The PSCM Index™ is an on-line tool that provides a comparative assessment and benchmark of the current performance of organisational processes & systems in purchasing and supply chain management (PSCM).

The tool analyses current organisational structure and process competencies against 184 world-class performance attributes in the following areas:

• Business Buy-in and Functional Role
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Sourcing Process
• Organisational Structure
• Systems and Processes

The tool provides for on-line self-assessment followed by an audit and detailed improvement report by IIAPS. Organisations undertake a self-assessment of their competence on-line by answering a series of questions. This can be followed by a rigorous audit by IIAPS, which will review documentation, policies and processes to verify the inputted data.

The tool provides for assessments and benchmarks against world-class standards for these 184 attributes. This is broken down by: business buy-in and functional role; stakeholder management; the major organisational activities and tasks within the strategic sourcing process; organisational structure; and, systems & processes.

The tool also provides organisations with the ability to benchmark their own organisation's performance against organisations in the user's own, and across similar, or very different industries and sectors. The chart to the left shows the audited performance of organisations by industrial sector.

The aim is to provide organisations with a clear insight into those processes and systems that require immediate attention and improvement. IIAPS will provide organisations with a detailed report that includes a gap analysis assessment and an operational improvement implementation path.

The corporate accreditation service uses the benchmark scores from The PSCM Index™ to place the organisation within one of the categories of organisation process and system competence (as discussed here).

To request more information on how to undertake a corporate accreditation exercise using The PSCM Index™ either download the article World-Class or Best-in-Class? or please contact us.