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Function documentationSupply Base Performance Analysis

 

You, the customer, can use supply base performance analysis to periodically (for example on a quarterly basis) gain a comprehensive overview of the performance of your supply base. Knowing how your suppliers perform can give you the opportunity to take midterm to long-term corrective action, for example if performance levels show a negative trend. By regularly analyzing and rating supplier performances, you can ensure that you are working with a group of reliable and high-performing suppliers. To analyze performance levels, SAP Supply Network Collaboration (SAP SNC) rates the supplier's performance using rating criteria that compares specific data of the following key order documents of SAP SNC:

  • Advanced shipping notifications (ASNs)

  • Purchase orders (POs) including PO confirmation data

  • Scheduling agreement releases (SA releases) including SA release confirmation data

When the rating of suppliers in SAP SNC is complete, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) can extract the data from SAP SNC. In SAP NetWeaver BW, the system can use the extracted data to calculate scores for the supplier based on their performance. You use standard queries to analyze the scores and other data of the final rating of the supplier’s performance.

To use supply base performance analysis, you must activate the business function Supply Network Collaboration 2 (SCM_SNC_GEN_2).

Prerequisites

To use supply base performance analysis, you must make settings in SAP SNC and in SAP NetWeaver BW. For more information, see:

Features

Rating the Supplier Performance

To rate the performance of your suppliers, you use rating criteria that compare specific data from different order documents to determine how well the supplier is performing. For more information, see Rating Criteria for Supplier Performance Management.

Data Extraction

After SAP SNC has rated the performance of the supplier based on the rating criteria, SAP NetWeaver BW extracts the results (in form of data). To extract the data, SAP NetWeaver BW uses the following DataSources:

  • Advanced Shipping Notification (ASN) (0SPL_DELIVERY_DATA_1)

  • Purchase Order (0SPL_PO_DATA_1)

  • Scheduling Agreement Release (0SPL_SCH_DATA_1)

  • Supplier Confirmation Data (0SPL_CON_DATA_1)

  • Alert (0SPL_ALERT_DATA_1)

For more information about the data extractors, see BI content for SAP Supply Network Collaboration on the SAP Help Portal at Start of the navigation path http://help.sap.comInformation published on SAP site Next navigation step SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step BI Content Next navigation step Supply Chain Management Next navigation step SAP Supply Network Collaboration Next navigation step Supplier Performance Management End of the navigation path.

Scoring the Supplier Performance

To score the performance of suppliers, SAP NetWeaver BW calculates the results of the performance rating into a percentage value. SAP NetWeaver BW then maps the percentage value to a number of points in a scoring table that you have set up in Customizing for SAP NetWeaver BW.

Example Example

You are rating your suppliers using the accuracy of the confirmation data rating criterion. The supplier you are rating has confirmed purchase orders with an accuracy of 98%. In the scoring table, you have determined that if a supplier receives a percentage value of 98% they receive 8 out 10 possible points.

End of the example.

For more information about the calculations to determine a score, see Rating Criteria for Supplier Performance Management. For more information about setting up the scoring table, see Settings for Supply Base Performance Analysis in SAP NetWeaver BW.

Queries for Supplier Performance Scores

In SAP NetWeaver BW, we deliver standard queries that you use to analyze the score of your suppliers. In the standard system, you can use the SAP Business Explorer (BEx) Analyzer tool to display the queries. You can copy queries and modify them with different key figures or characteristics using the SAP Business Explorer Query Designer. The queries all use a monthly period of analysis. For more information about SAP Business Explorer, see BI Suite: Business Explorer.

Queries to View Supplier Scores

  • Supplier Performance (By Month)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the supplier’s scores based on the different rating criteria. For more information, see Supplier Performance (By Month).

  • Supplier Performance per Ship-To Location (By Month)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the supplier’s scores for a specific ship-to location based on the different rating criteria. For more information, see Supplier Performance per Ship-To Location (By Month).

  • Supplier Performance per Supplier (By Month)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the supplier’s scores for a specific supplier based on the different rating criteria. For more information, see Supplier Performance per Supplier (By Month).

Queries for Aggregated Supplier Data

  • Aggregated Supplier Data - Overview

    With this query, you can display and analyze the supplier data that the system has aggregated on the basis of business data extracted from SAP SNC. For more information, see Aggregated Supplier Data - Overview.

Queries to View the Breakdown of Scores

  • Accuracy of ASN/On-Time Delivery (Details)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the accuracy and timeliness of the ASNs sent by the supplier as well as the shipped quantities the supplier was able to deliver on time. For more information, see Accuracy of ASN/On-Time Delivery (Details).

  • On-Time Deliveries for PO (Schedule Line/Quantity)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the quantities in the supplier’s purchase order items that are on time. For more information, see On-Time Deliveries for PO (Schedule Line/Quantity).

  • On-Time Deliveries for SA Releases (Schedule Line/Quantity)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the quantities in the supplier’s scheduling agreement release items that are on time. For more information, see On-Time Deliveries for SA Releases (Schedule Line/Quantity).

  • Accuracy of Supplier Confirmations (Details)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the accuracy of the supplier’s supplier confirmations for purchase orders or scheduling agreement releases. For more information, see Accuracy of Supplier Confirmations (Details) .

  • Shipping Discrepancies (Details)

    With this query, you can display and analyze the shipping discrepancies in the supplier’s ASNs. For more information, see Shipping Discrepancies (Details).