Supplier on-time delivery and scorecards.
Late parts are usually a data and agreement problem before they are a supplier problem. We fix how delivery is measured, find where the days are lost, and hold suppliers to dates they have confirmed.
- 72% to 96%supplier on-time delivery in 12 months
- 200+active suppliers in an aerospace and defense base
- 40%less incoming inspection volume through ship-to-stock
From our founder’s operating roles. Not client results.
Where supplier delivery days go.
Supplier delivery performance slips through unconfirmed dates, stale planning lead times, sub-tier queues, and reviews with no consequence.
Unconfirmed dates
Purchase orders go out without a supplier-acknowledged promise date, so there is nothing fair to measure against.
Stale planning lead times
ERP lead times drift from what suppliers quote today, so requirements release late and every order starts behind.
Sub-tier queues
Raw material to AMS and ASTM specifications and outside special processes such as heat treat, anodize, and NDT add weeks the prime supplier does not control.
No consequence
A scorecard nobody reviews changes nothing. Delivery improves when results are discussed with the supplier and tied to the business they receive.
How we measure supplier OTD.
One OTD metric, applied to every supplier, from your own ERP receipt history. Agreed with you before the first scorecard goes out.
- Metric
- Line-level on-time delivery (OTD): PO lines received inside the window, divided by PO lines due
- Due date
- Supplier-confirmed promise date. Need date tracked separately
- Window
- Early and late tolerance in days, set with you
- Source
- ERP receipt history. Our founder has worked in Infor LN, Shoptech E2, and Fishbowl
- Receipts
- Counted when accepted quantity arrives. Rejected or quality-held quantity is not on time until accepted
- Cuts
- Supplier, commodity, part family, buyer
- Tiers
- Full scorecard for suppliers ranked by spend, criticality, and single-source exposure
- Leading
- PO acknowledgement rate and an open-PO past-due and at-risk report
- Cadence
- Weekly report, monthly or quarterly supplier review
How it works.
Baseline
Pull 12 months of receipts, clean the dates, and publish the first scorecard.
You receive: OTD baseline by supplier and commodity
Root cause
Trace late lines to order placement, quoted lead time, capacity, sub-tier material, special process, or quality hold.
You receive: Pareto of late-line causes
Correct
Recovery plans, lead time resets in the ERP, secondary sources for single-source parts, LTA and stocking terms.
You receive: Supplier action plans with owners and dates
Sustain
Scorecards with delivery and quality, recurring reviews, and ship-to-stock for proven suppliers.
You receive: A review cadence your team runs
From operating experience.
- Supplier on-time delivery from 72% to 96% within 12 months, across a 200+ supplier aerospace and defense base.
- 90%+ supplier on-time delivery over a 12-month span across 60+ suppliers.
Our founder delivered these results while running supply chain organizations between 2017 and 2021. They are operator results, not client results. See all results
What you receive.
- Supplier scorecard for delivery and quality, with responsiveness added once both are stable
- OTD report built from your ERP data
- Late-line root cause Pareto
- Supplier recovery plans
- Updated planning lead times
- Delivery terms for LTAs and purchase order terms and conditions
Standards, contracts, and systems our founder has worked within
- AS9100
- ISO 9001
- Nadcap
- DCMA and DCAA
- FFP, IDIQ, CPFF, OTA
- Infor LN
- Shoptech E2
- Fishbowl
Supplier on-time delivery questions.
Should OTD be measured against the promise date or the need date?
Both, kept apart. Promise date OTD measures the supplier against what they committed to. Need date OTD shows whether your own planning gives suppliers enough time. Blending them hides which side owns the problem.
Should supplier OTD be measured at line level or order level?
Line level. An order with one late line out of ten is 90% on time at line level and zero at order level. Line level points to the part that needs work.
Do early deliveries count as on time?
Only inside the window you set. Early receipts tie up cash and dock space, so lines that arrive too early count as missed.
Does a rejected receipt count as on time?
No. A line counts only when accepted quantity arrives inside the window. Quality holds stay late until the parts are accepted.
How long does on-time delivery recovery take?
It depends on the supplier base. In our founder’s operating role, the 72% to 96% result took 12 months across a 200+ supplier base.
What should a supplier scorecard measure?
On-time delivery and quality first. Add responsiveness and cost only when the first two are stable.
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