WebEDI is a H2M connection (Human to Machine) 

The easiest and fastest way to connect to SupplyOn is with the internet front-end, user based connection Supply Chain Collaboration

? The only requirement is a computer or tablet, a browser (Edge, Firefox, Chrome) and internet access.

? There is no software installation necessary only an online registration.

? It is recommended for small and medium-sized companies with an average of less than 600 orders per year.

? The Supply Chain Collaboration connection costs 45 Euro or 45 USD per month per service and allows you register multiple locations and unlimited users.

? Offers you the full scope of functionalities, including user management and CSV upload/download feature.

Have a look at SupplyOn's  general technical requirements info page for more details.

Business Directory (BD) is an efficient way to exchange your latest company information and documents with Continental and all other SupplyOn customers.

How does it work?

In BD, you store and update all of your company?s information in one central directory:

? Master data: Company name, legal structure, DUNS number, etc.

? Detailed information: Company history, number of employees, EDI connection capability, etc.

? Certificates: Quality and environmental management certificates.

? Contacts: All relevant addresses and contacts in the organization.

? Categories: Manufacturing capabilities on the basis of material group specific questionnaires.

? Company structure: Manufacturing locations, subsidiaries, etc.

Why should my company use Business Directory (BD) ?

Continental uses the data found in SupplyOn BD to steer Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for production equipment and engineering services.

By maintaining your company master data in SupplyOn BD, you create transparency for your customers and increase the visibility to potential new buying companies. Continental Automotive requires information about the supplier´s Product Safety Responsible (Produktsicherheitsbeauftragter, PSB) to be maintained in SupplyOn BD.

Uploading your company´s various certificates to SupplyOn BD, you create one single hub for your customers to search in.

Continental Automotive requires the usage of SupplyOn BD for the storage of the following certificates:

• IATF16949
• ISO9001
• ISO14001

With Document Management (DMS) you can ensure to be always up-to-date. It is a platform for managing customer documents in a standardized way and simplifies the availability of relevant drawings, standards and regulations to Continental's suppliers.

How does it work?

Continental uses a backend integration with SupplyOn DMS, which means that you will receive technical documents directly out of the internal Continental system, guaranteeing them to be of latest status.
An email notification is sent to the DMS users of the supplier's company once a new document package has been issued. With this, you have the possibility to download the documents directly from the Continental backend servers.

Why should my company use Document Management (DMS) ?

With SupplyOn DMS we ensure that your company produces products for Continental Automotive based on the latest technical requirements. Additionally, SupplyOn DMS is used by Continental to distribute important news and updates (in the form of supplier letters) to our supplier base.

The Supplier Component Review (SCR) is an incremental part of every Sourcing RFQ for productive material and essential for the nomination of a supplier with new business of Continental.
This collaboration process has in part been digitalized: Continental uses SupplyOn Technical Review (TR) for this purpose.

How does it work?

Once an SCR has been created by the Supplier Quality Manager or Supply Chain Manager, the selected users on supplier side receive a notification via Email. They can then start to work on the SCR questionnaire directly in SupplyOn TR - a common meeting between supplier and SQM/SCM is not necessarily required anymore.

Why should my company use Technical Review (TR) ?

? Time saving : the collaboration between supplier and Continental SQM & SCM via TR is much swifter than before.

? Easy handling : predefined SCR templates support easy processing on both sides.

? Availability : due to the process being digitally available, you can work on an SCR whenever and wherever you want.

? Transparency : provided information is clearly structured and transparent.

SupplyOn Technical Review (TR) is available to all suppliers with an existing connect to SupplyOn Project Manager (ProMa), but: the dedicated ProMa admin on the supplier side needs to assign the roles for TR internally. Only then these users can be selected by Continental SQM/SCM as team members.

In the following quick guide we show you how the Admin can easily assign the necessary TR roles to your users: Assigning TR User Roles 

Continental Automotive uses SupplyOn Problem Solver (ProSo) to communicate and process complaints from Supplier Quality Mgmt. (SQM) and Supply Chain Mgmt. (SCM) in collaboration with our suppliers. The solution is based on the 8D process, which is established as a structured procedure for solving and preventing errors. Problems can be eliminated efficiently and permanently, while suppliers can prevent the recurrence of errors and therefore reduce quality costs.

What is the 8D process?  

The standardized 8D process comprises eight complaint handling steps that are documented in one 8D report:

How does the 8D process via SupplyOn work?

The supplier is informed by e-mail when a Continental location sends a complaint via SupplyOn Problem Solver. The complaint is then handled online in Problem Solver using the 8 steps described, by uploading all of the necessary documents and sending them back to Continental. It´s even possible to set up a machine-to-machine-connection from supplier-internal systems to SupplyOn Problem Solver, this however needs to be clarified by the supplier with SupplyOn.

Throughout the entire process both supplier and Continental have the same view of documents and current processing status. All information is structured, exchanged and documented in a way that is visible to all parties involved.

Download here the Continental ProSo/8D Guideline.

Example: Your company has locations in China, the US, and Germany. The Chinese location has applied for a ProSo-connect to Continental. Once this is set up, any further rollout request for the US- and European Location will be declined by Continental. It is instead necessary to grant the needed rights and authorizations within the existing ProSo-connect of the Chinese location to the colleagues from the US and Europe. This can only be done by the supplier's internal ProSo admin.

SupplyOn Performance Monitor (PerMo) is the tool used to make quality performance and delivery performance visible to suppliers of Continental Automotive. You can track your evaluation on certain KPIs on a monthly basis, with Continental having exactly the same view.

How does it work?

Continental makes all performance data related to your company available to you in SupplyOn's Performance Monitor. You will be able to see and retrieve any information anytime directly from the Performance Monitor.

Why should my company use Performance Monitor (PerMo) ?

Performance Monitor makes it possible for you to identify critical areas with Continental Automotive at a very early stage, allowing you to take action faster. You can also evaluate the effectiveness of your measures, then you have constant access to the latest key figures which are updated by Continental Automotive regularly. 

Example: Your company has locations in China, the US, and Germany. The Chinese location has applied for a PerMo-connect to Continental. Once this is set up, any further rollout request for the US- and European Location will be declined by Continental. It is instead necessary to grant the needed rights and authorizations within the existing ProSo-connect of the Chinese location to the colleagues from the US and Europe. This can only be done by the supplier's internal PerMo admin.

SupplyOn Project Management (ProMa) is used by Continental Automotive Supplier Quality Management (SQM) for the handling of any part approval process. It provides a common view to both parties, supplier and SQM, and supports efficient quality planning, based on the APQP method.

What is APQP?

APQP ? Advanced Product Quality Planning ? is a structured method that guarantees continuous project management for product and quality planning, which is suitable for all phases of the development process. The goal is to establish a uniform, product-related documentation structure that gives suppliers the necessary transparency with regard to manufacturing activities.

Why should my company use Project Management (ProMa)?

With SupplyOn ProMa suppliers have access to the current project plan(s) that they are working on with Continental Automotive at any time. Any changes, for example to deadlines, responsibilities or a status, are immediately visible to both parties.

Forthcoming tasks and processing status are displayed in real-time. Deadlines are monitored by traffic light functions and automatic emails are sent accordingly. Status reports keep development partners informed about the progress of the projects at all times.

Prerequisite for the connect in SupplyOn ProMa is the availability of the Continental-internal identifier "CDM-Number". This value needs to be obtained from Continental SQM prior to the registration in SupplyOn ProMa.

SupplyOn Sourcing (SRC) is Continental Automotive's platform of choice to steer the whole Request for Quotation (RFQ) process for productive material, licenses, production equipment and engineering services:

How does it work?

SupplyOn SRC provides suppliers with a structured overview of all requests received from, and quotations issued to Continental Automotive.
All messages are transmitted electronically and securely via the online platform. Necessary documents can be downloaded for internal processing at any time.
Even complex inquiries are easy to handle due to the possibility to download them as an MS Excel file and upload them again to SupplyOn SRC once they have been completed.

Why should my company use Sourcing (SRC) ?

Former, traditional ways of RFQ processing, like email, fax, etc., will not be considered during the bidding process by Purchasing Automotive. It is therefore critically important for all potential, but also for current suppliers of Continental Automotive, to register in SupplyOn SRC in order to be able to participate in the bidding process and consequently generate new business with Continental.

Important: To avoid problems with uploading files/quotations for Production Equipment or Engineering Services into SupplyOn Sourcing, please make sure you are uploading files in the correct place: under ?Line Item? ? ?Quotation and signed Specifications?. The number of documents per RFQ is not limited but the maximum file size for one document is 150 MB.

Continental User guides :

Continental Supplier Manual Productive Material/Licenses

Continental Supplier Manual Production Equipment

Continental Supplier Manual Engineering Services

Besides ClassicEDI, SupplyOn Supply Chain Collaboration is Continental Automotive's platform of choice to exchange SCM (Supply Chain Management) and Finance data for the whole Process of Ordering, Shipping, Planning and Invoicing for productive material. The supplier can chose between ClassicEDI (direct communication) or SupplyOn Supply Chain Collaboration. Through Supply Chain Collaboration following messages types can be exchanged: 

• Delivery Schedules / Call-Offs (DELFOR)
• Stock Movements / Inventory Reports (INVRPT)
• Advanced Shipping Notes (DESADV)
• Invoices / Self-Billing Invoices (INVOIC)

How does it work?

Continental Automotive provides suppliers SCM and Finance data in standardized messages, normally by an EDIFACT format. All messages are transmitted electronically and securely via the SupplyOn online platform. All data can be downloaded for internal processing at any time. This processing ensures both parties, suppliers and Continental Automotive, to cooperate closely within a standardized, integrated and efficient way of data communication.

Why should my company use WebEDI ?

EDI replicates paper-based business communication (e.g. Delivery Schedule, Advanced Shipping Notes or Invoices) to a strictly formatted message (normally EDIFACT), that is exchanged electronically between the IT systems of Continental and supplier directly (ClassicEDI) or via SupplyOn Supply Chain Collaboration. The implementation of EDI benefits both, supplier and Continental, because it reduces manual handling of data, transfers information faster, enhances data accuracy, enables ERP integration and automates routine transactions. The supplier can view, print or download these EDI messages transmitted to the SupplyOn platform by Continental via a web-based frontend application. For WebEDI registration supplier will be contacted by the individual Continental location.

What does the PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT solution do?

The SupplyOn Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) solution enables the exchange of sustainability related product information between supplier and customer. 

Why should my company support Product Carbon Footprint?

1. Competitive benefit through commitment to sustainability by providing the CO2 data

2. Compliance with standards of your customers

3. Save time & effort by re-using your Product Carbon Footprint data for other customer requests

4. One point of entry for all Product Carbon Footprint requests by your customers ? from sourcing to product lifetime

You can send your feedback by mail or add your comments anonymously in the   SupplyOn Forum.

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Why should your company submit the Corporate Carbon Footprint survey?

As Many companies around the world have begun to focus on reducing their carbon footprint, buyers are basing their sourcing decisions on their suppliers? carbon footprints.

Answering the survey may show your buyers that you are complying and are compatible with their standards and furthermore, show that you are taking actions to become more sustainable which in the end gives you a competitive advantage.

The Corporate Carbon Footprint survey provides a structured way of getting your Corporate Carbon Footprint data, reduction targets, climate strategy, renewable shares, and more all in one place for you and your buyers to see. That means once you have submitted the survey your answers get stored in SupplyOn's Business Directory.

 

More information can be found in our  Corporate Carbon Footprint Info Portal

The Corporate Carbon Footprint survey

The corporate carbon footprint (CCF) survey is a common initiative from Continental AG, Robert Bosch GmbH, Schaeffler Group, and Vitesco Technologies Group AG, supported by SupplyOn AG. The survey consists of a set of questions relating to your company's carbon emissions The aim of this survey is to gather information such as:

• Industry and Revenue Information
• 2023 Corporate Carbon Footprint Data
• Renewable Energy and Energy Mix (scope 1+2)
• Climate Roadmap
• Energy Use
• Sustainability strategy

The survey is sent out once a year and only needs to be submitted once. From there the data can be shared with more than one buyer.

You can send your feedback to your responsible contact at Contintenal by mail.