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Benchmark Data Points to Big Advantages of Category Management

By Francis J. Quinn, Editorial Director
August 17, 2011

Companies that have adopted category management practices—managing product categories separately and customizing them according to specific customer needs—outperform others on a number of key supply chain metrics. That’s according to new data released by APQC (http://www.apqc.org) as part of its Open Standards Benchmarking in Procurement program. 

APQC found that organizations that have implemented supplier category management enjoy:

Shorter supplier lead time. They have a median supplier lead time of only six days compared to 28 days for companies with no category management.

Faster cycle time. Companies with category management programs show a median turnaround time of eight hours vs. a median 72 hours for others. 

Higher productivity. Top performing organizations with category management report 199% more POs processed per FTE (full-time equivalent).  They also report 327% more PO line items processed per FTE at the median. On average, organizations with category management in place approve 46% more of their POs electronically.

Fewer FTEs to order materials and services. Companies that do not have category management in place require at least 2.5 times as many FTEs to order materials/services compared to organizations with such programs.


About the Author

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Francis J. Quinn
Editorial Director
Frank Quinn is the editorial director of Supply Chain Management Review, considered the premier publication for supply chain executives. Frank was the founding editor SCMR and has overseen its growth over the past 14 years. He has been covering the logistics/supply chain scene in various editorial and consulting positions for more than three decade. Frank is co-author of the recently published book Diagnosing Greatness: Ten Traits of the Best Supply Chains. You can reach him directly at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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