Negative Discounts

Another dumb idea from Al Mac

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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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