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A product refers to an ingredient in a generic way and is not associated with a supplier.
Stock management: Stock is managed at the product level.
Usage: Products are used in recipes, inventories, etc.
Link with suppliers: Each product can have one or more associated supplier items.
Thus, a product is the basis on which your daily operations rely.
A supplier item is an entity that links a product to a specific supplier.
Unique supplier: Each supplier item is sold exclusively by a single supplier.
Orders: When you place an order, it is the supplier item that is ordered, not directly the product.
Specific information: A supplier item contains all the necessary data for purchase (price, packaging, etc).
In summary, a supplier item represents the commercial information related to a product for a given supplier.
Being able to associate multiple supplier items with the same product allows you to work with multiple suppliers for the same ingredient. This is useful if you need a backup supplier and prevents you from having to modify your recipes in case of a supplier change, as they are linked to the product, not the items.
| Product | Supplier item |
Linked to a supplier | no | yes |
Used for supplier orders | no | yes |
Used in recipes, inventories | yes | no |
Stock management | yes | no |
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