Risk and Quality Management

Challenges and Solutions

Global supply chain risks result from a variety of factors including inadequate or poor product quality testing and supplier management programs. The volatile socio-economic climate coupled with constantly changing regulatory demands from governments at all levels has created an environment where strong risk mitigation practices are not only a competitive advantage, but a critical lifeline for brand survival.

With a single supply chain disruption or tragedy having the ability to negatively impact a company’s brand reputation, it is critical for brands to have a more proactive and responsive digital global supply chain. Brand manufacturers and retailers must take measures to help ensure accountability and full supply chain transparency.

How Amber Road Can Help

Amber Road’s Risk & Quality Management solutions provide brand manufacturers and retailers the ability to accurately determine that all trading partners are in compliance with regulatory requirements and standards defined for product safety and quality that reflect the importance of the brand.

The solutions include modules for Facility Compliance, Product Testing, and QC Inspection, creating a consolidated digital platform to collaborate with suppliers, test labs and audit companies.

Through multi-enterprise integration, visibility and collaboration tools, companies can:

• Improve global supply chain adaptability and responsiveness when dealing with supply chain vulnerabilities through management-by-exception reporting.

• Streamline test and audit requests by utilizing connections to the major testing and auditing companies. Data integration has been accomplished with WRAP, Bureau Veritas, UL, SGS, Asia Inspection and Intertek.

• Leverage a supply chain collaboration platform connecting over 20,000 factories, suppliers, brands and retailers providing visibility from brand to N-Tier level suppliers.