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MSME 45-day payment rule vs strategic vendor flexibility

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Suresh I.

Logistics Sourcing Manager, Flipkart

Legal wants 45-day terms everywhere, ops needs longer cycles with a few strategic suppliers. How are large enterprises balancing MSME Act compliance with real-world payment workflows in SAP?

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Kavi Nair

Sep 26, 2026·Sep 26, 2026, 4:21 PM

Ops flexibility milti hai if you pre-approve a small strategic exception list quarterly.

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V. Singh

Sep 25, 2026·Sep 25, 2026, 3:28 PM

We automated MSME flag from Udyam API during vendor creation. Reduced manual errors.

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Anu R.

Sep 24, 2026·Sep 24, 2026, 2:35 PM

45-day clock starts from invoice acceptance, not GRN in some interpretations — clarify with counsel.

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Rajat Mehta

Sep 23, 2026·Sep 23, 2026, 1:42 PM

Legal ke saath written exception policy rakho for strategic non-MSME vendors.

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P.S. Hegde

Sep 22, 2026·Sep 22, 2026, 12:49 PM

Segment vendors into MSME and non-MSME buckets with different SAP payment workflows.