Item suppliers

This table defines which items can be procured from which supplier.

Multiple suppliers can be defined for the same item.

Key Fields

Field

Type

Description

supplier

supplier

The name of the supplier.

item

item

The name of the item you procure from that supplier.

location

location

The name of the location where the supplier can be used to purchase this item.

leadtime

duration

Procurement lead time, should be expressed in seconds. E.g : 604800 represents 7 days.

cost

number

Purchasing cost. This info is optional.

priority

integer

Priority of this supplier among all suppliers from which this item can be procured.
A lower number indicates that this supplier is preferred when the item is required.
If a demand cannot be delivered on time with the primary supplier, the algorithm will try with secondary supplier(s).

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