diff --git a/purchase/overview/process.rst b/purchase/overview/process.rst index c357fd9e1..12c754567 100644 --- a/purchase/overview/process.rst +++ b/purchase/overview/process.rst @@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ Process Overview :titlesonly: process/from_po_to_invoice.rst - process/difference.rst \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/purchase/overview/process/difference.rst b/purchase/overview/process/difference.rst deleted file mode 100644 index a388492d1..000000000 --- a/purchase/overview/process/difference.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,86 +0,0 @@ -========================================================= -Request for Quotation, Purchase Tender or Purchase Order? -========================================================= - -Although they are intimately related, Requests for Quotation, Purchase -Tenders and Purchase Orders are not the same. - -A **Request for Quotation** (RfQ) is used when you plan to purchase -some products and you would like to receive a quote for those -products. In Odoo, the Request for Quotation is used to send your list -of desired products to your supplier. Once your supplier has answered -your request, you can choose to go ahead with the offer and purchase -or to turn down the offer. - -A **Purchase Tender** (PT), also known as Call for Bids, is used to -drive competition between several suppliers in order to get the best -offer for a list of products. In comparison to the RfQ, a Purchase -Tender is sent to multiple suppliers, stating each are competing with -one another, and that the best offer will win. The main interest is that -it usually leads to better offers. - -The **Purchase Order** (PO) is the actual order that you place to the -supplier that you chose, either through a RfQ, a Purchase Tender, or -simply when you already know which supplier to order from. - -When to use? -============ - -A **RfQ** is interesting when you have never purchased the products with -that supplier before and therefore don't know their price. It is also -useful if you want to challenge your suppliers once you have a -well-established relationship with them. You can also use it to assess -the cost of a project and see if it makes it feasible. - -A **Purchase Tender** is used for public offers that require an open -offering from several suppliers. It is also useful when you need to make -a one-off order for a product and you would like to get the best offer, -no matter which supplier it is. It may be used when your supplier has -not been up to your standards and you would like to either push them to -deliver a better service, or find a replacement in their competitors. - -When not to use? -================ - -**RfQ**\ s become unnecessary once you have established your favorite -supplier for each item, and will only increase the delay in the delivery -of your items. In that case, the process will be simpler by starting -straight from a Purchase Order. - -**Purchase Tenders** are a long and tedious process that will likely -take more than several weeks in the best cases. If you need a quick -delivery, this is not the way to go. Also, if you have a -well-established relationship with one supplier, think twice before you -initiate a PT with them as it might tear the relationship and finally -lead to less interesting deals. - -Example -======= - -My company builds wooden furniture. For the new series of table we are -designing, we need some screws, metal frames and rubber protections. - -I create a Request for Quotation in Odoo with those products to my usual -supplier, and send it by email. He answers back with an offer. However, -I am not convinced by the offer, and I want to see if anyone can give a -better one. - -I decide to push competition a bit and set up a Purchase Tender, that -Odoo will send to a list of suppliers I specified. Out of the 8 offers I -receive, one gets my attention and I decide to go ahead with that one. - -I confirm the order to the supplier by creating a Purchase Order from -the PT, and Odoo automatically asks delivery of the items to the -supplier. - -Configuration -============= - -If you want to know how to create a **Purchase Order**, read the -documentation on :doc:`from_po_to_invoice` - -If you want to know how to create a **RfQ**, read the documentation -on :doc:`../../purchases/rfq/create` - -If you want to know how to create a **Purchase Tender**, read the -documentation on :doc:`../../purchases/tender/manage_multiple_offers`