A blanket order, blanket purchase agreement or call-off order is a purchase order which a customer places with its supplier to allow multiple delivery dates over a period of time, often negotiated to take advantage of predetermined pricing.

It is often used when there is a recurring need for expendable goods. Blanket orders are often used when a customer buys large quantities and has obtained special discounts.

AGR will display outstanding blanket order quantity in order line columns, item/report columns as well as in a data series in the item card plans tab and sales plans data series.

Example:

A manufacturing company knows it will need 10,000 bolts over the next year. Rather than issuing a new PO every week, it creates a blanket order with a bolt supplier for 10,000 bolts at $0.05 each. Every month, it issues a release for however many bolts are needed at that time.