Supplier management in Upchain

Collaborating with external suppliers is an important part of the product lifecycle. Learn how to manage suppliers and track supplier information in Upchain.


Course overview

Collaborating with external suppliers is an important part of the product lifecycle. Learn how to manage suppliers and track supplier information in Upchain.

After completion, you'll be able to:

  • Manage a list of suppliers.
  • Associate suppliers with parts.
  • Generate a request for a quote (RFQ) to solicit and track supplier information.

Course outline

30 min.

Supplier collaboration

Here, we introduce you to how you will interact and work with suppliers in Upchain. First, we will look at how to set up suppliers in your Upchain tenant. From there we will discuss how to add suppliers to your BOM items and share information with them. Lastly, we will look at the Request for quote process, including how to create an RFQ and how to complete one from the supplier’s point of view.

Here, we introduce you to how you will interact and work with suppliers in Upchain. First, we will look at how to set up suppliers in your Upchain tenant. From there we will discuss how to add suppliers to your BOM items and share information with them. Lastly, we will look at the Request for quote process, including how to create an RFQ and how to complete one from the supplier’s point of view.

This content takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Add suppliers to the Upchain tenant
  • Add suppliers to a BOM item and set a preferred supplier
  • Create a Request for quote to gather information from suppliers
  • Access and complete an RFQ  from the perspective of a supplier