Enum: VendorCategoryEnum

Vendor classification categories

URI: valuesets:VendorCategoryEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description	Approved	Certification	Choice	Collaboration	Community	Complexity	Compliance	Dependency	Development	Diversity	Efficiency	Exclusive	Geography	Global	Importance	Inclusion	Integration	Limited Relationship	Logistics	Long Term	Low Risk	Market Based	Monitoring	Monopoly	No Relationship	One Time	Partnership	Performance	Preferred	Price Driven	Qualification	Quality	Relationship	Reliability	Responsiveness	Risk	Routine	Scale	Social Responsibility	Specialization	Spot Market	Standard	Standardization	Standards	Sustainability	Uniqueness
STRATEGIC_SUPPLIER	Strategic Supplier		Critical suppliers with strategic importance				collaborative planning											strategic business importance					long-term agreements													partnership relationship			high business risk if disrupted
PREFERRED_SUPPLIER	Preferred Supplier		Suppliers with proven performance and preferred status																												proven performance history	preferred supplier status			consistent quality	ongoing relationship	reliable delivery
APPROVED_SUPPLIER	Approved Supplier		Suppliers meeting qualification requirements	approved for business						regulatory compliance																performance monitoring								meets qualification criteria													meets quality standards
TRANSACTIONAL_SUPPLIER	Transactional Supplier		Suppliers for routine, low-risk purchases											cost and efficiency focus							limited relationship			low business risk																routine transactions					standard products/services
SINGLE_SOURCE	Single Source Supplier		Only available supplier for specific requirement								high dependency																single source situation									close relationship management			supply risk concentration										unique product or service
SOLE_SOURCE	Sole Source Supplier		Deliberately chosen single supplier			deliberate single supplier choice									exclusive relationship					integrated operations										strategic partnership													specialized capability
MINORITY_SUPPLIER	Minority/Diverse Supplier		Suppliers meeting diversity criteria		diversity certification							supplier development	supplier diversity program						supplier inclusion																							corporate social responsibility
LOCAL_SUPPLIER	Local Supplier		Geographically local suppliers					local community support								local geographic proximity						reduced logistics costs																quick response capability										reduced carbon footprint
GLOBAL_SUPPLIER	Global Supplier		Suppliers with global capabilities						complex management								global presence and capability																						global supply chain risk		economies of scale					global standardization
SPOT_SUPPLIER	Spot Market Supplier		Suppliers for one-time or spot purchases																						market-based pricing			no ongoing relationship	one-time purchases				price-driven selection											spot market transactions

Slots

Name	Description
vendor_category	Vendor classification category

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: VendorCategoryEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Vendor classification categories
title: Vendor Category
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  STRATEGIC_SUPPLIER:
    text: STRATEGIC_SUPPLIER
    description: Critical suppliers with strategic importance
    annotations:
      importance:
        tag: importance
        value: strategic business importance
      relationship:
        tag: relationship
        value: partnership relationship
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: high business risk if disrupted
      collaboration:
        tag: collaboration
        value: collaborative planning
      long_term:
        tag: long_term
        value: long-term agreements
    title: Strategic Supplier
  PREFERRED_SUPPLIER:
    text: PREFERRED_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers with proven performance and preferred status
    annotations:
      performance:
        tag: performance
        value: proven performance history
      preferred:
        tag: preferred
        value: preferred supplier status
      reliability:
        tag: reliability
        value: reliable delivery
      quality:
        tag: quality
        value: consistent quality
      relationship:
        tag: relationship
        value: ongoing relationship
    title: Preferred Supplier
  APPROVED_SUPPLIER:
    text: APPROVED_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers meeting qualification requirements
    annotations:
      qualification:
        tag: qualification
        value: meets qualification criteria
      approved:
        tag: approved
        value: approved for business
      standards:
        tag: standards
        value: meets quality standards
      compliance:
        tag: compliance
        value: regulatory compliance
      monitoring:
        tag: monitoring
        value: performance monitoring
    title: Approved Supplier
  TRANSACTIONAL_SUPPLIER:
    text: TRANSACTIONAL_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers for routine, low-risk purchases
    annotations:
      routine:
        tag: routine
        value: routine transactions
      low_risk:
        tag: low_risk
        value: low business risk
      standard:
        tag: standard
        value: standard products/services
      efficiency:
        tag: efficiency
        value: cost and efficiency focus
      limited_relationship:
        tag: limited_relationship
        value: limited relationship
    title: Transactional Supplier
  SINGLE_SOURCE:
    text: SINGLE_SOURCE
    description: Only available supplier for specific requirement
    annotations:
      uniqueness:
        tag: uniqueness
        value: unique product or service
      monopoly:
        tag: monopoly
        value: single source situation
      dependency:
        tag: dependency
        value: high dependency
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: supply risk concentration
      relationship:
        tag: relationship
        value: close relationship management
    title: Single Source Supplier
  SOLE_SOURCE:
    text: SOLE_SOURCE
    description: Deliberately chosen single supplier
    annotations:
      choice:
        tag: choice
        value: deliberate single supplier choice
      partnership:
        tag: partnership
        value: strategic partnership
      specialization:
        tag: specialization
        value: specialized capability
      integration:
        tag: integration
        value: integrated operations
      exclusive:
        tag: exclusive
        value: exclusive relationship
    title: Sole Source Supplier
  MINORITY_SUPPLIER:
    text: MINORITY_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers meeting diversity criteria
    annotations:
      diversity:
        tag: diversity
        value: supplier diversity program
      certification:
        tag: certification
        value: diversity certification
      inclusion:
        tag: inclusion
        value: supplier inclusion
      social_responsibility:
        tag: social_responsibility
        value: corporate social responsibility
      development:
        tag: development
        value: supplier development
    title: Minority/Diverse Supplier
  LOCAL_SUPPLIER:
    text: LOCAL_SUPPLIER
    description: Geographically local suppliers
    annotations:
      geography:
        tag: geography
        value: local geographic proximity
      community:
        tag: community
        value: local community support
      logistics:
        tag: logistics
        value: reduced logistics costs
      responsiveness:
        tag: responsiveness
        value: quick response capability
      sustainability:
        tag: sustainability
        value: reduced carbon footprint
    title: Local Supplier
  GLOBAL_SUPPLIER:
    text: GLOBAL_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers with global capabilities
    annotations:
      global:
        tag: global
        value: global presence and capability
      scale:
        tag: scale
        value: economies of scale
      standardization:
        tag: standardization
        value: global standardization
      complexity:
        tag: complexity
        value: complex management
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: global supply chain risk
    title: Global Supplier
  SPOT_SUPPLIER:
    text: SPOT_SUPPLIER
    description: Suppliers for one-time or spot purchases
    annotations:
      spot_market:
        tag: spot_market
        value: spot market transactions
      one_time:
        tag: one_time
        value: one-time purchases
      price_driven:
        tag: price_driven
        value: price-driven selection
      no_relationship:
        tag: no_relationship
        value: no ongoing relationship
      market_based:
        tag: market_based
        value: market-based pricing
    title: Spot Market Supplier