Mechanism enabling the system to compute which source of supply is to be assigned to a requirement that has arisen for a material.
The quota arrangement facilitates determination of the applicable sources of supply for a purchase requisition at a certain point in time.
The setting of quotas permits the automatic apportionment of a total material requirement over a period to different sources.
A quota arrangement consists of quota arrangement records identifying the source (vendor, internal plant etc.), the validity period, and the quota.