Vendor

In a supply chain, a vendor, supplier, provider or a seller, is an enterprise that contributes goods or services.

A vendor is a supply chain management term that means anyone who provides goods or services of experience to another entity.

[citation needed] Purchase orders are usually used as a contractual agreement with vendors to buy goods or services.

"Vendor" is often a generic term, used for suppliers of industries from retail sales to manufacturers to city organizations.

[3] There are four basic sorts of vendors in the supply chain, and the companies and business owners play diverse responsibilities.

They serve as a crucial intermediary in the supply chain, offering competitive pricing and convenient purchasing options.

At the Groceries Code Adjudicator's annual conference with suppliers and retailers in 2024 detailed discussions took place about best practice and "fair and reasonable timeframe[s]" for issuing and implementing de-listing notifications.