A vendor, or a supplier, is a supply chain management term meaning anyone who provides goods or services to a company. A vendor often manufactures inventoriable items, and sells those items to a customer. Typically vendors are tracked in either a finance system or a warehouse management system. Vendors are often managed with a vendor compliance checklist or vendor quality audits. Purchase orders are usually used as a contractual agreement with vendors to buy goods or services. Vendors may or may… (More on Vendor)