RE: Negative Discounts

BPCS will support negative discounts... we use them frequently because we do
a lot of "delivered pricing" where the freight is built in to the invoice
price.  But we want to generate a separate line for this freight surcharge,
so I'm not sure it will work here.  But thanks for the suggestion, I'll
check it out.

Martha Bayer
Badger Mining Corporation
920-361-2388
mbayer@badgerminingcorp.com


        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Tim Armstrong [SMTP:tma@evansville.net]
        Sent:   Thursday, August 19, 1999 7:39 PM
        To:     BPCS-L@midrange.com
        Subject:        Negative Discounts

        Another dumb idea from Al Mac

        -----Original Message-----
        Subject: Freight Surcharges


        >We are 6.0.02 C/S AS400.
        >
        >Has anyone out there ever had to do a work around or system mod
(ugh) to
        >allow them to deal with adding a separate line to the invoice for a
fuel
        >surcharge?  We have our own trucking division.  When diesel prices
reach
        >certain levels, BMC wants to calculate a freight surcharge which is
a
        >variable percentage of the freight rate.  The percentage varies
based on
        the
        >current per gallon price of diesel fuel and ensures that we are
charging
        >enough freight to cover our costs.  They don't want to just change
the
        >freight rate because it is a temporary thing.
        >
        >Any suggestions would be appreciated.
        >
        >Martha Bayer
        >Badger Mining Corporation
        >920-361-2388
        >mbayer@badgerminingcorp.com

        There's all kinds of discounts & special pricing & promotions &
deals that
        can be tied to customer orders - normally they are discounts working
on some
        combination of quantity ordered, preferred dates, sales person deal,
bonus
        for lead time & not changing at last minute ... will BPCS support a
negative
        discount?

        Set it up, use dates such that the surcharge is not now effective,
include
        code to use this negative impact on all customer ship to carrier
whatever
        "when it is effective." then when BMC needs the surcharge, change
the
        percentage to the new story (expressed as a negative so the math
will come
        out as a positive addition instead of the usual discount), and alter
the
        effectivity dates so that the charge is effective immediately.  When
BMC
        wants it stopped, change the effectivity dates accordingly.

        Start & Stop will be fast & easy, relevant orders get the code when
        relevant, the only thing to research is whether or not this actually
works
        in BPCS.

        Other approaches - review order types 6 & 7
        ____________________________________________
        Al Macintyre
        Central Industries of Indiana, Inc.
        www.cen-elec.com


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