Regular vendor
- A regular vendor is a source of supply of a material at client level. That is to say, this vendor supplies an entire corporate group.
- The regular vendor indicator is set in the general data of the info record (ME11)
- Regular vendors are used when you prefer not to create a source list to control the source determination process and when you have nothing other than info records stored in the system for a material
- For the regular vendor to be considered during source determination, regular vendor usage must be activated in Customizing for the relevant plant.
- To Activate regular vendor per plant
- SPRO – Implementation Guide – Materials Management – Purchasing – Source Determination – Define Regular Vendor
- To Activate regular vendor per plant
Fixed vendor
- The fixed vendor is maintained in the source list transaction ME01
- A fixed vendor is designated as the preferred source of supply for a specific material in a particular plant
- Fixed vendors are typically used for materials that are low value and high volume.
