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Message started by blehuquet on 04/12/05 at 06:01:51

Title: Approved Vendors
Post by blehuquet on 04/12/05 at 06:01:51

I am now at the point where it has become necessary for me to utilize the approved vendor function in DBA. I see that you can assign parts to a specific vendor or even a BOM based on different requirements. I don’t want to have to assign each part to a vendor or a group of vendors as this could become a maintenance nightmare. For instance; what if I have a vendor assigned to 1200 different electrical components and that vendor becomes unapproved for poor performance. I would then have to change the vendor list for 1200 different components. At least that is the way I understand how the system works. Is there a way to tag vendors as being approved on a list without assigning them specific parts and the system alerting the user that the vendor is not on the approved vendor list if they were to try and use an unapproved vendor; depending on how the options are set in IN-B. Because some parts are vendor specific I would still want to isolate certain parts to one or two very specific vendors.

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by aricon on 04/12/05 at 07:05:11

Simply put, no. Every other system I have worked with (Epicor, Visual, Great Plains, etc.) have worked essentially the same way as DBA.

That said, in those other systems as "mid-range" systems, there were utilities to do such things as assign/un-assign en masse according to rules and such, unlike DBA, but the basic functionality is the same.

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by Lynn Pantic on 04/12/05 at 08:36:58

That said, it would be easy enough to add a "Black List" flag to the vendor master that would prohibit PO-A from using a vendor who was on Disapproved Status from QC if that would help.

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by blehuquet on 06/21/05 at 10:03:17

That indeed would be helpful.

Something else that has come up recently is the ability to assign the smae vendor to a part more than once like is done with manufactures.

For instance:

We buy a capacitor from Digikey and they stock the part under several manufacturers and have a different part number for the different manufacturers. All of which are approved. I now have 4 different part numbers from the same vendor for one part in my system.

hanks for any assistance you can provide.

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by wildco on 06/21/05 at 10:06:00

I think the "black list" flag for vendors to prevent a PO entry would be extremely useful.

May I also suggest adding AP-B Enter Vouchers?

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by kevind on 12/11/06 at 12:54:15

This would be very helpful.

By having an Approved (Yes/No/Pending/Review) flag in the vendor file,
it would be very easy to maintain a Global Vendor Approval list. This
would be different that the Approved vendor list from a Component and
BOM standpoint. If a vendor falls out of favor, it would be more
desirable to flag them as such and not loose the knowledge of were
different items can be purchase from.

An approved vendor list of this sort is very important to customers that
want to come in and do a Quality Audit on you.

Title: Re: Approved Vendors
Post by Waidesworld on 04/18/07 at 14:01:58

An Approved Vendor list would be wonderful. Are there any updates on this? Currently we run a live Crystal Report but it includes MRO and non MRO vendors. Ideally, two options, MRO or not and Approved or Not.