Purchase Order Processing

Purchase orders are a way to request goods or services from a vendor.  Purchase order processing is designed to help buyers during purchase order placement and maintenance.

The Purchasing application provides:

·     Multiple purchase order types to adapt to all kinds of purchases.

·     Purchasing source control, making an item/vendor relationship mandatory at the part level.

·     Pricing help using a quotation search function that, during line detail maintenance, displays on buyer request all available quotations thus enabling the buyer to retrieve a price by selecting a quotation.

·     The addition of releases by requisition retrieval, using a requisition search function that, during release maintenance, displays on buyer request all requisitions for the part that are not completely covered, enabling the buyer to select some of the requisitions for further maintenance.

·     The addition of releases by manufacturing order retrieval for phantom (outside processed) orders, using a manufacturing order search function that, during release maintenance, displays on buyer request all of the outside processed operations for the part that are not yet completed.  The buyer may then select the outside processed operations to cover by the purchase order.

·     Purchase order amount control, defining several amount limits and related hold codes.

·     Order follow-up, using an acknowledgment function.

·     Receipt follow-up, using an expedite notice function.

·     Comment entry, at both the header and line level, to better communicate additional information inside the company or outside to vendors.

·     Multiple purchase order release methods.

·     Automatic item/vendor relationship creation after having purchased a part from a vendor without an existing relationship, if this option has been selected when setting up the Purchasing System Defaults.

Related

• Purchase Order Types
• Creating Purchase Orders
• Purchase Order Status
• Purchase Order Amounts and Quantities
• Purchase Order Dates
• Freight Terms
• Shipping Instructions
• Credit Terms Codes
• Tax Processing
• Acknowledgment Status Codes
• Expedite Notice Management
• Inspection Required Codes
• Hold Codes
• Reports and Online Inquiries