Suppliers

Manage supplier and vendor information. Navigate to Inventory → Suppliers to manage supplier relationships.

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Creating a Supplier

Name (Required): Supplier business name

Contact Person: Primary contact name

Phone (Required): Contact number

Email: Email address

Address: Business address

Payment Terms: Net 30, COD, etc.

Notes: Special terms, delivery schedule, account numbers

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Supplier List View

All suppliers with contact info and total purchase amounts.

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Best Practices

Multiple Suppliers: Maintain backup suppliers for critical items, prevents supply chain disruption

Relationship Management: Build good relationships, communicate regularly, timely payments

Supplier Performance: Track delivery reliability, quality consistency, price stability

Centralize Ordering: Consolidate orders where possible, better pricing, simpler management

Supplier Evaluation

Regularly evaluate supplier performance: on-time delivery, product quality, pricing, service. Switch suppliers if consistently underperforming.