# Suppliers
### Supplier Master Data
Path: [**Inventory → Suppliers**](https://app.zonwizard.com/analytics/supplier/list/)
The **Suppliers** section allows you to manage your supplier records and associate the products you purchase with each of them.
Correctly matching products to suppliers is essential because:
* It allows for the **automatic creation of purchase orders**
* It allows for the correct calculation of quantities, prices, and procurement times
**Suppliers list**
The supplier list shows the main information of each supplier:
* **Name:** Supplier's name
* **Products:** Preview of products associated with the supplier.
* **Country:** Supplier's country of origin.
* **Address:** Full address of the supplier.
* **Contacts:** Email, phone number and contact person.
* **Actions**
* **Edit**: to update supplier information
* **Archive**: to make the supplier invisible in the list
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### Add a supplier
Path: [**Inventory → Suppliers**](https://app.zonwizard.com/analytics/supplier/list/)
1. Click on the “+” button at the top right
2. A modal will open where you can enter the supplier information
**Required fields**
* **Name**
* **Currency**
* **Country**
* **Address**
* **Email**
* **Phone number**
* **Contact person**
* **Notes**
Once saved, the supplier will be available for product association.
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### Editing a supplier
To edit a supplier's information:
1. Locate the supplier in the list
2. Click **Edit** in the **Actions** column
3. Update the desired information and save
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### Archive a supplier
It is not possible to permanently delete a supplier.
To remove it from the list:
1. Click **Archive** in the **Actions** column.
2. The supplier will be hidden, but historical data will remain available.
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### Associate products with a supplier
Path: **Inventory → Suppliers → Supplier Details**
Within a supplier's detail page, you can associate the products you purchase from them.
There are **two ways to associate them**:
#### Manual addition
You can enter product information directly by filling in the required fields.
#### Adding via Excel template
You can upload a pre-populated Excel file with product data to associate with the supplier, useful for bulk insertions.
#### Product-Supplier Information
For each product associated with a supplier, you can specify:
* **Supplier SKU**: Code or description used by the supplier (*e.g., "Red Shirt XL"*)
* **Supplier Product ID**: Product identifier at the supplier (*e.g., EAN or item code*)
* **Minimum Order Quantity**: Minimum number of units that can be purchased per order
* **Multiple Quantity**: Mandatory quantity increments (*e.g., minimum 100 pieces in multiples of 10*)
This information is used automatically when **creating purchase orders**, both manually and automatically.
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