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Supplier evidence, explained properly.
Practical guides to collecting, checking and renewing supplier documents, written from the primary sources and dated so you know how current they are.
AI document reading in Vendarity: citations, abstention and human review
Vendarity can now read an uploaded supplier document and propose its key fields with page citations. How it works, how we tested it and what it never does.
What to check on a certificate of insurance before you accept it
A certificate of insurance is a snapshot, not a policy. What to check on a COI or certificate of currency before you accept it, and what it can never prove.
How to check an ISO 9001 certificate is real and current
A practical check for any ISO 9001 certificate a supplier sends: who issued it, whether that body is accredited, what the scope covers and whether it is still valid.
How to use AI to read supplier documents safely
AI can read certificates and insurance documents in seconds. How to use it without losing control: citations, abstention, ambiguous dates, human review and data terms.
Spreadsheet or dedicated system for supplier documents? An honest comparison
When a spreadsheet is enough to track supplier certificates and insurance, where it stops being enough, and what a dedicated system adds and costs.
Supplier document renewal calendar: a practical checklist
Build a renewal calendar for supplier certificates, insurance and declarations: which date to track, when to start asking and what to check on arrival.
Collecting supplier documents in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand
Business identifiers, insurance evidence, supply chain reporting and date formats that differ across five countries, with the official registers to check.
What is supplier document management?
Supplier document management explained: what it covers, the documents involved, who owns it, how it differs from wider supplier software, and what good looks like.