Suggested suppliers at PO Suggestion

Kinetic ERP
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Hello Everyone,
I saw 2 suppliers being offered at PO Suggestion. But, only one supplier is registered as Primary Supplier in Part Maintenance or Supplier Price List.
Why would P014 be proposed?
What are the criteria for proposing a supplier in PO Suggestion? Are there any other criteria other than Part Maintenance or Supplier Price List?
Thank you in advance.

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In your first screenshot the PO Suggestion with P014 as the Supplier is flagged as ‘Urgent’.

In the Sites>Detail tab of Part Maintenance there is a separate ‘Urgent Planning’ section where a different supplier can be assigned. (Just below what is visible in in your second screenshot)

If the PO Suggestion is from a Job Material, the Supplier defined on the Job Material is used.

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I already knew about Urgent Planning. But I don’t use it. Nevertheless, 2 suppliers are suggested, So I ask here.

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I seem to have found a close answer in Field Help. But, an unresolved question is why the last purchase order is used for PO Suggestion in preference to suppliers in the supplier price list. My last purchase order was P014, but the primary supplier in the supplier price list is P121.

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Two other things to check:

  1. Skip Last PO Supplier - Company Configuration > Production > MRP > Skip Last PO Supplier

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  1. about 30% sure a price list entry for any part may still get picked up
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Wow Matt ~ never saw this one before. Alrighty that’s it! It’s over ten years now on Epicor and I’ve learned enough already :crazy_face:

Thank you!
Nancy

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Making # 2 100%. A Supplier Price list entry will generate a PO suggestion against the vendor if no vendor is on the part.plant record.