Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a mobile vendor management software application and system or (“VMS”) system that allow users to better manage the procurement and management of outside sources of labor. The software application may be resident on a mobile device and allows a user of the mobile device to communicate with a VMS system or database in order to perform traditional VMS functions. The mobile VMS application may also allow for additional functionality by integration of various functions and features available on the mobile device into the software application.

Abstract: A system and method for configuring a scoring rule is described. One embodiment includes constructing a performance level code for each performance metric in the scoring rule, designating performance levels and corresponding raw score ranges for each performance level code, assigning a performance metric point maximum to each performance metric and assigning a performance level weighting to each performance level. These relationships, which define the scoring rule, are set forth in a performance level code repository and a scoring rule repository. A system and method for computing a supplier performance rating also are described. In one embodiment, a raw score generator generates a raw score for each performance metric in the scoring rule, a performance level generator converts the raw scores into performance levels, a scaled score generator converts the performance levels into scaled scores and a performance rating generator sums the scaled scores to produce the performance rating.