Gain Control of your Supply Chain – Assist
A Supplier Approval Process is an essential element for any businesses looking to gain control over the quality of their product. Whether you’re a wholesaler, retailer, or an agent or broker, it is increasingly important to have traceability of a product throughout the whole supply chain. A product can be passed through numerous businesses before reaching the end user. Large retailers require a clear view of the safety management systems in place that maintain the quality of that product through all suppliers.
It has increasingly become a requirement for manufacturers to comply with retailers Supplier Approval Management by providing evidence of a food safety management system. In some cases, businesses will need to attain a food safety certification such as BRC or SALSA, in other cases they would simply need to fill out a supplier approval questionnaire.
Implementing a robust supplier approval system allows businesses to:
• Manage risk
• Improve efficiencies
• Reduce cost (fines, product recalls etc)
• Protect brand reputation
Assist Supplier Approval
Assist’s SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire) Module makes managing suppliers easy. Reduce the time-consuming burden of 
admin for HR by managing your supplier approval in one place. Eradicate the need for multiple page paper forms to fill in with this cloud-based programme offering real-time visibility of supply chain. Intuitive and easy to use, Assist automatically adapts its SAQ to your supplier – so they only see what’s relevant to them. With real-time date, users can review the approval status of all your suppliers at a glance. Certifications such as BRC, SALSA, Organic, MSC, Red Tractor etc. are actively monitored and automatically alerted when these are close to expiry.
Key Features:
• Simple and easy to use
• Fully adaptive SAQ that tailors to your suppliers
• Live supplier approval status
• Automatic approval and certificate expiry monitoring
• Upload and store supplier certification details
• Quick and informative reporting
Find out more about the Assist Platform here, or talk to an expert on 08450 267 745.
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