It would be incredibly useful if we could add due dates to individual lines on a purchase order.

Example:

We order multiple styles of boots from a supplier on the same Purchase Order. Some of these may be in stock, but others will be added to a back order with futures supply/production dates, which can be months apart from each other - having a single Purchase Order due date is not an accurate reflection of when the stock arriving, and is actively misleading when back orders are involved, increasing the likelihood that customers may be given incorrect due dates for their orders.

When suppliers give us a list back order due dates, it would be helpful if we could then correctly update these dates against each line/item in the purchase order. This would enable staff to see accurately see timeframes at a glance, enabling us to notify / update customers quickly and efficiently. It would also aid future purchase orders as we would have much more visibility of what stock is arriving and when.

This would help to improve customer service and sales, and save staff time from having to manually cross reference Purchase Orders with lists of due dates every time a customers wants to know when something will be restocked.

Currently the Purchase Orders are only accurate for items which are all in stock and expected to arrive at the same time - in reality this is often not the case and doesn't reflect the staggered nature of deliveries / back orders or Forward Orders.

This would also help to reflect production delays more quickly and accurately.