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How Vendor Compliance Can Impact A Company

This is a partial list of the various areas of a company that can be impacted by vendor compliance:

Functional Area Possible Requirements & Specific Impacts

TECHNOLOGY

  • Electronic Product Catalog
  • e-Business (i.e. EDI)
  • Multiple systems integration
  • Business application software functionality review
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
  • UPC barcode labeling on products
  • (Dynamic) retail price marking
  • Product packaging requirements, i.e. tagging, hangers, outer packaging, hang tags, etc.
INVENTORY
  • Raw Materials - ensure enough to manufacture finished goods to meet all orders
  • Finished Goods - ensure enough on hand to fill all orders, especially those with short lead times
MANUFACTURING
  • Quality control (raw materials & finished goods)
  • Balance between make-to-order and make-to-stock
DISTRIBUTION
  • Carton (min/max) size restrictions
  • Carton weight restrictions
  • Carton barcode labeling
  • Pallet barcode labeling
  • Pallet stacking requirements
SHIPPING
  • Order consolidation
  • Shipment authorizations
  • Shipment scheduling
  • Shipment documentation (pack list, manifest, bill of lading)
  • Carrier restrictions
ACCOUNTING
  • Payments made electronically
  • Electronic credits & debits
  • Chargeback & deduction reconciliation
HUMAN RESOURCES
  • Work shift scheduling
  • Individual job responsibilities (i.e. assigning a lead compliance person)
  • Departmental job responsibilities
  • Creating a cross-departmental compliance team
  • Changes to Standard Operating Procedures