Quick answer
Suppliers are the businesses you order inbound stock from.
LaSyncro uses supplier records when you create purchase orders, review supplier performance, and build reorder queues in Sourcing.
Owners and admins manage suppliers from the Suppliers area.
Add a supplier
Open Suppliers and choose the Suppliers tab.
Choose Add supplier.
A supplier requires a name.
You can also record:
- contact name;
- email;
- phone;
- minimum order quantity;
- lead time in days.
Save the supplier when the required information is complete.
Add a supplier while creating a PO
You can also add a supplier from the purchase-order workflow.
When creating a purchase order, choose Add new supplier if the supplier is not already available.
The new supplier can then be used on that purchase order.
Edit supplier details
Open the supplier from the Suppliers tab and choose Edit.
You can update the same details used when creating the supplier, including contact information, minimum order quantity, and lead time.
If a supplier is missing a minimum order quantity or lead time, LaSyncro may show a prompt such as Set minimum order or Set delivery time. These open the supplier edit workflow.
Remove a supplier
Choose Delete on the supplier you want to remove.
LaSyncro asks you to confirm the removal.
Removing a supplier hides it from new supplier workflows, but past purchase orders are kept for history.
Supplier performance fields
Supplier cards can show operational signals such as open purchase orders, received purchase orders, on-time rate, fill rate, and defect rate.
These values come from purchase-order and receiving history where LaSyncro has enough information to calculate them.
Use those signals as context when choosing a supplier, not as a replacement for reviewing the current purchase order.
Who can manage suppliers
Supplier management is intended for owners and admins.
Operators work with downstream warehouse tasks and do not manage supplier records or purchase orders.