B
Evidence Grade B
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not independently verified
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2 days
2 days -- supplier setup cycle time for Top-performing procurement organizations (2026)
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Value
2 days
Unit
Duration Days
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
APQC
Primary
Tier B
https://www.bizagi.com/de/contents/Blog/EN/managing-the-procurement-process.html ↗
Source Article
Automated Procurement: Streamlining the Procurement Process
Original Research
APQC
· Original study ↗
Methodology
APQC benchmarking research; bottom performers take up to 4 days
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrysupply_chain
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Top-performing procurement organizations: 2 days supplier setup cycle time. Source: APQC (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/supplier-setup-time-top-performers
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/supplier-setup-time-top-performers" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>2 days</strong> -- supplier setup cycle time for Top-performing procurement organizations<br><small>Source: APQC (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/supplier-setup-time-top-performers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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