Supplier Cost Setup
The vendor's net price is rarely your real cost. In the Supplier Cost Setup you store, per vendor (optionally per vendor + item category), the conditions the engine uses to determine the calculated cost. Open the list by searching for Supplier Cost Setup or from the Price Calculation Setup.
Fields and formula
| Field | Effect |
|---|---|
| Vendor No. / Item Category | The key — the vendor + category combination wins over the plain vendor line |
| Discount % | deduction from the net price (your negotiated discount) |
| Shipping Cost + Min. Amount | freight is added when the (discounted) price is below the free-shipping threshold |
| Insurance % | percentage surcharge on the net price |
| Enabled | only enabled lines take effect |
Cost = Net × (1 − Discount %) + Shipping (if below Min. Amount) + Net × Insurance %
The freight threshold is measured against the discounted price — that is the amount the vendor invoices.
Where the conditions apply
- Sales calculation: as the cost basis of the margin — the price explanation shows net cost and calculated cost separately
- Purchase price lists: the calculated cost is stored as the unit price of the
MC-*line next to the raw net cost (direct unit cost) that flows into purchase orders
Not with the BC cost sources
With the cost sources Item Unit Cost and Purchase Price List the conditions are not applied again — a unit cost or a negotiated purchase line already is the real price. The price list also needs Include Freight Cost switched on for the conditions to apply at all.