SBS Vendor Management

Vendor management software to support your QMS

The SBS Vendor Management Database helps quality and purchasing teams qualify suppliers, maintain approved vendor and supplier lists, and evaluate supplier performance. Create qualification plans, record evaluation results, generate supplier scorecards, and link supporting documents in one system.

Available for local installation or through SBS Cloud QMS, the software supports supplier selection, evaluation, and reevaluation activities within your quality management system.

Key Features
  • Develop Vendor or Supplier qualification plans
  • Record qualification results
  • Maintain your Approved Vendor List (AVL / ASL)
  • Establish criteria for selection, evaluation and re-evaluation of suppliers
  • Maintain a supplier qualification history / supplier performance records
  • Generate vendor ratings or graded score cards
  • Link electronic files (paperless system)
  • A rich set of reports for Vendor status, gaps, and performance
  • Define user passwords and privileges for secure log in
  • Install on your local server or leverage our Cloud QMS solution
Benefits
Build a simple and efficient Quality Management System (QMS):
  • Comply with standard purchasing requirements of
    • ISO 9001
    • AS9100
    • IATF 16949:2016
    • ISO 13485
    • ISO 14001
  • Efficient and cost effective
    • Simple, low cost solution
    • Intuitive design = little training required
    • Saves time and improves efficiency
    • Answers are a click away
  • A vital tool to ensure compliance
  • Paperless system:  Scan and link digital photographs or other electronic documents
Pricing
Standard Product
License TypePrice
Single User License$135
5-User License$185
Unlimited User License$249
License TypePrice
Single User (SQL) License$270
5-User License (SQL)$370
Unlimited Users (SQL)$499
Value Licensing
Licensing is based on concurrent or simultaneous users – not CPU-based.
Support
Annual Support subscriptions help ensure the best user experience.
Additional Users
Additional users may be added at a later time by simply purchasing and entering a new activation code.
FREE DOWNLOADS

Note: For the demo version, log in as employee = Admin  Password = admin

Download the FREE DEMO, if you have Microsoft Access 2010, 2013, 2016/Office 365 (32 bit or 64 bit) installed.
Download the Vendor Management tutorial showing features, benefits, set-up, and use, download the PowerPoint.
If you do not have Microsoft Access installed, 1) download/install a free runtime version from the Microsoft website and then 2) download the free Demo.
Download a tutorial showing tips and tricks to make the most out of using Microsoft Access.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – SBS Vendor Management
  • Microsoft Windows 10 or 11
    • 32-bit and 64 bit operating systems are supported
  • 100 MB of available hard disk space
  • Microsoft Access or Access Runtime
    • If you do not have Access installed, you may download a free runtime version from Microsoft by clicking here.)

Frequently Asked Questions:

Licenses for each product are for a single site and allow a specific number of users to run the program. Licensing is based on concurrent or simultaneous users – not CPU based.

Standard and SQL-Based product licenses are one-time charges.  Our Cloud QMS is billed monthly based on the number of cloud desktops required.

Yes.

We have made it very easy to upgrade if you want to start small.   We only need to issue a new license key to activate the additional users.  With an upgrade, you will receive full credit for the license your have purchased and will only need to pay for the difference in pricing.

For instance, if you purchase a single users license of the Training DB ($295) and wish to upgrade to a 3 user license ($545), the upgrade fee would be $250 (or $125 per user).

The purchase includes a license for the specified number of users to install and run the software.

Our Annual support subscription is required for SQL installations.  Read more about our support subscription

The standard and SQL editions are identical as far as the user is concerned. The difference is how the data is stored.  The standard version stores the data in a local file while the SQL version stores its data in an SQL database or SQL back end.

Yes, you will need the full version of Microsoft Access or the free runtime version of Microsoft Access installed on each user's computer.

We provide a PowerPoint presentation in your installation package and on each product page.  The PowerPoint shows the basic features, benefits, set-up, and use.  

Yes.  Our Cloud QMS includes the Vendor Management Database.  Contact us for a Cloud QMS demo.

Once a vendor is qualified, they will automatically appear in the approved vendor list (AVL) or report.

You determine the qualification requirements and the database maintains the qualification records.

Yes. When you create a qualification plan, you can create a grading system that scores each item. The final grade is a summary of each qualification item score. 

The Vendor Management Database addresses section 8.4 by determining and applying criteria for the evaluation, selection, monitoring of performance, and re-evaluation of external providers.  It also
retains documented information of these activities and any necessary actions arising from the evaluations.