With this method, you enter the vendor's score for a subcriterion in the Vendor Evaluation system yourself before carrying out an evaluation. The system includes this score in the computation of the score for the higher-level main criterion.

The following graphic outlines the manual scoring method:

If you enter a manual score for a vendor from whom you procure materials, the score is a blanket score for the vendor, applicable to all the materials supplied by the latter.

This method is recommended for evaluations in which you are not especially interested in particular materials. It does not need much maintenance, since you are not required to enter individual scores over longer periods of time.

Before each new evaluation, you should check (and, if necessary, change) the scores for manual subcriteria.