Intermediate Vendor Evaluation Analysis Form

Project
Machine
Date
By
Item

Scoring Scheme: 9 no concerns, 6 good, 3 satisfactory, 1 have doubts

Instructions: Put in your values for columns E, G and I for up to 3 vendor
Duplicate appropriate columns for more vendors.
Company A
Company B
Weight
Score Weighted Score Weighted

Description

Prior Experience

15%

Experience in similar applications or industry

30%

1.8

2.70

Identical equipment already in the field

40%

3.6

1.20

History of company and number of machines in field

30%

0.9

1.80

Total:

6.3

5.70

Manufacture

15%

Cleanliness & organization of production facility

20%

1.2

1.80

Use of CNC and other modern manufacturing equipment

15%

0.5

0.90

Use of standardized quality purchased components

30%

2.7

2.70

Use of vendor-standard designs or modules across product lines

15%

1.4

0.45

Quality of sub-contractors, manufacturers and components

1.2

1.20

20%

Total:

6.9

7.05

Engineering & Project Management

20%

Systems in place to be able to run major custom projects

10%

0.30

0.90

Single point contact - qualified project leader

10%

0.60

0.60

Methodology of design (use FAM and RAM concepts)

10%

0.60

0.60

CAD/CAM capabilities

10%

0.90

0.60

Electrical design capabilities

15%

0.90

0.45

Mechanical design capabilities

15%

0.45

1.35

Availability/capacity of design resources

15%

0.90

0.45

Multiple project capabilities

10%

0.60

0.60

Record keeping and information retrieval

5%

0.15

0.30

Total

5.40

5.85

Company Management

20%

Business philosophy (human safety, environment, technology) 10%

0.60

0.60

Response to requests and follow up

10%

0.90

0.60

Ability to listen and understand

10%

0.60

0.60

Detail of proposal

20%

0.60

1.20

Cooperation with other vendors, consultants, specialists, etc.

5%

0.30

0.30

Exporter and to what countries

5%

0.30

0.15

Financial stability (w/review ratio of co. size vs. project size)

25%

1.50

1.50

Location and language

10%

0.90

0.90

Response to single source responsibility

5%

0.30

0.30

Total:

6.00

6.15

Vendor Support

10%

Quality of documentation (manuals, drawings, software, labels)25%

2.25

1.50

Training capabilities (# of trainers, turnaround time)

25%

1.50

0.75

Spare parts inventory and turnarond time

25%

2.25

0.75

Service capabilities (# of service techs, turnaround time)

25%

1.50

2.25

Total:

7.50

5.25

Delivery

10%

Ability to draw up, maintain and use an effective schedule program

25%

2.25

2.25

Consistency of milestones and delivery dates

55%

4.95

4.95

Quality of crating and shipping documentation

20%

1.80

0.60

Total:

References (verify at least two)

9.00

7.80

10%

Reference one

50%

4.50

3.00

Reference two

50%

4.50

4.50

Total:

Total Vendor Score

9.00

7.50

6.81

6.37

10% variance is significant. 5-10% variance is telling. Less than 5% variance, review strengths and weaknesses of each and choose.
Spreadsheet model courtesy of Zarpac Inc. and Packaging World
Revised February 9, 2011

tisfactory, 1 have doubts

E, G and I for up to 3 vendors.
Company C
Score Weighted

0.90

2.40

2.70
6.00

0.60

0.90

0.90

0.90

1.20
4.50

0.30

0.30

0.60

0.90

0.90

0.45

1.35

0.60

0.05
5.45

0.90

0.30

0.60

1.80

0.30

0.15

2.25

0.90

0.30
7.50

0.75

1.50

0.75

1.50
4.50

ch and choose.

3.00

3.00

3.00
9.00

4.50

1.50
6.00

6.12

Intermediate Machine Evaluation Analysis Form

Project
Machine
Date
By
Item

Description

A Throughput

Weight

Scoring Scheme: 9 no conce

Instructions: Put in your valu
Duplicate appropriate column
Company A
Score

20%

1 Functionality at min/max speed

40%

2 Effective run speed

40%

3 Out of specification input tolerance

20%

3
Total:

B Reliability & Maintenance

20%

1 Build quality - solid construction/robustness

20%

2 Number of high maintenance items

20%

3 Use of off-the-shelf components/mechanisms

10%

4 History of this model

10%

5 Number of high maintenance items

10%

6 Machine protection

10%

7 Level of vibration during operation

10%

8 Complexity of design

10%

C Changeover
1 Number of pieces that have to be changed over

15%
25%

2 Complexity of changeover (sensitivity, robustness of adjustments)

25%

3 Appropriate changeover aids

10%

4 Estimated changeover time

30%

5 Number of people required for changeover

10%

D Design requirements
1 Back pressure detection and control

20%
5%

2 High/low speed sensor

20%

3 Low film sensor

10%

4 Missing product detection

10%

5 High product detection

10%

6 Sanitation-friendly

10%

7 Footprint

10%

E Ergonomics

10%

1 Operator ergonomics -- jam clearing

20%

2 Operator ergonomics -- film loading

20%

3 Maintenance ergonomics

20%

4 Changeover ergonomics

20%

5 Mechanical setup

20%

F Operator interface

5%

1 Stop/Start/Jog controls

25%

2 Diagnostics

25%

3 Troubleshooting features

25%

4 Interface setup

25%

3
Total:

G Safety

5%

1 Quick access guarding interlocked

50%

2 Potential operator hazards

50%

6
Total:

H Cost

5%

1 Initial purchase price

30%

2 Total cost of ownership

70%

3
Total:

Total Machine Score

Spreadsheet model courtesy of Zarpac Inc. and Packaging World

Revised February 9, 2011

sis Form
Scoring Scheme: 9 no concerns, 6 good, 3 satisfactory, 1 have doubts
Instructions: Put in your values for columns E, G and I for up to 3 vendors.
Duplicate appropriate columns for more vendors.
Company A
Company B
Company C
WeightedScore WeightedScore Weighted

2.4

3.6

1.2

2.4

1.2

2.4

0.6

1.2

0.2

5.4

6.0

3.8

1.2

1.8

0.6

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.6

0.1

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.6

0.9

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

5.4

5.2

3.8

1.5

2.3

0.8

1.5

0.8

1.5

0.3

0.6

0.1

1.8

0.3

0.9

0.6

0.3

0.6

5.7

0.3

4.2

0.5

3.9

0.2

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.6

0.1

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.3

0.6

0.1

0.6

0.9

0.3

3.9

3.6

2.8

1.2

1.8

0.6

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.6

1.2

0.2

1.2

0.2

0.6

1.2

0.6

1.2

5.4

4.4

3.8

1.5

2.3

0.8

1.5

0.8

1.5

1.5

0.8

1.5

0.8

1.5

0.3

5.3

5.3

4.0

3.0

4.5

1.5

3.0

1.5

3.0

6.0

6.0

4.5

1.8

2.7

0.9

2.1

4.2

0.7

3.9

6.9

1.6

5.1

4.9

3.5