Multiple vendors for same item but different uom quantities

We have had to source items from multiple vendors lately that have been causing some headaches. As an example, we would typically order an item from our prime vendor in a box of 10. We have ordered stock of the same item from a different vendor but they supply it in boxes of 5. I know we can enter multiple vendor items for this, but I'm wondering if anyone has seen good ways around the UOM issue where both vendors use the same UOM but a different conversion factor. Do you create a BXA (box alternate) UOM and use EDI to translate it to BX on the outgoing and just throw the 855 acknowledgement out?

Thanks in advance.

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unknown

We have BX for the preferred vendor and BOX for the secondary. We haven't run into needing to EDI it - but yes, I'd set up a translation to send it across. You should be able to set up one to translate the inbound as well? Is that not by TPID?

robert-canham

Thanks for confirming I'm on the right track. It does do it by TPID but I think we use the vendor to order other things so translating on the inbound would probably mistranslate regular orders. But it is something to play with and discuss with our purchasing team.

unknown

See, now it's going to bug me.

OK So you have ITEM with

EA = 1

BX = 10

BXA = 5

You can use ED40 to make BXA look like BX on the PO to the vendor. Inbound BX won't match BXA on the 810 - but as long as the conversions and pricing match the MA540 should not error out? (I'm not AP )

So as long as you aren't accepting an 856 from the secondary vendor - it may not come up? Matching shouldn't care, if it does - Smart Recon definitely would find that line. For the exception, it might still be the easiest solution.

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