Create a Purchase Order to be delivered directly to your Manufacturer. The quantity required will be the quantity required for that Manufacturer only and not global requirements.
For more information on Raw Materials Inventory
From Purchase Orders Book Out select [+ New PO]
Select the Supplier, Ship to Manufacturer and the Manufacturer
Important: If you receive an error message saying the supplier has no materials in this season and no requirements in this season, or if you cannot add any raw materials to the purchase order in the Raw Materials tab, ensure you make the materials (or product costings for carryover products) visible first:
Enter the relevant information in the PO Details tab
Supplier address is pulled from Supplier entry
Manufacturer address is pulled from Manufacturer entry
Click [Save] to generate a Purchase Order number
Once saved, go to Raw Materials tab
All materials for the Supplier will be listed with Quantity needed displayed in red, click red [X] to remove Raw Materials without requirements
- Change currency of Purchase Order
- Add additional Raw Materials to the Purchase Order
- Find all Raw Materials listed on the Purchase Order
- Zero all PO Quantity fields
- Autofill all PO Quantity fields
- Rearrange Raw Materials on the Purchase Order
- Show all Memo Cards
Click downwards arrow to autofill PO Quantity to Quantity Needed value...
Or manually write the units to include
Add any relevant Purchase Order notes
For more information on Purchase Order Note Tags
[Save]
To print, click [Actions] and select [Print]
Print with Images
Print without Images
Tip: If you need to change or update the manufacturer on the purchase order, or if you need to change the destination/address from manufacturer to main, you would need to inactivate the original purchase order, then re-create a purchase order with the correct manufacturer.