Procurement
Second sources that meet the requirements
An alternative is only an alternative if it meets the requirements. The colleague does the comparison before the negotiation.
How you work it in Colleag
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Point at the article needing a second source.
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The colleague reads registered alternatives and the component requirements.
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With the distributor connection, manufacturer data, lead time and status come along.
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The answer shows which alternatives hold up, and where they fall short.
A worked example
“Which registered alternatives to the voltage regulator meet the requirements in the spec?”
The alternatives line by line against the requirements, with lead time and life-cycle status where the connection exists, and the deviations marked.
Screenshot from Colleag. The example uses invented figures.
The material
- Supplier links in the business system
- Component requirements in the spec
- Distributor data when the connection is on
You approve
Everything the colleague produces is a proposal with sources. Nothing is published, sent or saved to the archive without a human approving it, and every figure traces to its material.
Curious what it feels like?
We run pilot programs with a few manufacturing companies at a time. Tell us about your business and we will show what the colleagues can do with your documents and your data.