Issue Management

Helpdesk &
Ticketing System

Track and fix supplier issues fast. Ticketing with SLA tracking, escalation workflows, and full audit trails.

SLA
Tracking
Auto
Escalation
Full
Audit Trail
Email
Integration
Ticket Management

Integrated Ticketing System

Log supplier issues, track progress, and keep a full history. Every ticket links to the supplier record so you see the full picture.

Quality Issue

Defects, non-conformance, product failures

Delivery Issue

Late delivery, incomplete orders, damaged goods

Service Issue

SLA breach, poor response time, communication

Commercial Issue

Invoice disputes, pricing errors, contract terms

Compliance Issue

Missing documents, expired certifications, audit failure

General Query

Information requests, updates, general feedback

Priority Levels & SLAs

P1 Critical

Business-stopping issue

4 hours response
P2 High

Significant impact

8 hours response
P3 Medium

Moderate impact

24 hours response
P4 Low

Minor issue

48 hours response
Workflow

Ticket Lifecycle

Clear workflow from start to finish with automatic escalation if SLAs are at risk.

New
Created
Open
Assigned
WIP
In Progress
Wait
Pending
Done
Resolved

Automatic Escalation

SLA Warning (75%)
Notify assigned owner and team lead
SLA Breach (100%)
Escalate to manager, flag as overdue
Critical Escalation (150%)
Alert senior management, P1 override

Communication Features

Email Integration
Create tickets from email, reply via email
Internal Notes
Private comments visible to internal team only
Supplier Portal Access
Suppliers can view and update their tickets
Dashboard

Helpdesk Dashboard

At-a-glance visibility of all open issues, SLA status, and team workload.

0
Total Open
0
Overdue
0
At Risk
0%
SLA Met (MTD)

Recent Tickets

P1
TKT-2024-0892 - Critical delivery failure
ABC Engineering Ltd - Created 2 hours ago
In Progress
P2
TKT-2024-0891 - Invoice discrepancy
XYZ Services Plc - Created 1 day ago
Pending
P3
TKT-2024-0890 - Certificate renewal required
Global Solutions Inc - Created 2 days ago
Open
Real-World Use

See It in Action

A supplier raises a concern about a change to your payment terms. They email three different people in your organisation. Two of them reply with different answers. The third forwards it to finance, who had no idea the conversation was happening. Two weeks later, the supplier chases for a resolution and nobody can find the original thread. Meanwhile, an unrelated service issue with the same supplier has been open for a month, and the only record of it is a voicemail that was never actioned.

How It Works

The Helpdesk module replaces unstructured email communication with a formal ticketing system for supplier queries, issues, and requests.

When a supplier or an internal team member raises a ticket, it is categorised by type (service issue, billing query, compliance question, general request), assigned a priority level, and routed to the appropriate person or team. Each ticket has a clear owner, a status (open, in progress, awaiting response, resolved, closed), and a full history of every comment, update, and attachment.

Suppliers can raise and track tickets through their self-service portal. They see the status of their open tickets, can add comments or attachments, and receive notifications when there is an update. This gives them a proper channel for communication rather than guessing which email address to use.

SLA tracking measures response and resolution times against targets you define. You can set different SLA thresholds for different ticket priorities. A critical service failure might have a 4-hour response target, while a general query might allow 48 hours. The platform flags breaches and tracks SLA compliance over time, giving you data for performance reviews.

Escalation rules automatically escalate tickets that breach their response or resolution targets. If a high-priority ticket has not been responded to within the target window, it escalates to a manager. If it remains unresolved beyond a second threshold, it escalates again. This means urgent issues cannot sit unnoticed in someone's queue.

Root Cause Analysis can be recorded against resolved tickets. When a service failure occurs, the RCA captures what happened, why it happened, and what corrective actions have been agreed. This data feeds into performance reviews and helps identify whether issues are one-off incidents or part of a recurring pattern.

A structured ticketing system with SLA tracking and escalation replaces email chains that get lost, ensuring every supplier query has a clear owner, a timeline, and a resolution record.

Never Lose Track of Issues

Integrated ticketing ensures every supplier issue is logged, tracked, and resolved. Full audit trail for compliance and continuous improvement.