Number of purchase orders processed per FTE that performs the process "order materials and services"

This measure calculates the number of purchase orders processed per full-time equivalent (FTE) employee who performs the "order materials and services" process, which involves planning, ordering, and executing the physical delivery of materials and services from suppliers to the points of need and use. It is part of a set of Staff Productivity measures that help companies assess the efficiency of their staff related to the process "order materials and services."

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Measure Category:
Staff Productivity
Measure ID:
101393
Total Sample Size:
4,093 All Companies
Performers:
25th
- Median
- 75th
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Key Performance
Indicator:
Yes

Compute this Measure

Units for this measure are purchase orders.

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Number of purchase orders placed / Number of FTEs who perform the process "order materials and services"

Key Terms

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FTE - (full-time equivalent employee)

To calculate the number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process or activity, you must prorate the number of employees and the hours spent performing each process/activity. Assume that a full-time worker represents 40 hours per week. Provide the average number of full-time equivalents employed during the year for each respective process. Include full-time employees, part-time employees, and temporary workers hired during peak demand periods. Allocate only the portion of the employee's time that relates to or supports the activities identified for an applicable process. Prorate management and secretarial time by estimating the level of effort in support of each activity, by process.

For example, a part-time secretary in the finance department for XYZ, Inc. charges all of his time to finance department activities. He works 20 hours per week. The secretary splits his time evenly supporting employees working in the general accounting process and the financial reporting process. Thus, his time should be allocated by process. So, if he works throughout the year and supports these two processes, his time would be split evenly as:

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for general accounting = .25FTE for general accounting

20hrs/40hrs = .5FTE * 50% for financial reporting = .25FTE for financial reporting

Staff Productivity

Staff Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of individuals performing specific processes. Measures in staff productivity generally relate the transaction volume or outcome of the process with the effort in terms of full time equivalent employees to perform the process.

Median

The metric value which represents the 50th percentile of a peer group. This could also be communicated as the metric value where half of the peer group sample shows lower performance than the expressed metric value or half of the peer group sample shows higher performance than the expressed metric value.

Measure Scope

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Cross Industry (7.3.0)

  • 4.2.4.1 - Process/Review requisitions (10292) - Handling operations related to processing/reviewing the requisitions. Establish and maintain procedures for the initiation, authorization, and processing of purchase requirements to procure products/services.
  • 4.2.4.2 - Approve requisitions (10293) - Approving requisitions for materials and services. Examine distributor-specific requests, and validate them individually.
  • 4.2.4.3 - Solicit/Track vendor quotes (10294) - Requesting quotes from suppliers. Use a request for quotation (RFQ) to invite suppliers into a bidding process for specific products/services.
  • 4.2.4.4 - Create/Distribute purchase orders (10295) - Creating and placing the orders for purchasing materials and services from suppliers. Analyze vendor quotes. Choose the most cost-effective vendors. Create vendor-specific orders. Distribute them in order to initiate the purchasing process.
  • 4.2.4.5 - Expedite orders and satisfy inquiries (10296) - Accelerating the purchase orders in order to fulfill the internal needs (for raw materials) depicted through inquiries.
  • 4.2.4.6 - Reconcile purchase orders (10297) - Verify that purchase orders are filled as expected: verify that items and quantities are delivered as expected, based on purchase order details and goods receipts.
  • 4.2.4.7 - Research/Resolve order exceptions (10298) - Identifying and resolving any exceptions. Address the internal needs/inquiries for materials that cannot be procured immediately. Research inquiries that require the need of exceptional materials.