ARCUS

ARCUS® Supplier Management Software is a solution designed to streamline and enhance supplier management processes for businesses across various industries. According to the vendor, ARCUS caters to companies of all sizes, from small enterprises to large corporations. Procurement professionals, quality and technical professionals, sustainability professionals, supply chain managers, and sourcing managers in industries such as food and beverage, healthcare, utilities, facilities management, and retail can benefit from ARCUS Supplier Management Software.

Key Features

Supplier Contract Management (SCM): According to the vendor, ARCUS can streamline contract management processes by centralizing contract data, standardizing processes, automating tasks, and configuring workflows electronically.

Supplier Performance Management (SPM): ARCUS allows users to track and evaluate supplier performance against SLAs and KPIs, customize key metrics, identify supplier risk and non-compliance, provide remote access for key stakeholders, and support multiple types of scorecards.

Product Information Management (PIM): The vendor claims that ARCUS automates the collection of detailed product information from suppliers, allowing users to create custom questionnaires and workflows, maintain a central product database for quality and technical professionals, integrate with third-party systems, and enhance search and reporting capabilities.

New Product Development (NPD): According to the vendor, ARCUS enables users to centralize new product development information, utilize an intuitive workflow-based module, create custom workflows to match existing business practices, facilitate multi-department collaboration, and establish an efficient and auditable process for the NPD cycle.

Supplier Source Management (SSM): ARCUS offers an intuitive cloud-based solution to streamline strategic sourcing management, standardize the online tendering process, improve efficiency in sourcing and negotiation, and integrate with internal systems and DocuSign.

ARCUS® Analytics: The vendor claims that ARCUS provides powerful data visualization capabilities to gain full visibility and control over supplier relationships, visualize data from multiple sources, present supplier management data in a configurable and concise manner, and integrate with ARCUS Supplier Management Software and official data feeds.

ARCUS® Connect (API Integrations): ARCUS offers seamless integration with other solutions using the native API, allowing for automatic sharing of information across systems, integration with partners such as EcoVadis and DocuSign, elimination of manual data entry or re-keying, and real-time updates and data integration.

Encourages collaboration: According to the vendor, ARCUS fosters collaboration among stakeholders involved in sourcing, supplier management, and product management processes with its single scalable platform. The vendor claims that it streamlines communication, facilitates cross-functional teamwork, and improves efficiency and confidence in the supply base.

Flexible solution: ARCUS allows users to tailor the solution to their specific needs and requirements by implementing all modules standalone, in any combination, or in any order. The vendor states that this flexibility enables easy scalability and extension as the business grows or needs change.

Seamless integration: According to the vendor, ARCUS Connect, the native API, enables seamless integration with other solutions. This eliminates the need for manual data entry or re-keying, enhances data accuracy, saves time, and improves overall system efficiency.