Supplier Performance Management Cartoon: The Relationship Paradox

The Scenario: In this supplier performance management cartoon, we witness the ultimate corporate "positive spin."

A presenter stands before a dashboard where delivery, quality, and cost metrics are all in a clear downward spiral.

However, the punchline reveals the ultimate consolation prize: the SPM tool claims supplier relationships have never been stronger.

It perfectly parodies the tendency for organizations to prioritize "good vibes" and familiarity over actual operational excellence.

The Observation: This narrative identifies the "Dependency Trap" in modern sourcing.

At Kaapi with Ravi, we observe that "strong relationships" are often just a polite way of saying we are too afraid to switch suppliers. This post mocks how software can be used to validate subjective comfort even when the objective data is screaming for an intervention.

It reminds us that a supplier who likes you but doesn't deliver is still just a supplier who doesn't deliver.

In Supplier Performance Management, a "strong relationship" is what you call it when the metrics are so bad that the only thing left to talk about is how much you like each other's golf game.

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• Series: Supply Chain Cartoons 

  
  

• Theme: Departmental Cartoons