Summary
The Vendor Blanket Order Suggestions is the first screen shown when you enter the Purchase --> Place Blankets screen. The purpose of this screen is to show you StockIQ's recommended orders for blanket POs. This article walks through the various columns on this screen.
Column Description
On this screen, there is a grid with several columns of information:
- Supplier Code - The code or unique identifier for this supplier, e.g. "ACME"
- Supplier Name - The friendly name of your supplier, e.g. "Acme Supply Inc"
- Subcategory - If present, this will show any Supplier Item Categories that exist for this supplier. There will always be one record for each supplier with NO sub category present. If any supplier item categories exist for this supplier, they will be shown underneath the main supplier record.
- # To Order - The most important column, this indicates the number of Item-Site pairs that StockIQ believes you need to order from this vendor. This is based off of your current order schedules with 0 days coverage. If you use the Place Blankets Display Options to add days coverage or make other changes, the # of items StockIQ recommends for ordering will change (likely increase)
- Item Matches - How many individual item numbers are matched by your filters
- # Item-Site-Suppliers Matched To Order - How many distinct item/site combos were matched that need ordering
- # Item-Site-Supplier Matches - How many distinct item/site combos were matched. For example, you may have matched 3 items, but those items could be across 3 sites, for 9 possible item-site matches that are considered for ordering.
- Order Cost - Previews the order cost if you placed the order exactly with StockIQ's recommendations.
- % of Order Min - Shows what percentage of supplier minimums the baseline order recommendation reaches. If there are multiple minimums that apply, the LOWEST percentage is shown.
- % of Freight Min - Shows what percentage of supplier "free freight" type minimums the base line order recommendation reaches. If there are multiple minimums that apply, the LOWEST percentage is shown.
- Supplier Notes- Shows any notes associated with the supplier