- About Vendor Priority
- Setting Vendor Priority for All Stock Item Categories
- Setting Vendor Priority for Specific Stock Item Category
About Vendor Priority
When your account has two or more vendors, then you can choose to set the vendor priority. Vendor priority is part of the system logic for selecting a verified vendor product for a food item.
For example, both Vendor A and Vendor B offer chicken drumsticks that are verified to be selected for the food item “Chicken, Drumsticks IQF NEP” on your menu. If Vendor A is set as the primary vendor, then the system selects the Vendor A chicken drumsticks, assuming the drumsticks are in stock.
When you set the vendor priority, you select the main vendors for all stock item categories. However, for separate stock item categories, you can choose a different vendor. For example, assume you use a different vendor for the stock item category of "Produce"; if so, you would add an exception and select the produce vendor as the primary vendor for the stock item category of "Produce".
- Setting Vendor Priority for All Stock Item Categories
- Setting Vendor Priority for Specific Stock Item Category
Setting Vendor Priority for All Stock Item Categories
- Select Procurement > Vendors & Products. The Vendors screen appears.
- Click the Set Priority Vendors button. The Manage Vendor Priority pop-up appears.
- If your MealSuite account supports different business lines, then select the tab of the desired business line.
- From the Primary Vendor field, select your main vendor. In the Secondary Vendor and Tertiary Vendor fields, you can select backup vendors that the system will use if the main vendor is out of stock.
- Click the Save Priorities button to apply your changes.
Setting Vendor Priority for Specific Stock Item Category
As noted, when you set the vendor priority, you select the main vendors for all stock item categories. However, for separate stock item categories, you can choose a different vendor. For example, assume you use a different vendor for the stock item category of "Produce"; if so, you would add an exception and select the Produce vendor as the primary vendor for the stock item category of Produce.
To set vendor priority for a specific stock item category:
- Select Procurement > Vendors & Products. The Vendors screen appears.
- Click the Set Priority Vendors button. The Manage Vendor Priority pop-up appears.
- If your MealSuite account supports different business lines, then select the tab of the desired business line.
- Click the Add Category Exception link. The pop-up refreshes with a new row.
- From the field in the new row in the Stock Item Category column, select the stock item category to set separate vendor priorities for.
- From the Primary Vendor field, select your main vendor. In the Secondary Vendor and Tertiary Vendor fields, you can select backup vendors that the system will use if the main vendor is out of stock.
- Click the Save Priorities button to apply your changes.