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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Sourcing</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>sourcing</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>priorities</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>sourcing percentages</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>Sourcing is the way in which you assign orders to suppliers who deliver the same items. There are two, supplementary, ways of sourcing. You can give suppliers a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000097" role="glossary">priority</Link> and/or a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000096" role="glossary">sourcing percentage</Link>.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>If you want to assign an order for an item for which you have several suppliers, SSA ERP carries out the following procedure:</Paragraph>
		<ProcedureList><ListItem>SSA ERP looks for the supplier with the highest priority. This supplier gets the order.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>In case there are suppliers with the same priority, SSA ERP looks at the sourcing percentages. The order is then assigned according to these percentages.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
		<Paragraph>In both cases, SSA ERP takes into account the order quantity restrictions of the suppliers.</Paragraph>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>You can define the priority, sourcing percentage, and order quantity restrictions in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0110m000" role="session">Item - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/Priorities" role="manual">To use priorities</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/SourPerc" role="manual">To use sourcing percentages</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
