Abstract
There are critical issues identified with reconciling parity in supplier diversity initiatives. Supplier diversity programs (SDP) are an instrument utilized to facilitate the process. This endeavor analyzes the best techniques to develop diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) strategy to develop manufacturing suppliers. Moreover, quality control frameworks for developing supplier diversity programs in manufacturing necessitates strategic planning, which is necessary to support supplier diversity initiatives. For instance, questions that supplier diversity managers must ask include, Does the company have an existing minority supplier program? If so, what are its pros, cons, and evaluative measures? If not, why hasn’t there been a supplier diversity program or why is it now defunct? Moreover, supplier diversity managers must develop, safeguard, and sustain supplier diversity programs by gaining support from leadership, create policy (institutionalize), and tie the SDP to organizational performance metrics.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Source Publication
Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Management in Organizational Change Initiatives
Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2022
First Page
164
Last Page
175
Rights
© 2022, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited.
Recommended Citation
Quinton, M.L. & El-Amin, A. (2022). " Building an Iron-Clad Supplier Diversity Program" In Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Management in Organizational Change Initiatives, 164-175. Abeni El-Amin, ed. IGI Global. 10.4018/978-1-6684-4023-0.ch009
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