by Triburg. 6. Spreading Inspect spread/lay up to- verify sequence of dye lot/fabric rolls Confirm fabric direction (nap up/nap down) Confirm ply height against standard. 7. Cutting Ensure bundle number accuracy Verify top, middle and bottom ply against pattern for sizing, even cuts and no jagged edges If fallout is greater than 5% inspect 100% of that lay. 8. Sewing inspect every bundle at key operations in- component/small parts, sub-assembly, Assembly, Put randomly from each bundle to- ensure accurate and consistent stitch, seams, construction and label & trim verify compliance to specifications are within tolerance and uniformity to shape. Verify panel-to panel shade and color consistency. If fallout is greater than 5% inspect 100%.
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9. Finishing/Final Trimming Inspect and measure 4 units of every bundle- put units randomly, ensure all colors and sizes represented, inspect for visual and construction defects, confirm dry and wet processing, pressing, folding and packaging meet specification Measure a minimum of 1 unit, for all points of measure and balance of minimum 3 units for critical points of measure. 10. Re-Screen/Repair Garment in process needs to be unstitched and repaired Completed garment need to follow as specified in the Tech pack. 11. Measurement Measure 1 garment per size foe all points of measure. Measure only critical points on the balance (additional points of measure may be required on a per style basis by brand. (as per TJX measurement method) 12. Visual/ construction Inspect every garment in sample for accurate and consistent stitch, seams and construction Use NPG imperfect/ defect 2 zones for determining acceptability of potential defects. 13. Final Audit Final audit conducted at 2.5 AQL- Level11 Normal inspections, re-audit conducted 2.5 AQLlevel11 Final audit is required for every P.O. Final audit is conducted when 100% shipment is packed, including all colors and sizes. All colors and sizes must be represented. Pull units randomly from top, middle and bottom of carton. In final inspection 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Observe styles Observe auditor ratio to determine size/ color breakdown Factory need to open 30% of cartons versus maximum of 3 pieces/carton Observe opening additional cartons to get ratio and random selection of samples Observe carton audit as pulling samples-check quantity and color
Observe approved sample, style folder(spec, trim card, order, packing slip) 6. Observe comparing 1st garment against approved sample and spec.
Factory Observation
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During the audit, Triburg inspects the production flow in factory on the above mentioned parameters and gave a detailed report of each process in the factory.
Triburg Observation
In Triburg Observation, Triburg gave the feedback for the each process to the factory.
4.1.1. Scoring:
After the auditing Triburg gave individual score to the process they audited and then calculate them and gave the total score and with the help of score matrix they gave the comments whether its acceptable or not, and if not then factory needs to improve.
Production Process 1. Fabric and Trims Control 2. Sample / Marker Room 3. Pre-production Meeting 4. Cutting Control 5. Fusing Control 6. Sewing Control 7. In-Process Inspection 8. Washed Gmt Control 9. Pressing Control 10. Finishing Control 11. House-Keeping Condition Total Score
Scoring Metric Outstanding Excellent Satisfactory Fair Poor Overall meet AT expectation Satisfactory, but need improvement Not acceptable, improvement needed No such concept implementation Not Applicable 93% - 100% 82% - 92% 70% - 81% 60% - 69% 0% - 59% Rate - 10 pts Rate - 7 pts Rate - 3 pts Rate - 0 pt N/A
20 6 50 15 50 3 450 117.5
Score Percent
26%
Table 4-2
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Item No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
V1 6 5 4 4 6 5 6 6
V2 4 3 5 3 4 3 5 5
V3 5 5 5 4 6 5 4 5
V4 4 3 4 3 5 4 4 4
V5 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 4
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39
31
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Table 4-3
(TriburgInspectionReport)
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4 44
5 45
6 42
3 39
4 40
Table-4-4
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9 10 11
5 5 4 54
4 4 3 47
7 5 4 51
6 5 4 51
5 4 4 49
Table 4-5
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Baby wear product specific: There are few levels that should be checked before giving
vendors the order for baby wear. BABY WEAR product Specific Item No 1 2 3 4 5 Requirement Level of Cleaniness Clean overall/uniforms given to the operators to wear The factory routinely test metal component strenght and suitability for end sue/product type The factory use dummy/body stands for fit tests? The factory use data sheets and test continually for the attachment of poppers/press studs The factory have the apptopriate euipment to check pinch thicknesses and positions The factory follows BSI baby and children wear test and safety standards Rejections on the pull tests Baby romper suits or new-born products regularly produced in the factory with good quality Cut work stored in separate clean covered bags, racking and or plastic boxes Machines cleanliness Total Score V1 5 4 3 3 6 V2 6 3 5 5 6 V3 5 6 6 4 4 V4 4 5 2 6 6 V5 3 3 6 5 5
6 7 8 9
4 5 5 7
7 4 4 5
4 5 6 5
5 3 5 4
4 5 5 6
10 11
5 4 51
4 6 55
5 4 54
4 3 47
5 4 51
Table 4-6
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V2 6 5
V3 6 5
V4 6 3
V5 5 6
5 5 39
6 4 43
4 4 40
5 6 40
Table 4-7
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8 9 10
5 7
4 6
6 7
5 7
4 5
11
12 13
5 5 64
6 5 66
4 4 63
6 5 56
5 4 58
Table 4-8
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On the above table scoring is done out of 10 on each level of each parameter of each vendor. These scores are added up to give the grand total of each vendor. These scores will be used to get the average score which will further helping to rate the vendors.
In the below table its an effort to assign a rank to each vendor. These vendors are ranked on following parameters1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Facilities Quality control system Incoming material inspection In-process quality control Baby wear product Communication document control and work management
Weighting
Communication, Document Control and Work Movement 1
2 Weighting
Facilities
Figure 4-2
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Each parameter is given weights out of 10. From the above tables we receive a grand total for each parameter Grand total of each parameter is multiplied with the weighting given to each parameter as per the most importance and the least important Total of all parameters after multiplying for each vendor gives the total score To get the average score of the total score, the total score will be divided by the total of weighting given to the parameters. Then finally we will get the weighted average score of the each vendor so that Vendors can be rated as 1 to 5.
Faciliti es V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 42 x 2 84 32 x 2 64 39 x 2 78 31 x 2 62 36 x 2 72
Scor e
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V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
Figure 4-3
The above graph represents the weighted average score of the each vendor where as:
Vendor (v) Theme Dassan (V1) (V2) Weighted average score 50.5 47.4 48.7 44.1 45.7 Rank 1 3 2 5 4
Table 4-10
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The below graph was made with the help of last 2 years TMS(Triburg Merchandising System) entries Data of last 10 shipments from last 2 years, this shows the shipment status of the 5 vendors whether the buyer delivery was on time or late.
Shipment Status
On TIME LATE
10% 40%
20%
30% 50%
90% 60%
80%
70% 50%
Theme
Dassan
Shri Laxmi
Gupta Exim
RR Trends
Figure 4-4
Rank 1 4 2 3 5
Table 4-11
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To evaluate the overall performance of vendors currently working with, including all information associated with the vendor, with the help of questionnaire filled by 4 senior merchants and 2 QAs. In the below graph we have applied strength factor, 5 being the strongest and 1 being the weakest.
Parameters (Weighting 1) Theme Dassan Shri laxmi Gupta Exim RR Trends
Infrastructure (0.1) Design and Product Development(0.05) Expertise of staff (0.05) Price (0.2) Quality (0.3) On-Time Delivery (0.3) Social and Envionmental (0.1)
23 x 0.1 2.3 20 x 0.05 1 22x 0.05 1.1 23 x 0.2 4.6 22 x 0.3 6.6 24 x 0.3 7.2 22 x 0.1 2.2
20 x 0.1 2 21x 0.05 1.05 19x 0.05 0.95 22x 0.2 4.4 21x 0.3 6.3 22x 0.3 6.6 21 x 0.1 2.1 23.4
21 x 0.1 2.1 20x 0.05 1 20x 0.05 1 21x 0.2 4.2 20x 0.3 6 23x 0.3 6.9 24 x 0.1 2.4 23.6
19 x 0.1 1.9 23x 0.05 1.15 21x 0.05 1.05 22x 0.2 4.4 20x 0.3 6 22x 0.3 6.6 21 x 0.1 2.1 23.2
22 x 0.1 2.2 22x 0.05 1.1 21x 0.05 1.05 19x 0.2 3.8 19x 0.3 5.7 21x 0.3 6.3 20 x 0.1 2 22.15
Table 4-12
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In the below graph, the vendor are given scores on the areas in which the vendor can be rated. These areas were meticulously selected after interacting with the industry people and knowing the problematic areas. The areas include: Infrastructure Design and Product Development Expertise of staff Price Quality On-Time Delivery Social and Environmental
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With the help of questionnaire and previous data, comes to a conclusion that which vendor got the highest score and then calculated the weighted average score to get the average score for the same so that a rank can be given to a buyer.
Weighted Average Score 25
23.4
Theme
Dassan
Shri laxmi
Gupta Exim
RR Trends
Figure 4-5
Rating 1 3 2 4 5
Figure 4-13
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The below tables shows the performance of the each vendor on different parameters: The overall score represents the general evaluation of a vendor. It is a
combination of the scores the vendor has achieved for all the main criteria.
Factory Inspection
Vendor (v) Theme Dassan (V1) (V2) Weighted average score 50.5 47.4 48.7 44.1 45.7 Rank 1 3 2 5 4
Figure 4-3
Out of the five vendors, for Factory Inspection, Theme received the best overall score, and Gupta Exim the worst
Shipment Status
Vendors Theme Dassan Shri Laxmi Gupta Exim RR Trends On-time shipment 90% 60% 80% 70% 50% Late 10% 40% 20% 30% 50% Rank 1 4 2 3 5
Table 4-11
Out of the five vendors, for Shipment Status, Theme received the best overall score, and RR Trends the worst.
Questionnaire
Vendors Theme Dassan Shri Laxmi Gupta Exim RR Trends Weighted Average Score 25 23.4 23.6 23.2 22.15 Rating 1 3 2 4 5
Figure 4-13
Out of the five vendors, for overall parameters with the help of questionnaire, Theme received the best overall score, and RR Trends the worst.
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Figure 5-1
On the above picture as we can see the Theme has got the 1st rank in Factory Inspection, Shipment Status report, and Questionnaires filled by QAs and Merchandisers. As per the TJ- MAXX Group the delivery and quality are the first preference so as per the shipment and inspection report Theme has got the first rank.
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Chapter 6: Recommendations
Suggestions are given to develop better Vendor Rating and Vendor Evaluation system: Suitable price grading of vendors must be followed by the company. Cut down the cost Better vendor selection.
Share vendor cost criteria with estimating, purchasing, financial, and other departments, so that buyer knows the breakups and buyers will be attracted to the buying house as well as Vendor. Can improve the productivity using flexible ad hoc estimating, and pre-defined reports. Reduce the costs by comparing costs between vendors on individual line item components. Roll up your sleeves and do the hard work - manage the vendors the way leading publishers do so that it can increase the business of the company. Vendors always try to hide the cost of various processes or components in an effort to profit from obscure information, so that they know about the breakups. The top vendor will have good reputation in the eyes of buying house and buyer this will fetch more orders to the Vendor as well as Buying House. This process is a time consuming so Triburg should train their merchants, QAs, to do the vendor evaluation after a fixed interval of time, there is no need to hire a new person for the same process, so that it keep updating about the vendor performance and Vendor Evaluation will enable to choose the most appropriate vendor for a specific requirement, and supports the buying house to continuous monitoring of existing supply relationships. After doing focus evaluation if they feel there is some problem they are facing, then they can give feedback to the factory so that they can improve with their process. It can help the vendor to improve so that it can help the vendor and buyer to get the business from Buyers.
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