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- Supply Chain Analytics
- Who it's for
- Manufacturing procurement
Manufacturing procurement
Manufacturers buy materials and components against production plans. A late or short delivery stops a line, so required-by dates and accepted quantities matter more than the purchase order total. Quality inspection decides what is accepted.
How Supply Chain Analytics is set up for you
Required-by dates from the plan
Each request carries the date production needs it.
Accepted after inspection
Quantities rejected at incoming inspection do not count as filled.
Budget codes by program
Commitments roll up by program or plant.
Over-receipt control
Extra quantities need authorization.
Manufacturers buy materials and components against production plans. A late or short delivery stops a line, so required-by dates and accepted quantities matter more than the purchase order total. Quality inspection decides what is accepted.
Start with one plant's direct materials. Load suppliers and open requests, record acceptance after inspection for a month and review on-time acceptance with the planners. Add indirect spend once the measures are trusted.
[Plan the rollout](/supply-chain-analytics/implementation), [review the modules](/supply-chain-analytics#modules), and [compare the source data](/supply-chain-analytics/data-model).
Features to start with
Purchase Demand
Raise purchase requests with lines, budget codes and required-by dates against eligible suppliers.
Commitments and Receipts
Issue approved commitments to suppliers and record accepted quantities, acceptance times and invoice references.
Supplier Performance
Compare suppliers on fill rate, on-time acceptance, open quantity and committed spend.
Roles on the team
- Buyer
- Raises purchase requests with lines, budget codes and supplier, submits them for review and issues approved commitments.
- Procurement Approver
- Independently approves, returns or rejects submitted requests and locks reviewed service snapshots.
- Receiving Clerk
- Records accepted quantities and acceptance times on purchase lines and matches supplier invoice references.
- Supply Chain Analyst
- Prepares fill rate service snapshots, reviews supplier performance and resolves operation exceptions.
Set up Supply Chain Analytics your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.