Stock Origin Definition

Striven has 4 different type of Stock Origins available.

This are used by the IHG (Mitre 10, True Value, Home and Thrifty Link stores).

All other types of stores, will only use the Direct origin.

Remember the following when setting up a product.

The Supplier is who MAKES the item.

The Creditor is who you PAY for the item.

The Origin is detailed below

Warehouse

The Purchase Order is sent to the Warehouse

The invoices are all paid to the Warehouse and you receive cost and RRP updates from the warehouse

Agency

The Purchase Order is sent directly to the Supplier.

The Invoice comes from the Warehouse and you receive cost and RRP updates from the warehouse.

Chargeback

The Purchase Order is sent directly to the Supplier.

The Invoice comes from the Warehouse

The Cost and RRP updates come from the Supplier. (No cost or RRP updates come from the warehouse).

Supplier / Direct

The Order and the Invoice is paid directly to the Supplier.

No Cost or Price Updates are updated from the Warehouse

By default all products that are not in the WAREHOUSE will be marked as an AGENCY item in the Catalogue.

If you dont want the Comparison Report to do updates to this item change the Origin to Chargeback on the Stock record.

When the comparison report is run against a “Chargeback” item, it will create another “Agency” line that it will update costs and other bits and pieces on.