Item model group, product compliance, and approved vendors
The item model group must be identified on the released product to specify the reservation and costing methods. Identifying the item model group also helps you to control batch disposition codes, approved vendors, and consolidation requirements.
Product compliance
Product compliance is used to track chemical and safety-related information for items that are purchased and sold in a company.
Examples of products that might require tracking in Supply Chain Management include flammable chemicals to include product safety sheets with each shipment, carcinogens to restrict and regulate shipment to specific countries or regions, and other chemicals to track CAS, OSHA, or EPA codes as required by local and federal regulations.
Make sure that you complete the product compliance setup on the released product if safety and PSDS data will be tracked on the item. You can list the product as restricted or regulated and record various reporting information (such as the CAS number) on the item.
Approved vendors
You can set up an approved vendor list on the released product to indicate the vendors that the item can be purchased from. If the item model group requires that an approved vendor is used for purchases, then setting up an approved vendor list is mandatory for the item.