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title: Introduction to Simvia
description: Learn what Simvia is, how it supports supply chain compliance, and how Supply Chain Approval helps you manage supplier documentation and improve visibility across your network.
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# Introduction to Simvia
Welcome to **Simvia** (formerly Agriplace).
Simvia is a global platform that helps companies manage compliance, certification, and sustainability across food and grocery supply chains. It connects organisations, structures compliance data, and ensures that products meet market requirements.
Originally developed to digitalise agricultural supply chains, Simvia has evolved to support the wider food and grocery industry — from producers and processors to manufacturers, traders, and retailers.
Today, Simvia connects:
- **200,000 suppliers** sharing compliance and supply chain data
- **700 market-leading companies** managing their supply chains
- Organisations in **more than 130 countries**
This global network supports safer, more transparent, and more efficient supply chains.
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#### What is Supply Chain Approval?
**Supply Chain Approval (SCA)** is Simvia’s solution for collecting, managing, and monitoring supplier compliance documentation.
It helps you:
- Collect quality and certification documents automatically
- Gain structured insight into your supply chain
- Reduce manual follow-ups
- Improve compliance oversight
By centralising compliance data, Supply Chain Approval allows you to work more efficiently and reduce administrative workload.
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#### Main sections in the platform
Within Supply Chain Approval, you will mainly work in the following areas:
- **Dashboard** – Your central overview
- **Compliance Overview** – Monitor document status
- **Organisations** – Manage your supplier network
- **Products** – Link products to suppliers and requirements
- **Requests** – Track incoming and outgoing document requests
- **Documents** – Store and manage files
- **Requirements** – Configure compliance rules
- **Settings** – Manage company and user configurations
- [Getting Started](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [About Simvia](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en#about-simvia)
- [Navigating the Platform](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en#navigating-the-platform)
- [Account & Access](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/getting-started?hsLang=en#account-access)
- [Supply Chain Approval (SCA)](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Dashboard](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#dashboard)
- [Compliance Overview](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#compliance-overview)
- [Organisations](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#organisations)
- [Products](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#products)
- [Requests](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#requests)
- [Documents](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#documents)
- [Requirements](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/supply-chain-approval-sca?hsLang=en#requirements)
- [PPWR](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/ppwr?hsLang=en)
- [Sustainability Risk Assessment (SRA)](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/sustainability-risk-assessment-sra?hsLang=en)
- [Connections](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/connections?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Certification Databases](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/connections?hsLang=en#certification-databases)
- [Laboratory Integrations](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/connections?hsLang=en#laboratory-integrations)
- [Updates](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/updates?hsLang=en#main-content)
- [Release Notes 2026](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/updates?hsLang=en#release-notes-2026)
- [Release Notes 2025](https://helpcenter.simvia.com/knowledge-base/updates?hsLang=en#release-notes-2025)
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