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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">To select suppliers</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Suppliers</Level1>
			<Level2>selecting</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>When <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package" Update="No">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> plans supply, it first determines the source of supply: production, purchase, distribution, or a combination of these. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000410" role="manual">Sources of supply: production, purchase, or distribution</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>In case of purchase or distribution, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp" role="package" Update="No">Enterprise Planning</GUIRef> must determine which supplier(s) to use. <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000105" role="glossary">Supply strategies</Link> determine how this selection takes place.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>You can define supply strategies in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/cp/rpd/cprpd7120m000" role="session">Supply Strategy (cprpd7120m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Planned purchase orders</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>For purchase, SSA ERP selects the suppliers on the basis of:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Supply strategies for external suppliers.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Item-supplier data defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu" role="module">Item Purchase Data</GUIRef> module.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000159" role="manual">To select external suppliers</Link>
			</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Planned distribution orders</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>For distribution, SSA ERP selects the suppliers on the basis of:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Supply strategies for internal suppliers.</ListItem>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000005" role="glossary">Supplying relationships</Link>.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Paragraph>For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000159" role="manual">To select external suppliers</Link>
			</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000410" role="manual">Sources of supply: production, purchase, or distribution</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000159" role="manual">To select external suppliers</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/cp/onlinemanual/000160" role="manual">To select internal suppliers</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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