The order proposal functionality in BOP enables a supplier to send a proposed order to a buyer, the buyer can choose to accept or make changes to the proposed order and send it back to the supplier in the form of an order.
This is commonly used in retail, mostly with supplementary orders where the suppliers act on either data from the buyer such as INVRPT or SLSRPT or actual physical visits to the stores by salesmen whom will propose the buyer to fill up stock based on a visual inspection of the stock in the store.
Some buyers also use this method for pre orders, mostly with smaller suppliers who are given a budget and the task to suggest a range of products to the supplier.
Order proposals can be created in BOP, uploaded via Excel or sent via EDI.
Prerequisites:
- All products in the proposal must be published towards the proposed buyer.
- BOP requires a relation between the buyer and supplier in the proposal.