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Command CenterKPI CatalogSupplier Approval Cycle

Supplier Approval Cycle Certified

Procurement · Raphael Costa — Procurement·Source: Coupa·Refresh: Weekly
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Definition
Median number of business days between supplier onboarding request and final approval.
Formula
Median(Approval Date − Request Date) over completed onboardings
Source System
Coupa
Data Owner
Raphael Costa — Procurement
Refresh frequency
Weekly · last refresh 2026-05-15 20:21 UTC
Used in dashboards
Procurement Dashboard
Related KPIs
procurement-spend
Known limitations
Excludes suppliers escalated to Legal — those follow a separate workflow with its own SLA.
Trend · last 10 periods
7.8 d
Current period
12.0 d11.2 d10.4 d9.6 d8.8 dAug 25Sep 25Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26
Why did this move?
New parallel-approval workflow shipped in mid-March cut average wait time by 2.6 days. Risk-tier matrix removed redundant InfoSec review for low-risk vendors.
AI Explanation
Supplier Approval Cycle is Median number of business days between supplier onboarding request and final approval.
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