With the arrival of the pandemic and the consequent changes that have taken place for businesses globally, companies had to face shifting dynamics that significantly stressed the Supply Chain. The procurement of raw materials, mainly from Asia, highlighted the vulnerability of the entire procurement system and the extreme importance that the accuracy and timing of trading information have for reliable performance across the entire Supply Chain.

Klopman, an European manufacturer of technical fabrics for workwear, has therefore designed and implemented an innovative web-based application called ‘Supplier Portal’. This portal is shared with suppliers and aims to speed up the entire information flow between all parties, optimising time and processes.

“We are very proud of this new tool, designed and created by and for Klopman and all of our supply chain partners,” says Manlio Ferragni, Group Supply Chain & Purchasing Director of the company. “It is a direct response to the many challenges the industry faces at this difficult time.”

Klopman’s ‘Supplier Portal’ provides a shared end-to-end vision of the company’s Supply Chain process, generating interaction with suppliers and promoting transparency in the supply chain. Within the portal, in real time, suppliers will have access to all the documentary information regarding their orders. Klopman, at the same time, will gain real-time evidence of the progress of all orders and related information. This information flow will directly feed the Klopman ERP system, making the same data available to each department that needs it, throughout the entire organisation.