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Purchasing Dashboard

The Purchasing Dashboard provides insights into procurement activities, including purchase order (PO) amounts, vendor performance, and historical trends. This dashboard helps businesses optimize purchasing strategies and track return amounts.

Key Metrics at a Glance:​

  • Top 5 Purchased Items: Identifies the most frequently ordered items.
  • PO Amount by Company: Shows the distribution of purchase orders between business units.
  • Purchase Order Trends: Tracks purchase amounts across different time periods.
  • Vendor Quantity Ordered: Displays the order volume across different suppliers.
  • PO Amounts vs. Return Amounts: Analyzes historical purchase trends and returns.

Visual Components:​

  • Top 5 Items Ordered: A pie chart representing the most purchased items.
  • PO Amount by Company: A funnel chart showing the breakdown of purchase orders between business units.
  • Purchase Order Amount by Period: A bar chart tracking purchase trends over time.
  • Quantity Ordered by Vendor: A bar chart ranking suppliers based on order volume.
  • Historical PO vs. Return Amounts: A line and bar chart comparing purchase and return trends.

Benefits of this Dashboard:​

  • Optimized Procurement: Helps manage spending by identifying key suppliers and items.
  • Vendor Performance Tracking: Evaluates supplier reliability based on order volume.
  • Cost Control: Monitors purchase trends to prevent overspending.
  • Historical Trend Analysis: Tracks fluctuations in purchasing and returns over time.
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making: Supports better purchasing strategies and supplier negotiations.

Filtering​

You can filter the dashboards using these filtering panels:

  • Year
  • Company