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   <Header>
      <Title>To select suppliers</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e199430">
         <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, ERP Enterprise 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, ERP Enterprise 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>
</ManualTopic>