Industry and Region Standard
What is it?
The Industry / Region Standard shows what is the average payment terms of all the suppliers within the provided spend file that belong to the same industry and that are in the same region.
- Industry / Region Standard indicates the average payment terms of our suppliers in the same Industry and Region combined.
- Industry Standard indicates the average payment terms of our suppliers in the same Industry in all Regions.
- Region Standard indicates the average payment terms of our suppliers in the same Region in all Industries.
- Additionally, in all cases below the bar, it shows the Lowest, Average, 3rd Quartile, and Highest Payment Terms, and indicates how many different spend lines are included in the analysis.

Please note:
The analysis is done with data within the provided spend file.
If the bar chart is blue, it indicates the payment term is longer than our average days paid.
This strategy can be Disabled or Enabled by clicking on the top right button by the Administrator.
Why is it important?
It can show us that other companies in the same Industry or Region are already accepting different terms which can be used as a reference of where we stand with this supplier compared with other suppliers in the spend file and it can help harmonize or standardize our payment terms across the Industry or Region.
