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Supplier diversity management focuses on building a full, holistic program that includes all the areas necessary — not just one or two aspects — to maximize benefits. The supplier diversity management (SDM) model is a guide that helps map out the key functions for any type of organization or agency looking to implement a full-scale supplier diversity program that achieves results and delivers value to the organization.

When you build a program that is in alignment with your organization’s goals and focuses — not just conducting activities or going through the motions but also adding value to the organization — guiding your actions toward meaningful activities becomes easier. The SDM model ensures that your internal and external activities and supplier development converge (see Figure 3-2), allowing you to deliver on this promise.

FIGURE 3-2: Supplier diversity interconnectivity.

Figure 3-3 illustrates how the SDM model works and how each aspect works together and complements the other.

FIGURE 3-3: Supplier diversity management model.