I was under the impression that a vendor is an accounting role (bills invoices, etc) and a supplier is a product role (product, inventory, shipping). It's likely in Scott A.'s scenario, that the company is both.
As far as how they are defined in the RoleType entity, a SUPPLIER has a parent role of organizational role and VENDOR has no parent role. --- Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That would be a supplier. > > > Scott A wrote: > > > Thanks Adrian, but I'm a little slow on the uptake. > > > > Here what we want to do. We update our site inventory from a > database and we > > showcase it on an ecommerce side as inventory. If someone orders > it, we > > verify availability (most products are one of a kind) with the > vendor, order > > the item, receive the item and then ship it out to a customer. > Thats the > > typical flow. > > > > So, do you consider this a supplier (someone who sells goods ) or a > vendor? > > > > Thanks again for the help. > > > > > > > > > > Adrian Crum wrote: > > > >>Someone who supplies you with goods or services is a supplier. > >> > >>A vendor is somone who sells goods or services, who may or may not > sell > >>them to you. > >> > >>Typically, vendor roles are used in "shopping mall" type > installations. > >> > >> > >>Scott A wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hey All, > >>> > >>>can you help me determine the correct role? A regular > supplier/vendor > >>>that > >>>sells us merchandise that we then sell on to a retail client would > be > >>>considered a supplier or a vendor and is there any good reason why > they > >>>are > >>>both there? > >>> > >>>I'm a little confused between these two roles. Thanks in advance. > >> > >> > > >
