Production and purchasing

Review vendor pricing history and update costs

Open the vendor detail record when you need to understand what changed, not just that the price is different now.

4 min read · Updated Mar 18, 2026 · Purchasing managers reviewing supplier changes

Use the vendor detail view when a cost change needs more context than the comparison screen gives you.

This is especially useful for repeat issues or ingredients that move in price often.

Quick facts

Start here

Detail review is slower than the comparison screen but better for root-cause work.
Use history review when one supplier suddenly looks wrong or unstable.
Update costs only after the underlying pricing story is clear.

Step 1: Open the vendor record and inspect the ingredient context

Start in Vendors and drill into the supplier that changed.
Review the items that moved and decide whether the change is temporary, structural, or an input mistake.

Vendor detail screen with item-level pricing history — The vendor detail page gives more context than the list view when one supplier suddenly looks wrong or unstable.

Step 2: Push the correction into costing

After the price is confirmed, update the cost source your team should trust.
Then review the affected recipes or comparison tools so the change is visible everywhere it matters.

Cost table showing updated ingredient and recipe cost impact — After you confirm the supplier change, review the cost tables so the update is visible everywhere your team relies on it.