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WORK LISTS
Recall that work lists display work that is to be completed. An example of a
work list in purchasing is provided in Figure 4-34. This fi gure shows a list of
purchase requisitions that are open. The task to be completed is to assign a
source of supply, that is, a vendor who will supply the needed materials.

Figure 4-34: List of requisitions. Copyright SAP AG 2011

Demo 4.12: Reporting – lists

PURCHASING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Recall from Chapter 2 that the purchasing information system (IS) is one of
the components of the logistics information system. Purchasing IS provides
both standard and fl exible analysis capabilities.
In standard analysis, the characteristics are organizational levels and
master data relevant to the procurement process. Key fi gures include quan-
tities, such as the amount of a material ordered or delivered; value, such as
the value of material ordered or delivered; and counts, such as the number
of purchase orders. Companies combine the characteristics and key fi gures
over a specifi c time period to generate meaningful information that they can
use to evaluate the performance of the process. Examples of this type of
information are:
• The quantity of a particular material ordered in the last 30 days
• The quantity of a material delivered by a particular vendor last
week
• The number of purchase orders send to a particular vendor last
month

• The average time between sending a purchase order and receiving
the materials in the last year, for each vendor

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