Definicja quota base quantity

A quantity that exerts a control function when a new source of supply is included in an already existing quota arrangement.

The quota base quantity enables you to prevent all requirements (in the form of requisitions or purchase orders, for example) from being allocated to the new source of supply until its quota-allocated quantity exceeds that of one of the existing sources. This is achieved by virtue of the fact that the quota base quantity acts as an additional quota-allocated quantity when the quota rating is calculated.