Purchasing and suppliers

Your purchasing, with nothing forgotten.

eKo starts from your customer orders to tell you what to order, from whom and for whom. Supplier orders are created in a few clicks, and the goods receipt triggers the customer delivery.

What you can do

Purchasing and suppliers: the essentials.

Everything left to buy

Customer order lines that are neither delivered nor ordered yet are gathered on a single screen.

Grouped by supplier

eKo suggests each item's usual supplier; you confirm and it creates the orders.

Receipt and delivery

When the goods arrive, customer delivery notes are generated automatically.

Delivery notes signed on screen

Your customer signs on a phone or tablet: proof of receipt is attached to the delivery note.

Electronic supplier invoices

Received straight in eKo, matched to their order, accepted or disputed in one click.

In practice

From customer order to delivery, one single flow.

No need to open every customer order to know what to buy. The Purchasing module lists the backlog: the quantities really left to source, with the purchase price from the item record and the usual supplier suggested.

You adjust a quantity or a negotiated price, assign the lines to a supplier, and eKo creates the matching supplier orders. When a supplier does not have everything in stock, the line is split: the balance stays on the list, to order later or elsewhere.

On receipt, eKo generates your customers' delivery notes. Your customer signs on screen, and the supplier's invoice, if it arrives in electronic format, is matched to its order with no re-keying.

An ideal solution for

  • Trading and distribution: order every day what customers have ordered
  • Construction companies: supply a site, supplier by supplier
  • Installers: receive the equipment and deliver the customer with a signed delivery note
  • In short, for every field trade!

Frequently asked questions

Your questions, our answers.

How does eKo know what needs ordering?

eKo starts from your confirmed customer orders and lists the quantities that are neither delivered nor already ordered from a supplier. A line disappears from the list as soon as it is ordered.

Can my customer sign the delivery note without paper?

Yes. They sign directly on a phone, tablet or computer; the signature, the signatory's name and the date appear on the delivery note PDF.

Do electronic supplier invoices arrive in eKo?

Yes. With the built-in PA option they arrive in eKo on their own: you accept, reject or dispute them, and record them in your purchases only if you wish.