General Description of The Vendor File MYGATEFV.TXT
There is generally a vendor record for each location and vendor
containing the following fields :

Number	Content	Example
1. Location	Plant , Warehouse , Distribution Center	DENVER
2. Not Used	Not Used
3. Vendor Name	Ultimate Source of Product	General Electric
4. Vendor Code	Vendor , plant , warehouse number abbreviation	GE
5. Minimum	$ , Pounds , Pieces , Pallets , Cube	40000 lbs
5A. Minimum Frequency	How many weeks suply to buy at a time	#4
5B. Secondary Minimum	$ , Pounds , Pieces , Pallets , Cube	#1000 lbs
6. Lead Time	Time from placing an order until it is availble for sale in weeks	1.7 weeks
7. Safety Time	Minimum Time Supply on Hand	2 weeks
8. Vendor Curves	V Seas% distribution by month of all items for this vendor	8.3%#8.3%#8.3%#etc.
9. Consolidation Center	Location that this product ships from	CHICAGO
The Immediate Source of The Product	The consolidation center may manufacture these goods.
Or sometimes the consolidation center	may get these goods from a vendor or plant or other consolidation center.
10. Buyer	Manager of this vendor's items	RP
11. Date	Date the on hand number was refreshed ie Sep 26 2007	09-26-07
11a. Forecast Date	This is the way to give Focus Forecasting(r) the forecast date	09-26-07#09-07