Vendor Rating Parameters (tdpur0100m800)

Use this session to:

  • View historical parameter settings, by double-clicking one of the historical parameter sets.
  • Modify current parameter settings, by double-clicking the set without an effective date that appears at the top of the list.

If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, ERP performs the following actions:

  • Adds the new set to the history list.
  • Updates the current set (at the top of the list).
Note: By default, the Description field contains the date and time when the previous parameter set was saved.

Field Information

Effective Date

The date and time the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.

Delivery Time

The weighting for the objective criterion Delivery, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.

Delivery Quantity

The weighting for the objective criterion Quantity, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.

Delivery Quality

The weighting for the objective criterion Quality, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.

Order Confirmation

The weighting for the objective criterion Order Confirmation, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.

Cost Performance

The weighting for the objective criterion Cost Performance, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.

Delivery Time

If this check box is selected, LN rates the objective value for Delivery according to the settings in the Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, LN rates the objective value for Delivery on a linear basis.

Delivery Quantity

If this check box is selected, LN rates the objective value for Quantity according to the settings in the Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, LN rates the objective value for Quantity on a linear basis.

Delivery Quality

If this check box is selected, LN rates the objective value for Quality according to the settings in the Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, LN rates the objective value for Quality on a linear basis.

Order Confirmation

If this check box is selected, LN rates the objective value for Order Confirmation according to the settings in the Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, LN rates the objective value for Order Confirmation on a linear basis.

Cost Performance

If this check box is selected, LN rates the objective value for Cost Performance according to the settings in the Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000) session.

If this check box is cleared, LN rates the objective value for Cost Performance on a linear basis.

Smoothing Method

Use this field to select the method to calculate the overall vendor rating.

  • If you select the Smoothing Factor check box, the old value is also for a certain percentage taken into account. You must define the factor, which can be can between 0 and 1, in the Smoothing Factor field.
  • If you select the Moving Average check box, the calculation of the average of the most recent observations (periods) is taken into account in the Moving Average Periods field.

Smoothing Factor

If you have selected the Smoothing Factor check box, you must define the smoothing factor in this field.

Note: 

Only factors in the range from 0 to 1 are valid.

  • A factor of 1 means: no smoothing.
  • A factor near 0 means: very heavy smoothing.

Moving Average Periods

If you have selected the Moving Average check box, use this field to define the number of periods that are taken into account in the calculation of the moving average vendor rating.

The number in this field represents the number of prior periods, including the current period, that are taken into account in the calculation of the average.

Note: 
  • A value of 1 means: no smoothing over periods. Only the current period is taken into account.
  • A value higher than 1 means: progressively more smoothing over periods.

Weighting Method

The basis or value on which the weighting of vendor rating criteria takes place.

Note: If you work with business partners who deliver only one specific item or almost the same items per business partner, you are adviced to select the weighting method Piece Count.

Allowed values

Piece Count

The vendor ratings are based on the total number of items delivered on the purchase order lines that are taken into account in the calculation of vendor ratings. The total number of pieces is calculated by business partner.

Order Lines

The vendor ratings are based on the number of purchase order lines that are taken into account in the calculation of vendor ratings. The number of order lines is calculated by business partner.

Turnover

The vendor ratings are based on the total turnover of the purchase order lines that are taken into account in the calculation of vendor ratings. The turnover is calculated by business partner.

Vendor Rating Period Table

The code of the period table that is used for vendor rating.