The semi-automatic scoring method is applied in evaluation at info record level and in evaluation at the level of the service entry sheet. Instead of awarding a vendor a single blanket score for all his materials or services, you maintain:

• A number of scores (at info record level) for each material you consider to be particularly important.
• Scores for the quality and timeliness of each external service performed for you. These scores are updated at the time of service acceptance.

The following graphic outlines the semi-automatic scoring method. (It is limited to the info record level.)

This method allows the score for a subcriterion to be calculated from a broader base of data. Scores obtained in this way are more meaningful and objective.

When you carry out a vendor evaluation after a certain period of time, the following occurs:

Material-specific evaluations also afford the advantage that you can run analyses comparing the various vendors of a certain material.