PROCUREMENT · REAL WORK

Pick Best Supplier Quote

Several suppliers quote the same items. Find the lowest valid quote per item.

BUSINESS KEYItem
COMPARE / MEASURESupplier, Price
BEST STARTNormalize currencies first, then rank supplier price by item.

Workflow

  1. Confirm the grain: decide what one row should represent in the final result.
  2. Profile key uniqueness and missing data before matching or aggregating.
  3. Calculate the result on a small sample and reconcile it manually.
  4. Run the full dataset, review exceptions, then export the evidence you need.
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What can go wrong

Most incorrect results come from the wrong key, one-to-many joins, mixed data types, hidden whitespace or aggregating at the wrong grain. Treat these checks as part of the analysis, not optional cleanup.