Overall Score (SAP Library - MM Vendor Evaluation)

Overall Score

Definition

The overall score represents the general evaluation of a vendor. It is a combination of the scores the vendor has achieved for all the main criteria.

You can compare different vendors on the basis of their overall scores without generating a detailed analysis of their evaluations.

Vendor	Overall score out of 100
Smith	85
Brown	83
Jones	69
Thompson	57
Wilson	40

At a glance, you can see that out of the five vendors, Smith received the best overall score, and Wilson the worst. Smith and Brown scored almost the same points.
For a more detailed analysis, you can compare Smith and Brown at the main criteria level.