SupplierLens Resources
Why Supplier Evaluations Take So Long
This brief examines why supplier evaluations routinely consume significant time and effort even when formal QMS tools and documented processes exist. It summarizes recurring patterns practitioners report when they’re forced back into manual synthesis just to answer basic questions about supplier health.
Most supplier evaluations stall because teams must reconstruct history from scattered NCRs, CAPAs, and audits. This brief explains why that gap persists.
It highlights the structural mismatch between how evidence is captured and how it gets reviewed, forcing analysts back into spreadsheets during audits.
Use it as a neutral reference across quality, supply chain, and operations teams to make the case for continuous, SharePoint-native monitoring.
