Overview
Achilles scoring provides buyers with an additional tool to enable swift comparisons between supplier pre-qualification information provided in a questionnaire. Scoring is the process of numerically assessing the quality of provided information against a criterion. The scoring process is run automatically, every time a suppliers’ registration questionnaire is processed by Achilles, before publication in the buyer search.
Achilles have experience in providing both a common industry agreed scoring model and also scoring models used by individual buying organisations.
Background
- Buyers require a robust method of identifying relative risk between a range of suppliers
- Scoring provides a fair and transparent method of comparing pre-qualification data between suppliers that has been collected through a questionnaire
- Scoring is also used by Achilles to underpin other services were a numerical assessment is required.
Key features
- Organisation based scoring – a complete supplier questionnaire is scored and then assessed
- Data attributed to a specific product code may be scored and then assessed
- Data attributed to a specific topic may be scored and then assessed
- Pass marks can be applied to any level as required by region or sector
- Question gates (Go/No Go) can also be set across topics or the whole questionnaire
- The scoring process is a pre-cursor to developing benchmarking services.
Key benefits
Instant overview of supplier scores
- Key information is agreed and measured
- The supplier scores are presented with every search.
Agreed industry model
- Neutral 3rd party agreed industry standard scoring model for supplier comparison
- All suppliers compared in the same way
- Provides clear guidance to suppliers on improvement actions to gain approval by an industry.
Buyer Specific Scoring model
- Enables a buying organisation to make objective judgments according to their best practices
- Provides clarity to suppliers on the expectations of the Buyer.
Find out how your company could benefit from Achilles' Scoring service, by contacting us today