Vendor coordination helps to provide the needed communication and information to keep track of vendor submittals and issues.

The ABS Vendor Coordination team is a single point of contact for vendors and clients concerning ABS certification on all vendor-issues:

• Quotation
• Certification requirements
• Status of submittals and comments
• Survey

Involvement of VENDOR COORDINATION during the project

Project Kickoff:

• Annotate equipment list
• Suggest text for purchase orders
  (requirements, point of contact)

Throughout Project:

• Provide advice to clients and vendors
• Provide status updates (via bulletin board)
• Prioritize reviews based on delivery dates
• Maintain open dialog with survey
• Early detection of possible problem areas
• Chase non-responsive vendors

Project Close:

• Focus on clearing outstanding comments
• Tie up all loose ends

Vendor-coordination uses a web-based bulletin board for exchange of information. Every client has its own conference, gated by user IDs and passwords.

Use of the web board gives clients and/or major vendors the chance to review ABS information online (status and comments) in an electronic form and post messages and/or questions.

Contact:

ABS Vendor Coordination
Tel: 1-281-877-6324
Fax 1-281-877-6794
Email: vc@eagle.org