> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.dripos.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Vendor Management
> Add your Vendors into Dripos to organize your purchases
Dripos Vendor Management allows you to seamlessly add and organize your vendors and link your purchases directly to your inventory.
## Add Vendors
On the **Dashboard**, navigate to **Operations** > **Supply Chain** > **Vendors**
Click **Create Vendor** and fill in the necessary fields.
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## Manage Vendors
All added vendors can be viewed in the Vendors tab. Click **View** to open the vendor's page
Click **Add Contact**
Add contact information > press **Save**
Determine which supply chain ingredients are supplied from a vendor.
Navigate to the **Vendor Items** tab > **Create Vendor Item**
Complete the following fields and click **Add**
> **Attached Ingredient**: Select the ingredient from your Inventory to attach to your vendor
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> **Vendor Item**: Enter the name that the vendor displays on their price list
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> **SKU#**: Enter the product code that the vendor displays on their price list
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> **Vendor Item Price**: Enter the cost of the vendor item
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> **Vendor Item Quantity and Unit**: Enter the number of units contained in one case. For example, a shipment of 12 gallons of milk would have a case count of 12 and the unit as gallons.
Create and view past purchase orders with a selected vendor.
⭐ When a purchase order is created in Dripos, the stock of the ingredients purchase automatically increases.
On the **Dashboard**, navigate to **Operations** > **Supply Chain** > **Purchase Orders** > **Create Purchase Order**
The total value of all purchase orders that have been sent but not yet delivered.
The total number of orders received in the past 7 days.
The total number of orders where the delivery date has passed but have not been marked as received in Dripos.
Complete the following fields and **Create Purchase Order** once complete
> **Vendor**: Select the vendor you’re purchasing from
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> **Order Number**: Enter a number to label this purchase order
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> **Delivery Date**: Specify the expected delivery date for this purchase order. This helps track average vendor delays.
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> **Notes (Optional)**: Add any additional notes related to this purchase order
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> **Vendor Items**: Click **Add Item** for each ingredients to include in this purchase order and their respective quantity
Add a vendor contact as a recipient for the purchase order > click **Send Purchase Order** to email the vendor contact your order for fulfillment.
See a preview of the order to send to the vendor contact under **Preview**:
Once the goods are received, mark the purchase order as received to increase the stock of your ingredients accordingly.
See your received items listed within the **Vendor Items** tab of the purchase order, and additionally see the purchase order in the activity log of the ingredient that was fulfilled.
