The location assigned to this supplier.

The suppliers identification code.

This ten character field provides the buyer with a way to sub define the product groups within a supplier.

The name of the supplier.

The lead time in days used for building suggested orders. Make sure to include both the order day and receive day in the total number of days.

The lead time variance is displayed as a percentage of the Lead Time for Orders. It is used as a default for new products in the supplier.

This is a flag which either turns on (set to 1) or shuts off (set to 0) the auto updating feature. So if this field was set to 1, the selected supplier would have 

the auto updating feature on.

The cost associated with placing a purchase order. This would include the cost of reviewing the purchase order, processing the purchase order paperwork and paying the invoice.

The cost of each additional line on the purchase order, associated with the cost of receiving. This would include the cost of checking quantities and stocking the products.

 
Enter the first code for supplier discount units here. For example, 1 for regular cost used and 5 for purchase increment.

Enter the second code for supplier discount units here. For example, 3 for weight and 4 for volume.

An area for notes. It will be saved with the supplier information.

The buy group associated with this supplier, at this location is displayed here.

 
Region                                  *F4 capable

A specific geographical area can be chosen here. This field is not required input but if a value is entered, it must exist in the table for Regions. If left blank no region will be assigned to this supplier.

There are three options for this entry. The settings are:

The default Purchase Order type can be set here. For example, F for fax or T for transfer. This field is not required input but if a value is entered, it must exist in the table for PO types.

This field is used to sequence suppliers’ suggested orders.

The number of days that represents the normal interval between supplier orders. If this is a fixed cycle supplier, then we would expect to see values of 7 days, 14 days, 30 days… entered. If these are not fixed cycle suppliers, then we would expect to see values anywhere between 3 to 364 days in this field.

A “D” next to this field tells the user that this supplier has a Daily Variable Order Cycle. F15 will show the variable order cycle details for this supplier.

The number of days to add to the order point for all products under this supplier.

The maximum forward buy number of days to order from deals.

The Precise Order Flag is used when a more exact measurement of inventory replenishment is needed. Use this flag to build suggested orders that must fit precisely into a container (like a truck or box car). For example, when a truck is needing to be filled to its maximum weight, with this flag on, the system will add additional inventory in 10th’s of a day so the product will fit in the truck at a more precise level.

0 Precise flag is off (Default)

1 Precise flag is on

The precise flag will take extra computer processing time.

This flag is used to establish a supplier as an automatic replenishment supplier. Use a value of ‘1’ to let the system automatically replenish this supplier during the night process without buyer intervention.The default value of ‘0’ means that the buyer must review the suggested order for this supplier and then approve it.

This field tells whether or not the associated value entered is a maximum or minimum. In our example it is a minimum.

The number displayed in this field is either the minimum or maximum allowed, depending on what the associated type field shows. In the example, 1,000 is the minimum amount allowed.

Displays the code for the supplier discount unit to be used here. In our example, the unit is 1 for – regular cost used. See appendix B, for an explanation of the units values.

Displays the creation date of this record.

Shows the last time this supplier record was changed.

The date the last order was placed for this supplier.

The date this supplier’s products were last reviewed.

The number of products currently active for the chosen supplier at this location.

The service level target used as a default for new products under this supplier.

The last period's service levels displayed as a percentage.

The actual text to display when the buyer wants to use Unit 6. The default value is ‘Other…’.

This flag can force the order to be split for this specific supplier.

1/On Split the order

Enter an Order Split Type here. If the Required Split Flag is set to off (0) this field will not be used.

See B.1.27. Code for Order Split Types for a list of all the split types available.

The second bracket level values.

These optional fields can be used to selectively pick suppliers for reports.

If multiple entries were selected before entering this screen, this option allows the users changes to be applied to all those selected.

A warning message will be displayed before this is started to help deter any accidental use of this powerful function.

To get to the previous screen selected.

Transfers the user to the Supplier Discount Bracket screen where all the bracket levels set up for this supplier are shown.

Use this to get to the next screen of data which shows Fixed Cycle processing, Alternate Source settings and Ranking information for this supplier.