Vendor Methods

On the Requirements Planner screen, you can choose a Vendor Method. This helps the system determine which vendor to use when generating orders or requisitions. Keep in mind the system will look at the vendor(s) from which you have previously purchased the item, or the vendor(s) associated with the item as set up in the Items maintenance screen and/or the Vendor Items screen.

The options to use when choosing a vendor include:

• Lowest Last Cost: The vendor that offered the lowest cost when you last ordered the item.
• Fastest Lead Time: The vendor that has the fastest lead time of the vendors associated with the item.
• Specific Vendor: The vendor you specify.
• Default Vendor: The default vendor as indicated in the Items maintenance screen for the item.
• Best Cost: The vendor who offers the best cost for the item.
• Minimum Over Stock: The system calculates the item reorder quantity by vendor, then selects the vendor with the smallest difference between the requisition/order quantity and the vendor reorder quantity. See also the Determine Vendor function in the PO Requisitions topic.

  Reorder quantity (based on UOM) is calculated using the minimum order quantity and the order increment of the item vendor record. For example: I have a minimum order quantity of 500, and my order increment is 100. If I need 375, the order gets created for 500. If I need 663, the order gets created for 700.