Suppose that the buyer has selected one of the Quotes as the most interesting one. It will do so by sending the particular supplier an Order. The order contains the information of the quote, and in rare circumstances it might be amended with changes. Usually, however, the order from the most interesting supplier is consistent with the quote that it submitted. Please note that if a customer does not pick a certain quote, he or she will simply not respond to you. They will not notify you directly that they have not picked your quote. This is why the cutoff date (see RFQ) is so important: as a supplier you know that when you did not hear from the buyer a day or so after the cutoff date, the order will not have been granted. In the user interface for a player, the quote will be removed from the screen, and be counted as an unsuccessful quote.

Order properties

The Order has the following properties:

• Quote and RFQ
  The Quote and underlying RFQ to which the order belongs (not changeable)
• Proposed amount
  The number of products that are actually promised (not changeable)
• Promised delivery date
  The promised date of delivery (not changeable)
• Price
  The total price that the supplier is asking for the overall order (not changeable)
• Confirmation
  Yes or No, confirm or reject the quote. If yes, an order will be sent out.