Procurement glossary: KPIs & analytics
61 terms on KPIs & analytics.
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- ABC-XYZ AnalysisABC/XYZ analysis · ABC-XYZ matrix · ABC-XYZ classificationThe ABC-XYZ analysis is a two-dimensional procurement controlling method that classifies items and product groups by their value share (ABC) and the regularity
- Automatic spend classificationSpend Classification · Spend-Kategorisierung · Automated Spend AnalysisAutomatic spend classification refers to the system-supported assignment of procurement volume to standardised commodity groups and classification systems such
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- Backorder rateBackorder Rate · Backorder-Ratio · RückstandsquoteThe backorder rate denotes the proportion of purchase orders or customer orders that cannot be delivered on time as of the reference date and are held open as a
- Backorder RateBackorder Rate · Backlog Rate · Open Orders RateThe backorder rate describes the proportion of order lines or order quantities that cannot be fulfilled from stock at the time of ordering and remain open as a
- BANF-PO lead timeLead Time Requisition to PO · BANF-PO time · Requisition-to-Order-Cycle-TimeBANF-PO lead time refers to the period between the approval of a purchase requisition and the initiation of the associated purchase order (PO). It is one of the
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- Catalogue quotaKatalogdurchdringung · Catalog Quota · KataloganteilThe catalogue quota describes the proportion of procurement volume or ordering processes that is processed via electronic supplier catalogues. It is a central k
- Classification rateClassification Rate · Classified Items Ratio · ArtikelklassifizierungsquoteThe classification rate indicates what proportion of the materials, items or services in an organisation's master data is fully classified according to a recogn
- Clean-Sheet CalculationShould Costing · Should-Cost Analysis · Clean Sheet AnalysisClean-sheet calculation is a strategic procurement method in which the costs of a product or assembly are recalculated from the ground up – so to speak on a “bl
- Complaint rateComplaint Rate · Claim Rate · RMA RateThe complaint rate is a key quality metric describing the ratio of objected deliveries or units to the total quantity. In industrial procurement it serves as an
- Cost Avoidancecost avoidance savings · avoided costs · cost preventionCost avoidance refers to the prevention of costs that would have arisen without countermeasures taken by procurement, without these being directly reflected in
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- Data analysis in procurementProcurement analysis · Spend analysis · Spend managementData analysis in procurement refers to the systematic collection, preparation and evaluation of purchasing data in order to make fact-based decisions. It combin
- Data quality KPIsdata quality KPIs · data quality metrics · DQ KPIsData quality KPIs are measurable indicators that quantify the quality of master data, transaction data and supplier data in the procurement process. They reveal
- Data Quality ScoreDQS · Data Quality Index · DatenqualitätskennzahlThe data quality score is a metric that assesses the quality of data stocks – in particular item master data, supplier data and transaction data – on a scale. F
- Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)DIO · Days Inventory · inventory holding period in daysDays Inventory Outstanding (DIO) denotes the average number of days a company holds its inventory before it is sold or processed. The metric sets the average in
- Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)DPO · Days Payable · Payables DaysDays Payable Outstanding (DPO) denotes the average period, in days, within which a company settles its trade payables. The metric reveals how long a company act
- Delivery Date Deviation AnalysisOTD analysis · On-Time Delivery Analysis · On-Time Delivery AnalysisDelivery date deviation analysis is a systematic evaluation of the deviations between agreed and actual delivery dates. It forms part of the core toolkit of sup
- Delivery PerformanceOTIF · On Time In Full · Delivery ReliabilityDelivery Performance refers to a supplier's ability to reliably adhere to agreed delivery dates, quantities and qualities. In industrial procurement management,
- Delivery service levelDelivery reliability · OTIF · On Time In FullDelivery service level is a central metric in supplier management and describes how reliably a supplier fulfils agreed deliveries in the correct quantity and qu
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- Early Warning IndicatorsEarly Warning Indicators · Frühwarnsystem · Risk IndicatorsEarly warning indicators are measurable metrics that in procurement and the supply chain point to impending disruptions before they manifest in delivery problem
- Expedite RateExpediting Rate · Expedite-Quote · BeschleunigungsquoteThe expedite rate denotes the proportion of purchase orders or line items that must be actively expedited in the procurement process because they are late or we
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- Fill RateDelivery Reliability · Service Level · Order Fill RateThe fill rate (also delivery reliability or service level) describes the proportion of quantities or line items delivered in line with requirements relative to
- Forecast AccuracyPrognosegenauigkeit · Prognosegüte · Forecast QualityForecast Accuracy denotes the accuracy of demand and sales forecasts compared with the values actually realised. It is one of the key metrics for planning quali
- Forecast ErrorPrognosefehler · Forecast Error · Forecast BiasThe forecast error describes the deviation between forecast and actual demand, sales or consumption quantities. In industrial procurement, it is one of the key
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- Inventory CoverageLagerreichweite · Inventory Coverage · Inventory RangeInventory coverage indicates how many days or weeks a company can cover its demand for materials and goods solely from existing warehouse stock. It is one of th
- Inventory Health DashboardInventory Dashboard · Inventory Dashboard · Inventory KPI DashboardAn Inventory Health Dashboard is a visual evaluation that presents the quality and health of inventory in real time or at defined intervals. It consolidates KPI
- Inventory KPIsLager-KPIs · Bestandskennzahlen · Inventory KPIsInventory KPIs are quantitative measures with which companies evaluate and control the performance of their inventory management. They make inventory levels, tu
- Inventory Turnsstock turnover rate · turnover rate · Inventory TurnoverInventory Turns (stock turnover) indicate how often an inventory is completely turned over within a period – usually one year. The metric links inventory levels
- Invoice Error RateInvoice Error Rate · Rechnungsfehlerquote · Fehlerquote EingangsrechnungThe invoice error rate describes the proportion of faulty invoices relative to the total number of incoming invoices received. It is a key process indicator for
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- On-Time In Full (OTIF)OTIF · On Time In Full · OTIF rateOn-Time In Full (OTIF) is a metric that measures how many deliveries arrive complete and on time at the customer. It thus combines two previously separate dimen
- Order rate per catalogueKatalogquote · Katalog-Order-Rate · Catalog Order RatioThe order rate per catalogue is a procurement KPI that expresses the ratio of orders processed via an electronic catalogue to the total number of orders for an
- Ordering Costsprocurement fixed costs · Order Processing Costs · order fulfilment costsOrdering costs are the expenses incurred in connection with triggering and processing a single order – regardless of the value of the goods ordered. They includ
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- PO Cycle TimePurchase Order Cycle Time · Order Processing Time · PO Processing TimeThe PO Cycle Time describes the period from the raising of a purchase order (order) to its full approval or confirmation by the supplier. It is one of the key m
- Price IndexPrice Index · Procurement Price Index · Index ClauseThe price index is a statistical measure that maps the average development of prices for goods, services or baskets of goods over time. In industrial procuremen
- Procurement controllingProcurement Controlling · Purchasing Controlling · Spend ManagementProcurement controlling refers to the systematic planning, steering and monitoring of all procurement activities based on key performance indicators, budgets an
- Procurement ControllingEinkaufscontrolling · Purchasing Controlling · Procurement ControllingProcurement controlling refers to the systematic planning, steering and monitoring of all procurement activities of a company based on defined key figures and p
- Procurement ControllingBeschaffungscontrolling · Purchasing Controlling · Procurement ControllingProcurement controlling refers to the systematic planning, steering and monitoring of all procurement activities based on defined KPIs and processes. It forms t
- Procurement Cost Centre ReportingCost Centre Controlling in Procurement · Procurement Reporting by Cost Centre · Procurement Cost Center ReportingProcurement cost centre reporting refers to the systematic capture, allocation and evaluation of all procurement-related costs by cost centre and cost object. I
- Procurement KPIsPurchasing KPIs · KPIs in procurement · Procurement controlling KPIsProcurement KPIs are quantifiable metrics with which companies assess the performance, efficiency and risks of their procurement function. They translate procur
- Procurement VolumeBeschaffungsvolumen · Spend Volume · Purchase VolumeProcurement volume refers to the total value or total quantity of goods and services procured by a company within a period. It is one of the central figures in
- Purchase price increase rateEinkaufspreissteigerungsrate · Preissteigerung im Einkauf · EinkaufspreisentwicklungThe purchase price increase rate describes the percentage change in the prices paid by a company for materials, parts and services over a given period. It shows
- Purchase Price Variance (PPV)PPV · Material price variance · Price variancePurchase Price Variance (PPV) refers to the deviation between the actual purchase price paid and a fixed reference price, usually the standard or target price f
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- Requisition Cycle TimePurchase Requisition Lead Time · Requisition-to-Order Time · Requisition throughput timeThe Requisition Cycle Time describes the period from receipt of a purchase requisition to the release of the purchase order. It is one of the central KPIs in op
- ROI in ProcurementReturn on Investment · procurement ROI · procurement ROIROI in procurement (Return on Investment) measures the financial return a procurement measure generates in relation to its effort. It makes visible whether proj
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- Savings ForecastSavings projection · Cost savings forecast · Procurement savings forecastThe savings forecast is the systematic prediction of expected savings in procurement over a defined planning horizon. It combines spend data, market trends and
- Savings LeakageSavings Erosion · Savings Realisation Gap · EinsparungsverfallSavings leakage refers to the loss of already negotiated or planned procurement savings before they become permanently embedded in a company's cost structure. I
- Savings PipelineSavings Tracking · Savings Management · Cost Savings PipelineThe savings pipeline is a structured controlling instrument that enables procurement organisations to systematically record and evidence planned, ongoing and re
- Savings RealizedRealized Savings · Savings Realisation · realised savingsSavings Realized refers to the share of procurement savings that has actually arrived in the profit and loss account. The term is distinguished from identified
- Savings TypesCost Savings Categories · Hard Savings · Soft SavingsSavings types refer to the different categories of cost savings in procurement, such as Hard Savings, Soft Savings, Cost Avoidance and cash flow effects. Clean
- Schedule AdherenceSchedule compliance · Schedule adherence · Schedule ComplianceSchedule Adherence refers to suppliers' and internal processes' adherence to agreed or planned dates for delivery, manufacturing and handover. The KPI shows wha
- Service LevelService Level · Servicelevel · Alpha service levelThe service level denotes the proportion of demand cases or order items that can be served completely, on time and in the agreed quality by a supplier or from o
- Spend AnalysisSpend Analysis · Expenditure Analysis · Spend AnalyticsSpend analysis refers to the systematic capture, cleansing and evaluation of all of a company's expenditure on goods and services. It creates the data-driven fo
- Spend AnalyticsSpend Analysis · Expenditure analysis · Spend analysisSpend Analytics refers to the systematic collection, cleansing, classification and analysis of all of a company's procurement expenditure. For buyers and supply
- Spend CubeSpend Cube Analysis · Spend Analysis Cube · 3D Spend AnalysisThe spend cube is a three-dimensional analysis model that systematically evaluates procurement volume by supplier, category and time period. It forms the data f
- Supply Chain AnalyticsSCA · Supply Chain Intelligence · Supply Chain AnalysisSupply Chain Analytics refers to the systematic evaluation of data along the entire supply chain in order to steer procurement, production, warehousing and dist
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- Target-Actual Price ComparisonPreis-Soll-Ist-Vergleich · Preisabweichungsanalyse · Price Variance AnalysisThe target-actual price comparison is the systematic juxtaposition of planned (target) prices with the prices actually realised (actual) in procurement. It is o
- Three-Way Match RateThree-Way-Matching · 3-way match · Triple matchingThe Three-Way Match Rate is a process KPI in procurement that indicates what percentage of all purchase orders can be processed without manual clarification thr
- Time Management (Zeitwirtschaft)Zeiterfassung · Arbeitszeitwirtschaft · VorgabezeitenTime management (Zeitwirtschaft) refers to the systematic part of work preparation that deals with the determination, administration and application of labour a
- Time-to-MarketTTM · Time to Market · market launch timeTime-to-Market refers to the period from the product idea or development release through to the market launch of a product. For technical buyers it is a key tar
- Total Landed Cost (TLC)Landed Cost · TLC · Landed CostsTotal Landed Cost (TLC) refers to the total cost of a product or service from the supplier's plant to the point of use within one's own company. The term combin
- Touchless RateTouchless-Quote · Touchless processing rate · touch-free process handlingThe touchless rate describes the proportion of business processes that run fully automatically without manual intervention. In procurement, the metric usually r