Supplier Evaluation
Assessing and monitoring utility supplier quality and performance in a rapidly changing global market
Utilities worldwide face both supplier globalization and rapid technology advancements. This has led to drastic changes in the sourcing and availability of equipment, material and services. Utilities increasingly discover that they no longer have the internal capability to effectively evaluate global suppliers – be they existing vendors or potential new partners.
Independent, impartial insight for effective supplier management
KEMA offers global supplier evaluation solutions to help clients assess and monitor global suppliers and to evaluate potential strategic partners. We offer a unique combination of utility industry, supply chain and engineering consulting expertise and global process expertise and quality audit capabilities.
We collaborate with clients to identify key equipment groups and/or services. We then provide independent, impartial insight into the technical, operational and commercial risks of partnering with suppliers of a particular equipment group and/or service type. If KEMA findings indicate that an existing supplier relationship is not delivering best total value, we also can help clients conduct a Request for Proposal from a competitive qualified supplier pool.
Evaluate new and existing suppliers and partners
Our supplier evaluation solutions help clients evaluate existing suppliers and/or potential partners to achieve:
risk-based assessment of a suppliers design, manufacturing, and delivery capability
assessment of your service provider’s quality management systems and performance
identification of strategic risks associated with partnering with a supplier
ongoing performance reviews to enable continuing quality and on time delivery
early warning if a supplier is facing limited delivery capability or declining quality.
Verify electrical component design and manufacturing quality
KEMA also has a robust testing capability for electrical components to verify design and manufacturing quality if necessary. This capability can help you validate the quality of a supplier’s product or to compensate for deficiencies in a supplier’s qualityprogram.