Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics

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Packaged analytics for measuring supply chain spending and supplier performance

IBM® Cognos® Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics is a packaged supply chain management (SCM) solution to help organizations lower costs and improve margins. The solution provides insight into procurement spending, supplier performance, contract management and operational efficiency.

Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics helps you realize measurable improvements in procurement and related supply chain management processes.

Maximize corporate buying power—analyze spending to ensure goods are purchased from cost-effective sources.
Gain insight into supplier performance—analyze buying patterns, deliveries and how well different suppliers respond to your needs.
Meet changing supply chain demands—compare supply chain needs to sales trends and future product plans.

Maximize corporate buying power

Measure the contribution of specific items and vendors to total spending.
Rate the performance of suppliers by cost, quality of goods, timeliness of deliveries and other factors.
Identify opportunities for volume discounts and other cost savings.

Gain insight into supplier performance

Consolidate information from multiple data sources to measure supplier performance across a range of key performance indicators (KPIs).
Evaluate supplier adherence to contract terms and the cost of noncompliance.
Evaluate buyer volume, budget distribution and buyer/vendor relationships.

Meet changing supply chain demands

Identify opportunities to consolidate or redistribute purchasing from different suppliers.
Evaluate the risks of sourcing materials from a single supplier or single region.
Simplify the creation and configuration of reports, and add new report content quickly.

Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics resources

White paper: The Finance Perspective on Procurement
Examine supply chain and procurement practices from a finance perspective to see how you can lower costs, lower risk and use working capital more effectively.

IBM study: The Smarter Supply Chain of the Future
Read why you need a supply chain that is not only efficient, demand-driven and transparent but also instrumented, interconnected and intelligent.

Demo: IBM Cognos Supply Chain Performance Procurement Analytics
See how intuitive, highly visual graphics can help you analyze and compare supplier performance.

White paper: Optimizing Transaction Systems for Faster Business Insight
Learn how packaged, self-service reporting and analysis gives you faster insight at the point of business impact.

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