LoveGoBuy: How to Combine QC, Cost, and Shipping Data in One Spreadsheet
Create an integrated dashboard to view your total budget and product accuracy rate at a glance.
For global shoppers and sourcing agents, managing purchases across multiple platforms and suppliers can quickly become a data nightmare. Information is typically scattered—product costs are in one place, quality control (QC) reports in another, and shipping quotes elsewhere. LoveGoBuy
Why an Integrated Dashboard is Essential
Operating with disconnected data leads to costly oversights, budgeting errors, and quality issues. A unified dashboard offers:
- Holistic Financial View:
- Instant Quality Insight:
- Informed Decision-Making:
- Time Efficiency:
- Instant Quality Insight:
Building Your Integrated Procurement Dashboard
Step 1: Data Source Identification & Collection
Gather data from your three core streams:
- Cost Data:
- QC Data:
- Shipping Data:
- QC Data:
Step 2: Spreadsheet Structure & Master Sheet
Create a single spreadsheet with the following core sheets:
Data_Input: Raw data from all sources enters here, with columns for Order ID, Supplier, Product Cost, QC Status, Shipping Cost, etc.Supplier_Performance: A sheet that uses formulas to aggregate data per supplier.Dashboard: A clean, visual summary sheet (your final overview).
Step 3: Data Integration with Formulas
Use spreadsheet functions to connect your data. Key formulas include:
- VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP:
- SUMIFS:
- Calculated Columns:=Product_Cost + Shipping_Cost. Create an "Accuracy Rate" column based on QC status.
- SUMIFS:
Step 4: Dashboard Visualization
On your Dashboard
- A pie chart
- A bar chart
- A trend line
- A bar chart
Example Dashboard Snapshot
Procurement Overview - [Current Month]
Charts and a detailed supplier performance table would follow here in the actual spreadsheet.
Conclusion
By consolidating QC, cost, and shipping data into one intelligent spreadsheet, LoveGoBuy
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