Supplier Intelligence Files (SIFs)

A SIF is a per-supplier document combining structured config (lead time, order day, MOQs) with freeform knowledge (who to call, what their delivery quirks are, when they raise prices). It's read both by Stokk's calculation engine and by Claude during Overnight Intelligence.

Why it exists

A lot of replenishment knowledge lives in buyers' heads — "this supplier ships from Italy and shuts in August," or "always order these two SKUs together because they share a pallet." A SIF makes that explicit so the system can use it and so it doesn't leave when a buyer does.

Structured fields

• Lead time (days from order to delivery)
• Order frequency or fixed order days
• Minimum order quantity / value
• Order multiple / pack size
• Payment terms
• Currency

Freeform knowledge

A markdown text area for anything else. Examples that work well:

• "They batch orders weekly — anything after Tuesday slips a week."
• "Discount kicks in at 50 units; aim above that when possible."
• "July–August: closed for two weeks, plan around it."
• "If sales of SKU 12345 spike, also order 12346 — same recipe."

How Claude uses it

During Overnight Intelligence, Claude is given the SIF as context. It cites SIF facts in its rationale, so you can see when a decision leaned on that knowledge.

Editing a SIF

Open a supplier from Purchasing → Suppliers. The structured fields and the freeform knowledge area are both inline on the supplier page; every edit is recorded in the SIF version history below.