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Reduce Supplier IMDS Submission Delays with Draft IMDS Trees

We help Tier 1s and OEMs break through the bottleneck by providing suppliers with pre-populated draft IMDS trees, accelerating submissions without sacrificing accuracy.

Is meeting your imds reporting deadline challenged by slow supplier response?

The single largest bottleneck in IMDS success isn’t internal, it’s suppliers.
Especially in recreational, commercial, marine, and specialty vehicle sectors, suppliers often lack the resources, training, or motivation to submit IMDS data accurately or on time. Tetra Tech offers IMDS consulting services that provide IMDS support for supplier submissions.

how to get faster imds submissions from suppliers

Supplier IMDS delays are often due to:

A lack of education about IMDS data entry
Internal resistance to sharing trade-sensitive structures
Cost avoidance
A belief that, if ignored, the requirement will just “go away”

These delays often cost your team weeks and result in submissions that get flagged, rejected, or delayed by OEMs.

Reduce IMDS Delays With Prebuilt draft imds Tree Templates

Tetra Tech uses a powerful IMDS Reporting Solution known as the Draft IMDS Tree creation tool designed specifically for IMDS workflows.

Here’s how it works: for each requested supplier submission, we send a pre-built draft IMDS tree tailored to the part (e.g. “axle assembly”) and structured in a way that mirrors IMDS best practices. The supplier doesn’t need to build anything from scratch. They simply validate, revise, or confirm the structure.

This approach leads to:

Much faster submission turnaround
Reduced rejection rates from downstream OEMs
Repeatable communication templates that remove ambiguity

IMDS Supplier Support Services

We also understand an important paradox: if the pre-built draft is too easy to accept, suppliers may approve inaccurate data just to move on. Our process is designed to strike the right balance — fast enough to avoid bottlenecks, but with built-in checkpoints that flag critical risks and ensure supplier accountability.

You don’t just get speed. You get strategic oversight of supplier data risk and a team that knows how to navigate the fine line between facilitation and verification.

Curious how it works? The video below walks you through the key features and functionality.

accelerate imds submissions from your supply chain: here's how it works

Ready to accelerate progress toward imds deadlines?

Let’s talk about how we can help you accelerate supplier submissions, reduce OEM rejections, and stay on track with IMDS requirements without overcomplicating the process. Reach out to us directly at [email protected] or fill out a short form by clicking the button below and we’ll follow up within one business day.