Supply Chain and Spend Analysis
November 22, 2010 110 Comments
Hello There,
This time, I thought I should give a bit of my thought about how we can use excel in spend analysis
It might have already discussed in business meetings that sourcing Strategy, Category expertise, negotiation methodology, managing supplier relation and procurement execution are all critical components of a highly effective Supply Chain Management initiative and the beginning of these all process starts with spend analysis, so it is the prime tool.
Spend Analysis should be a hot subject of discussion in any Supply Chain Organization because of the importance it has in a decision-making process. Take an example of the hospitality industry; spend analysis plays a prominent role in the procurement function because of the ability a spend analysis report has in helping to understand and to clearly establish expenditure patterns throughout the organization which will eventually enable the Supply Chain practitioners to accurately identify how much ($) is being spent, on what (Goods and Services), with whom (Suppliers), by whom (Business Unit) and how (Method of purchase) on a daily basis.
Also analyzing spends supports the day-to-day food and beverage costing, or for a monthly menu engineering and event costing, just few of the benefits…
Defining and understanding scope of spend analysis is really become a mighty task these days because of non availability of cleansed, standardized data.
Besides the above mentioned issue related to quality data there are few more show stoppers the analysts are identified and they are:
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Lack of expertise and ability among existing staff to access, organize and analyze spend data for sustainable use.
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Lack of consistent approach and source to get the real-time spend information from a procurement system.
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Failure of Top Management in linking the information and insight gained from spend analysis with the strategy and objectives of their organization
Faced with above said facts, the learning from industries around the globe concludes that, the most successful spend data analysis can be done in a more effective way considering the following:
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Look into in-depth version of spend data capabilities not just the spend surface.
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Access all spends data within all business units and outside e-procurement group.
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Adopt a common scientific classification Scheme of the spend category.
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An efficient repeatable data cleansing and classification initiative has to do.
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Augment category expertise to data and classification accuracy and validation.
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Classify spending at a detailed level, possibly on subcategories and to products
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Enhance core spend data with vital business projects.
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Increase frequency and coverage of spending analysis.
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Install and utilize advanced reporting and decision support tools not just spread sheet matrix techniques.
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Continuously expand use and scope of spend data management program.
Despite the critical role spend data plays in supply chain management globally, except for some hospitality giants, most organization doesn’t have no formal procedures for managing and analyzing spend data, worse yet the doubt is few of the business units only examining spend data, sometimes the spend data in a hotels managed by single person has been neglected or totally ignored
Here comes the excel for rescue; I have attached few screen shots of various excel tools which I prepared to get this mighty task done. Please drop me a line so that I would be glad to share these tools.
Enjoyed your article. Please send Excel spreadsheets. Thank you.
Hi, can you please share the excel tools for spend analysis.
and also share documents if any for ‘End to End’ / ‘Step by Step’ spend analysis with an objective to indentify actionable items.
Regards,
Senthil
Enjoyed your article. Please send Excel spreadsheets. Thank you.
Enjoyed your article. Please send Excel spreadsheets. Thank you
Hi again,
Could you e-mail these templetes as well, they seem really interesting.
Thank you
Giovanna
Hi,
Excellent article. Would really love to have a look at the spreadsheets.
Pls share them at lagnajit.patnaik@gmail.com
thanks and regards,
Lagnajit
SCM consultant, India
Hi Lagnajit, can you so kind to share to me as well the excel file?
Thank you very much!
I am very interested in your excel tools that you are willing to share. I have recently started a new position and am implementing spend management. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Ian
Hi,
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Regards,
Karen
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Hi,
Could you e-mail these templates to me, as well? They look to be well done.
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Hello Austine, please do forward me your excel spend analysis templates. I appreciate your insight!
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Thanks
Joseph
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Hi, how can i download you example files?
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Fantastic! please could i also request templates;
I am in the process of doing an evaluation. Can you olease provide me with a copy of your template?
I am very interested in receving any of your excel tools that you are willing to share. I have recently creating a strategic sourcing position that includes implementing spend management. Any help and/or guidance that you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Austine,
Very well article and look forward to more insightful stuff.
Pls do share the spreadsheet used for your analysis.
My email id is lagnajit.patnaik@gmail.com
Look forward to your response.
Thanks and regards,
Lagnajit Patnaik, India, Business Consultant
Dear Austin,
Valuable article and please share me the Tool if you would like to, if yes, much appreciated. My e-mail ID is senthil_j@hotmail.co.uk
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Senthil, Gulf Energy LLC, oman.
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