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vendor screening

Vendor screening is the preliminary review of a potential supplier to assess its suitability and related risk before selection or contracting.

In plain English

It is an early check of a possible supplier. The aim is to judge whether that supplier is suitable and what related risk it may bring before any choice or contract is made.

In context

Here, it names the stage where a possible supplier is reviewed for suitability and related risk before the business decides to use it or contract with it.

Situation
Running procurement, vendor review, purchase approval, and contract workflow
What it communicates
names the stage where a supplier is being checked before use

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not show that the supplier has been approved, rejected, or contracted.

Examples

“Before anyone chose a supplier, the manager began vendor screening to compare the suitability and related risk of three candidates.”

Core meaning

“The new supplier was still in vendor screening, so the company had not decided whether to use it.”

In context

  • supplier assessment Broader Term

    Vendor screening is an early-stage type of supplier assessment.

  • vendor approval Contrast

    Screening is a preliminary evaluation and does not itself mean the supplier has been approved.