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

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© 2022, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited.

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