To lookup a specific vendor, type in the vendor id and location and hit the enter key. To search for a vendor, click the search button and use the filters to find the vendor you are looking for.
Name, Address 1, Address 2 City, State, Zip, Phone #, and Attn fields are informational and will appear on the requisition files and reports. This information can be loaded from your host system through the
VendorI.asc load file.
Vendor Characteristics: In this area you can set the three key parameters of lead time, order frequency and order fill rate for a given vendor and stocking location. It is also designed so you can set different levels if the item is classified as an "A", "B", and "C" item. (This ABC feature is provided for people who have special needs to differentiate products). Lead time is broken down into three subcategories AT, TT. and ST. AT (Acquisition Time) specifies the number of days it should take the vendor to process and load the order onto its transport (truck, container, etc) for shipping. This determines the ship date calculation. TT (Transit Time) specifies the amount of time it takes for the order's transport to reach your dock and be received. This determines the ETA date. ST (Safety Time) specifies the uncertainty factor in the vendor's ability to ship and/or the dock's ability to receive. For example, if the vendor sometimes misses their shipping promise dates by a few days or if the dock is unable to schedule receiving appointments as soon as the trucks are available to deliver. The ST will extend the length of the order coverage period but will not affect shipping or ETA dates.
Order frequency and lead time are expressed in Calendar Days.
To create a new vendor set, simply click the "NEW" button with the mouse and enter the new vendor's number and the location it serves. Note, the parameters may vary from location to location within a vendor (e.g., Lead Time can be greater or smaller for different locations).
Order frequency and lead time are entered in days and order fill rate as a whole number (e.g., 95 will come up as 95%).
If you are not using the B and C categories, you may leave these fields blank. After making an entry, be sure to hit the "SAVE" button so the items impacted by that vendor are updated with the new parameters.
Use 1/(divided by) Lot Size for Volume ?
This option when selected makes use of the volume field to provide goal seeking by lots or pallets. The option would not be selected if volume was required for the vendor or if goal seeking by lot size wasn't required.
Auto Schedule Vendor Review Cycle (allowing sales to drive review cycle)
Goals
This file tab, under the Vendor Characteristics icon and the next one of Vendor Information, are optional. If you do not use them, there is no impact on the system.
This Goal tab has two functions. One will cause either units, weight, volume, or cost to automatically appear in the goal seeking feature.
The goal seeking feature is self-evident. The number that you designate will come up in the correct field every time you call for goal seeking for that vendor (e.g., if I designate that pounds is the criteria that goal seeking should use for a given vendor and location and set it to 25,000 pounds, then when I call up goal seeking, 25,000 will immediately appear in the pound field of this feature. You can change it if necessary at that time).
