Graphs

Graphs are used in the workbench to provide additional information to the user and facilitate decision making. When you select a REQ line in the list/grid view, you can click icon to view the graphical representation of the supply time, vendor rating and pricing information.

Supplier Selection section

You can click to view the Supplier Selection section. This section displays the following information:

  • The requisition line related information
  • The Approved Supplier tab: Displays the list of approved suppliers. This section also provide information such as price break, calculated lead time, price history, supplier score and trend.
  • The Available Supplier tab: Displays the list of suppliers that are not approved but are available for selection. The list also includes the Blocked suppliers in the Item Purchase Business Partners session. If for a supplier and an item combination a PO exists in the Purchase Order Line History session, the supplier is also listed here. This section also provide information such as price break, calculated lead time, price history, supplier score and trend.
Note: 
  • The trend percentage is calculated based on the current period price and the previous period price. Following colours are used to indicate the trend:
    • Green arrow indicates an upward trend
    • Red arrow indicates a downward trend
    • The “-“ symbol in Black indicates no change in the trend.
  • Following colours are used to indicate the vendor rating scores:
    • Green: If vendor rating > 80.
    • Yellow: If vendor rating >=70 but <= 80
    • Ruby: If vendor raring < 70
  • You can view the price history for a period of six months and twelve months.

Vendor Rating Scorecard

To access this scorecard, click the Supplier Score. In the Scorecard:

  • The Blue line in the graph indicates the pattern for the selected supplier. The other suppliers are also displayed in the graph.
  • You can view the graph based on the three, six, nine and twelve months' period. The default view is for the period of six months.
  • You can view the vendor rating based on the specified criteria. You can also view the trend percentage which is calculated based on the current period rating and the previous period rating.

Price break section

To access this section, click the View Price Break option in the Supplier Selection section. This view displays the price break-up data for the selected supplier. By default, the price break closest to the quantity specified in the requisition line is displayed. However, you can click the View More option to display additional price breaks. When you click Apply, the selected price and quantity is updated for the particular requisition line.

The price break-up information is available based on the number of units. Example: 10 units are available for 100$, 15 units are available for 150$ and 20 units are available for 200$. If you order for units less than the price for the minimum units available in the price break section, and your order is short by a margin of 10 percent of the price break of the minimum unit, LN displays the price for the minimum units.

Supply time based on period

You can view the supplier calculated lead time based on the period. LN calculates the lead time in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. The lead time is the difference between the Created date (REQ header) and the Requested date (REQ line).

Example

Created date = 17/01/2013, Requested date = 31//01/2013

Lead time from REQ is 14 days (Created date - Requested Date)

The dates are based on the value specified for the Default Availability Type field in the Procurement Parameters (tdpur0100m000) session.

The REQ Lead Time is compared with the Calculated Lead Time in the Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000) session. If the REQ lead time is less than the Calculated Lead Time, Red flag is displayed.

The colors indicate:

  • Red color = below lead time
  • Green = within lead time
  • Yellow = equal to the lead time
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