For Purchasing Teams

Give Purchasing the tools needed for material planning, supply chain control, placing POs, and managing vendors.

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Keep purchasing aligned with real demand. Cetec ERP connects MRP, supplier management, receiving, and inventory, so buyers can issue accurate POs, track open commitments, and see the financial impact of every order.

Resources for Purchasing Teams

In-depth documentation, guides, best practice and use-case blogs, and more to learn how to do your job in Cetec ERP.
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Insights and best practices on supply chain control, vendor performance, and purchasing best practices in manufacturing ERP.

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Running Reverse MRP

Apr 10 2023

Using MRP and Order Material Reports as Your Parts Short Sheet in Cetec ERP

Jul 21 2020

Why Dates in MRP Matter: Understanding the “Sum Req’d Qty” in Cetec ERP

Oct 9 2025

Managing Vendor Prepayments in Cetec ERP

Jul 10 2023

Guides for Purchasing

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Step-by-step guides for running MRP, creating purchase orders, and managing vendor approvals in Cetec ERP.

How To Enter a Vendor PO (Purchase Order)

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How To Show Customer Supplied Material on MRP

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How To Look Up Material Shortages (Order Material Report)

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How To Run MRP

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Detailed reference material on MRP.

Purchasing

Purchasing
So far we’ve taken 3500 demand lines, and are almost ready to cut POs on around 1200 of them. Start to finish an hour, an hour and a half. So we’re going to be able to take what was taking us six to eight weeks and condense it down into about four hours.

Brant Littrell

Commander of Supply Chain at S & Y Industries
We’ve already been able to identify three different things that we realized we needed to order in Cetec as a result of the orders we have on hand and what inventory we have available.

Jennifer Kearse

Accounting Manager at Misty Mountain Threadworks

Integrations for Purchasing Teams

Integrations

Electronics Quoting & Supply Chain Integration

Connect Cetec ERP with CalcuQuote for advanced electronics quoting and supply chain workflows designed for EMS and contract manufacturers.