What is CPNET Supplier Comparison?

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Supplier Comparison links ERP/PLM purchasing data (supplier, lot, cost, CoA) with your process, genealogy, and quality outcomes. It normalizes performance for context (line, grade, season, recipe) and shows which suppliers and lots actually deliver better Cpk, lower scrap, faster startups, and fewer complaints. When a supplier or lot changes, CPNET can push Rx+ recipe offsets to keep you in spec.

Built for: steel, plastics, construction materials, and other continuous manufacturing where material variability drives performance.

How customers use CPNET for Supplier Comparison

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Connect & map

Plug in ERP/PLM (supplier master, cost, CoA), incoming QA, MES/genealogy (lot → coil/roll/work order), historian/quality. Map fields once in a Form (Handsontable).

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Normalize & compare

CPNET controls for confounders (line, shift, product grade, ambient, current recipe) to produce fair, normalized KPIs per supplier/lot: Cpk, scrap %, startup duration, energy/ton, complaint rate.

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See the winners (and risks)

Scorecards rank suppliers and lots by cost-quality frontier (Pareto): what costs less and performs. Drill into driver analysis to see which material properties (e.g., MFI/viscosity/chemistry) correlate with outcomes.

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Run with confidence

When switching supplier/lot, Rx+ provides batch of recipe offsets (safe setpoints) to absorb variability—guarded by constraints and step sizes.

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Automate alerts & decisions

Set alerts for underperforming lots, sudden drift after a supplier change, or CSAT risk tied to certain materials. Export a negotiation pack for procurement.

Why teams choose CPNET for Supplier Comparison

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Apples-to-apples, not anecdotes

Context-aware normalization removes line/shift/grade bias for fair comparisons.

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From insight to action

Rx+ turns a “Supplier B is slower to stabilize” insight into concrete recipe offsets operators can run.

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Lower scrap, faster ramps

Detect risky lots early and adapt recipes before scrap piles up.

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Transparent & auditable

Every score shows evidence windows, sample sizes, and factor drivers—ready for audits and supplier QBRs.

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Works with your stack

ERP/PLM, MES, historian, quality labs—no rip-and-replace.

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Ready to choose the right supplier—every time?

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With CPNET, procurement and operations see which suppliers perform on your lines, and how to run them right from day one.

Let’s talk. We’ll build your first Supplier Scorecard and recipe offsets on your data.