Tellimuste

Tellimuste is the Estonian term for orders in a business context. Grammatically, tellimuste is the genitive plural of tellimus, and it appears in compound expressions such as tellimuste täitmine (fulfillment of orders) or tellimuste haldamine (management of orders).

In Estonian commerce, a tellimus can refer to any record of a customer's request to purchase goods or services. Distinctions are made between sales orders (tellimused from customers) and purchase orders (tellimused to suppliers). The genitive plural tellimuste appears in official documents and system fields, for example tellimuste arv (number of orders) or tellimuste seisund (order status).

Typical data in a tellimus entry include: order number, customer or vendor details, item lines (codes, descriptions, quantities, unit prices), totals, currency, tax, delivery and billing addresses, payment terms, delivery method, and key dates such as order date and expected delivery.

The workflow for tellimuste generally follows creation, validation, confirmation, payment processing, picking and packing, shipment, delivery confirmation, and invoicing. Orders may be updated, split, or canceled; backorders and partial shipments are common in supply chains.

Tellimuste are central to ecommerce, retail, manufacturing, and procurement. They are typically managed within ERP or CRM systems and may be exchanged via EDI, XML, or API integrations. Beyond a bare record, tellimuste support planning, inventory control, and customer service.

See also: tellimus, tellimuste täitmine, tellimuste haldamine.