Other Actions in Vendors
Reading what is on order, and judging a vendor by what actually arrived.
On one vendor
| Action | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Open purchase orders | What is on order and therefore expected |
| Purchase receives | What actually arrived, against what was ordered |
| Bills | What you have been charged and what is outstanding |
| Attach a document | A price agreement or their terms of supply |
| Deactivate | Removes them from pickers without deleting the history |
Judging a vendor
- Ordered against received
- A vendor whose receives are routinely short is a lead-time problem wearing a different hat.
- Order date against receive date
- The lead time they actually achieve, which is what belongs on their record.
- Vendor credits raised
- How often you have had to correct their invoicing. A rising count is a conversation.