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Map of roles in production and supply

How to understand the company's role in the supply chain: manufacturer, trading house, or cooperation participant. Questions about the site, operations, documents, and order execution map.

How to use

Record the manufacturer, seller, sender, and contracting party separately.
For each participant, specify the document or source confirming the role.
Agree on responsibility for quality, payment, delivery, and claims.

Result: map of the manufacturer, partner, and seller.

Working files

Form and example in Markdown · MD

Files are available without registration. Save a copy and fill in your company details. Downloadable files are in Russian; the instructions on this page are translated.

Map of roles in production and supply

Purpose: to determine who manufactures the product, who sells it, and how the operations are distributed. One address, photo, or activity code does not replace this map.

Company questions

Where will the products be manufactured according to our specifications?
What operations are performed at this site?
Which operations are outsourced to cooperation partners and how are they controlled?
Who can assess our documentation and technical deviations?
Who provides supporting documents?
What entity is proposed as the contract party?
What materials can confirm capabilities essential for the order?

Map form

Order item and specification version: [details].
Manufacturer: [legal entity, TIN].
Site: [address, contact with manufacturer].
Internal operations: [list].
Cooperation: [operation, executor, control organization].
Seller under the contract: [person, TIN].
Responsible for final delivery: [person].
Technical contact: [details].
Product documents: [what, who provides].
Supporting materials: [document/link, date].
Open questions: [list].
Next step: [what, who, deadline].

Discrepancy check

Monitoring	Company description	Confirmed	What remains to be clarified
[name/address/description]	[answer]	[material and date]	[question and action]
[data]	[data]	[data]	[data]

Mediation and cooperation do not in themselves mean deception. The decision is made based on procurement requirements and verified fulfillment organization.

Completed one delivery card

Let's consider a fictitious order: 60 welded frames R-06, rev. 3, with coating. All participants are designated with training names, without Tax IDs and addresses of real companies.

Role	Participant and work	Basis in the training package	What else to check
Manufacturer	Workshop A: cutting, bending and welding	Technical reply A-06 rev. 3	Process capability and geometry control
Coating applicator	Section B: agreed coverage	Appendix "Route", rev. 1	Requirements for coating, inspection, and transfer between sites
Seller under the contract	Trading House V: sale of a complete set	Draft quotation V-06	Full scope, terms and liability under the contract
Technical contact	Shop technologist A	Specified in response A-06	Procedure for agreeing changes with seller B
Transfer to buyer	Seller B arranges delivery and documents	Supply section for RFQ V-06	Date of receipt and list of documents

This chart leads to a narrow conclusion: seller B in this training example does not perform the stated production operations, while A performs part of the manufacturing. The buyer discusses the contract with B for the entire set. If the purchase requires a contract directly with the manufacturer, this option must be agreed separately or changed—the chart does not remove this requirement.

Until the documents are confirmed by real participants, this is only a model of questions. Record separately what information was stated by the seller, what was confirmed by the manufacturer, and what remained unanswered. Do not transfer the label “there is an offer” to the entire chain.

Sources and limitations

IRONEX — Metalworking Services — The company identifies its in-house processes. Confirm who will perform each step of your order. Checked: October 1, 2026.

Updated: October 1, 2026. Training examples do not confirm experience in fulfilling a real delivery.