Suppliers and purchase packs
Manage suppliers and complete each pack setup in one place.
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Who can use it
Before you start
- Use the configured supplier purchase packs and the prices for your receiving location.
Know the screen
1
Suppliers
Add or edit an external supplier or an internal supplier linked to Central Kitchen. The form opens beside the directory header.
2
Purchase packs
Set upstream purchase packs and minimums separately from each store’s order unit, pack size, minimum quantity and supply price.
Step by step
1
Add the supplier and its contact details. Choose Internal or External.
2
Add or edit its purchase pack. External suppliers use the latest known reference purchase cost; internal production does not. Confirmed invoices update the reference from the most recent delivery; this is not an average cost.
3
Optionally select Show what is inside this pack, then enter the inner count, packaging unit and quantity in each unit. Contents must match the pack total. Enable receiving locations and set their store order unit, base quantity per store pack, minimum whole store packs, supply price per store pack and GST. Select a Central Kitchen dispatch source when breaking upstream cartons or lowering the minimum.
4
Save once. View previous supply prices within the pack. To fix a wrong supplier, use Remove pack and add a new pack. Existing documents are retained. Restore a removed pack under Inactive packs by selecting Active pack and its receiving locations.
Watch out
- Central Kitchen can supply stores and receive from external suppliers. Stores do not supply each other in this setup.
- Customers order complete store packs, which can be smaller than upstream cartons. For example, one upstream box can contain 17000 pieces while one store bag contains 100 pieces with a minimum of 5 bags. Direct supplier delivery retains the upstream pack and minimum.
- Enabling a different pack replaces the supply arrangement for that item and location. Existing orders remain unchanged.