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• The average value of purchase orders sent to a particular vendor in
the last quarter
Figure 4-35 provides an example of standard analysis using the purchasing
information system. In this example, the characteristic selected is purchas-
ing group, and the key fi gures are purchase order value and invoice amount,
for two months (February and March). The top part of the resulting report
shows two purchasing groups (the United States and Europe) and the key fi g-
ures (order value and invoice amount) for each one. The fi gure illustrates the
drilldown feature, showing that the United States purchased from two ven-
dors, Spy Gear and Redwood Kits. It also highlights the data for one of the
vendors, Spy Gear, for each of the two months.

Figure 4-35: Standard analysis

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