Supplier and product performance analytics

Purpose

1.1. Enable automated, comprehensive tracking and analysis of supplier and product performance for agricultural wholesalers.
1.2. Collect, process, and visualize supplier delivery times, quality metrics, defect rates, purchase volumes, and pricing trends.
1.3. Automate alerts, dashboards, and data-driven reporting for procurement and management stakeholders.
1.4. Support informed sourcing decisions by comparing suppliers/products using real-time and historical KPI analytics.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New product delivery logged in the ERP or inventory system.
2.2. Receipt of digital invoice or shipping document from supplier.
2.3. Scheduled daily, weekly, or monthly performance report cycles.
2.4. Threshold exceeded for predefined metrics (e.g., late deliveries or high defect rates).
2.5. Manual trigger via dashboard for ad-hoc reviews.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Power BI
• Feature: REST API “Push Datasets”—send structured product/supplier performance data for live dashboards.
• Sample Config: Configure Gateway, set dataset schema, use “AddRows” API to append KPIs.

3.2. Google Data Studio
• Feature: Google Sheets Connector—auto-push analytics-ready performance data for reporting.
• Sample Config: Schedule Sheets update, connect to Data Studio, define visualizations.

3.3. Tableau
• Feature: Web Data Connector API—stream data from integrated supply chain apps.
• Sample Config: Script webhook-triggered extract refresh with WDC REST calls.

3.4. SAP Analytics Cloud
• Feature: OData/REST Integration—automated performance metric ingestion.
• Sample Config: Register app-instance, configure data source, push KPI batches via REST.

3.5. Salesforce
• Feature: Analytics API “Wave”—import supplier records, link with purchasing data for dashboards.
• Sample Config: Use “Dataset Builder,” trigger by saved reports or delivery updates.

3.6. AWS QuickSight
• Feature: API “CreateIngestion”—automatically import updated analytics datasets.
• Sample Config: Configure ingestion jobs, map to warehouse tables for supplier metrics.

3.7. Klipfolio
• Feature: REST/SQL Connector—sync product performance data for custom klips.
• Sample Config: Set REST endpoint, schedule daily sync, create visualization klips.

3.8. Looker
• Feature: Looker API “CreateQuery”—generate and send supplier analytics queries.
• Sample Config: Define models, auto-query when product events logged.

3.9. Zoho Analytics
• Feature: API “AddRow” to tables—real-time supplier/product metric updates.
• Sample Config: Map webhook events to Zoho tables, send POST with metric details.

3.10. Qlik Sense
• Feature: REST Connector—automate ingestion from ERP/API for analytics apps.
• Sample Config: Schedule periodic data pulls, map to Qlik sheets.

3.11. Mode Analytics
• Feature: API “Scheduled Reports”—auto-run product/supplier performance reports.
• Sample Config: Configure SQL source, trigger via supplier data change.

3.12. Domo
• Feature: DataSets API—push structured analytics data from supply chain events.
• Sample Config: Script ingestion pipeline, map events to Domo datasets.

3.13. Sisense
• Feature: REST “ElastiCube” Data Import—sync KPIs for dashboard widgets.
• Sample Config: Configure job, connect webhook to ElastiCube API.

3.14. IBM Cognos Analytics
• Feature: Data Modules API—load updated supplier analytics datasets.
• Sample Config: Register data module, connect API-driven loader.

3.15. Smartsheet
• Feature: API “Update Sheet”—log real-time product/supplier analytics.
• Sample Config: Map metrics fields, automate row additions per event.

3.16. Notion
• Feature: API “Database Update”—synchronize analytics tables for tracking.
• Sample Config: Use automation trigger, set field mapping for each metric.

3.17. Monday.com
• Feature: API “Create Item”—enter metrics per supplier/product automatically.
• Sample Config: Define performance pulse, post updates from event triggers.

3.18. Google Sheets
• Feature: Sheets API “Append”—add analytics data per event for visualization.
• Sample Config: Map supplier fields, activate on delivery record update.

3.19. Airtable
• Feature: API “Create Record”—log each supplier/product metric row.
• Sample Config: Map schema, automate batch record creation.

3.20. Redash
• Feature: API “Query Results” endpoint—fetch and update performance data for dashboards.
• Sample Config: Schedule queries on performance tables, update dashboards on trigger.

3.21. Slack
• Feature: Incoming Webhooks—post analytics alerts/summary as messages.
• Sample Config: Compose KPI report on event, send via webhook to channel.

3.22. Power Automate
• Feature: Scheduled Flows—trigger data pulls and analytics sheet updates.
• Sample Config: Schedule on KPI changes, link with reporting sources.

3.23. Trello
• Feature: API “Add Card”—add cards for supplier issues/alerts.
• Sample Config: Create alert card per threshold breach, map description fields.

3.24. Asana
• Feature: API “Create Task”—add task for flagged performance metric.
• Sample Config: Trigger on KPI anomaly, add detailed task.

Benefits

4.1. Immediate visibility of supplier/product issues and trends.
4.2. Consistent, scheduled analytics delivery across teams.
4.3. Reduced manual data workload, increased accuracy.
4.4. Faster decision cycles and supplier improvement tracking.
4.5. Early anomaly detection via threshold-triggered alerts.
4.6. Enhanced reporting for audits, compliance, and supplier reviews.