Using priorities
The priority functionality enables you to add a certain rating to business partners who deliver the same item. If you want to order a specific item, LN assigns this order to the business partner with the highest priority (lowest number).
When a valid business partner is found with a specific priority, LN stops searching for business partners with lower priorities.
There are only two reasons to continue searching for business partners with a lower priority:
- The business partner is not effective on the supply date
- The business partner has a sourcing percentage of 0%
If there are business partners with the same priority, but with minimum or maximum order quantities, LN also takes these quantities into account. If, for example, the minimum order quantity of a specific business partner is higher than the assigned order quantity, this business partner cannot deliver the item.
For examples of assigning order quantities to business partners based on sourcing percentages, refer to Using sourcing percentages.