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Multi-delivery purchase orders let you manage multiple incoming deliveries under a single purchase order. Each delivery can have its own destination warehouse, expected date, and shipment details despite being associated with a single purchase, helping you manage and track complex purchase orders.
Purchase orders and deliveries
Multi-delivery purchase orders are top-level “master” purchase orders. Each one contains multiple deliveries and controls both the total ordered quantity and the pricing.
Deliveries contain items which are associated with a single master purchase order, but each delivery may have a unique destination warehouse, expected date and shipment details. On receipt, inventory is recorded against the delivery.
When to use multi-delivery purchase orders
Having multiple deliveries against a single purchase order can be useful in many scenarios, such as:
Making call-offs against blanket purchase orders
Shipping inventory on a single purchase order to multiple locations
Accurately tracking expected dates when vendors ship orders in parts
Expediting certain items using a faster shipping method
Grouping multiple shipments into one order to meet minimum order quantities (MOQs) and bulk discounts
Creating multi-delivery purchase orders
There are two ways to create a multi-delivery purchase order:
Split a purchase order: take a single purchase order and divide it into multiple deliveries
Combine purchase orders: merge multiple purchase orders into a new purchase order, converting each original order into a delivery
