Supplier performance analytics

Purpose

1.1 Automate collection, aggregation, analysis, and reporting of aggregate supplier performance metrics for construction material wholesalers.
1.2 Provide granular visibility into supplier delivery times, product quality, cost compliance, order accuracy, and service responsiveness.
1.3 Enable instant performance comparison, trend identification, and actionable insights, facilitating data-driven supplier management and continuous improvement.

Trigger Conditions

2.1 Scheduled intervals (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly) for periodic reporting runs.
2.2 Supplier delivery confirmation events captured in procurement or logistics systems.
2.3 Quality check completion logged on incoming aggregates.
2.4 Receipt of invoice/payment matching, signaling transaction completion.
2.5 Exception triggers such as delayed shipments or deviation from quality standards.

Platform Variants

3.1 SAP ERP
• Feature/Setting: Supplier Evaluation API; configure IDoc/ALE integration to pull delivery, quality, and compliance data.

3.2 Oracle Cloud ERP
• Feature/Setting: Procurement Cloud REST API; preset recurring export of supplier performance data.

3.3 Microsoft Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled dataset refresh; connect to ERP/CRM data sources and configure dashboards for supplier KPIs.

3.4 Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Extract Refresh Schedules; link to supplier data tables and automate analytic visualizations.

3.5 Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Reports (Supplier Performance objects); route results to analytics pipeline.

3.6 Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Google Apps Script triggers; automatically ingest raw supplier data and run calculations.

3.7 AWS Lambda
• Feature/Setting: Event-driven execution; parse supplier data, trigger downstream analytics/alerts.

3.8 Snowflake
• Feature/Setting: Task Scheduler; auto-ingest and process supplier datasets for performance queries.

3.9 Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Recurrence + Get Rows (Dataverse); automate extraction and routing for supplier scoring.

3.10 Alteryx
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Workflows; transform, rank, and output aggregate supplier reports.

3.11 IBM Cognos Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled report burst; configure dynamic supplier scorecards to stakeholders.

3.12 Qlik Sense
• Feature/Setting: Reload Schedules; live link to performance data for real-time visuals.

3.13 Zoho Analytics
• Feature/Setting: Data Import Auto-Sync; map procurement data for automated dashboarding.

3.14 Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Data Uploader Workflow; auto-refresh supplier logs for KPI tracking.

3.15 Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Integration + Automation Recipe; ingest supplier updates, initiate analytics pulse.

3.16 Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Automations; evaluate supplier score fields and push summary views.

3.17 Google BigQuery
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Queries; compute monthly/quarterly supplier metrics for analytics.

3.18 Looker
• Feature/Setting: Looker Schedules; automate delivery of supplier analytics dashboards to users.

3.19 Sisense
• Feature/Setting: Data Alerts + Pulse; trigger notifications upon performance threshold breaches.

3.20 Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; auto-post supplier report digests from analytics automations.

3.21 Trello
• Feature/Setting: Butler Automation; auto-create cards for underperforming suppliers flagged by analytics.

3.22 Gmail
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled email triggers; distribute supplier analytics to designated teams.

Benefits

4.1 Immediate, consistent supplier performance analytics without manual effort or delay.
4.2 Early detection of trends or issues via automated data aggregation and deviation alerts.
4.3 Informs negotiations, sourcing decisions, and compliance reviews using live analytics.
4.4 Drives objective, transparent supplier improvement programs and relationship management.
4.5 Frees personnel to focus on strategic tasks by eliminating repetitive, error-prone manual reporting.