Explaining Vendor Management System Inspired by the Squid Game
Have you heard about the latest show on Netflix, Squid Game? Everyone is going crazy over it. After working a long shift, employees go back home to watch an episode of Squid Game before hitting the bed. This show is gaining popularity super-fast. You must have seen a glimpse of it on Instagram memes, Facebook videos or would have watched the trailer on Netflix; perhaps, you would have finished a few episodes or maybe binge-watched the entire show.
Let’s talk about the three vital challenges in a Vendor Management System, but let’s do it with a twist. Each challenge would be described in the Squid Game format. Sounds interesting? Then read on.
- GLASS STEPPING-STONE BRIDGE
Would you ever step on a glass bridge for money? This penultimate game in this show is a matter of blind luck than skill. Sixteen remaining players stand at the opposite end of a huge room. This humongous room is suspended hundreds of feet above the ground. The entrance and exit are connected by two bridges of 18 side-by-side glass panels. To win this game, the players must cross the bridge to the other side within a span of sixteen minutes. But there’s a catch. The panels between the bridges are made of two types of glass — tempered and regular. You would be aware that tempered glasses are lighter. In this game, it can barely withstand the weight of two players. A standard glass shatters on impact. The worst thing about this game? Well, if you manage to make it across, one would be pelted by splintered glass shards that explode when the time is up.
The game talks about the risks that run either way in business. Businesses don’t necessarily have to be the first to explore unchartered territories and unexploited ventures. You could be the last one to enter, but you’d still find challenges and competitors. A VMS portal can help you get the kind of employees you require or reach out to the type of clients you need.
2. MARBLES
You know what marbles are, right? They are beautiful round glass balls. What could the biggest fear of losing a game of marbles be? Unless someone is standing on your head, waiting to shoot you if you lost the game. In the Squid Game marbles, you must pair up with a person and use twenty marbles. Whoever has all the marbles is declared the winner. This is less scary if you choose a strong partner who you trust. If you select an opportunist as your partner, they could deceive in the most critical of situations.
Similarly, in the business game, partnering up with just anyone is a big gamble. It is essential to evaluate your partners and disengage when there are doubts. A partner should be trustworthy and known — just like Sang-woo and Ali or Gi-hun and Oh Il-ham — unless your partner must give you up in order to move forward. A Vendor Management System USA can assist in choosing the best vendors.
3. TUG OF WAR
Remember playing tug of war as a kid? It was fun, right? But imagine a game of tug war assisted with a form of coordinated physical exertion. Ouch! The game has a simple rule in the show — overpower your opponent, but the participants are chained to the so-called rope. If you lose, you are dragged above the gaping chasm that is hundreds of feet below the cord. A guillotine cuts the rope in half, and the overpowered person is sent to death.
As mentioned earlier, if you choose your team wisely, luck favors you the most. A workforce is supposed to be capable of handling the most unlikely of situations. Having a team with similar traits is good. But if you have a workforce that shares multiple skills, experiences, backgrounds, and has top talent makes a better and robust team. A VMS System with a talent pool feature can help you choose the top talent for your projects and deliverables.
In the aforementioned points, we have focused on the most significant challenges one could face — the kind of business, partnership, and kind of workforce. From the outside, everything is all fun and games unless there is a catch to it. Everyone wants the most benefit from the business, but only some know the challenges and assume the consequences of taking certain risks.
A featureful Vendor Management System, like FlentisPRO, can help you survive all the games of the Squid Game. In other words, all your challenges would seem less with our VMS portal.
To know more features and benefits, a VMS system could assist you with, contact us at our email address info@flentis.com.
