Purchasing Level Information Screen

General Information

This screen contains the information for the selected or new buying level in the Stock Maintenance - Suppliers screen tab. Enter or modify the information as required and press SAVE.

Field Definitions for the Purchasing Level Information Screen

LEVEL - the purchasing level ID number. When adding a new level, this number is assigned by M.O.M. and cannot be changed.

SUPPLIER - the code for the supplier. The supplier must already be setup in the Maintain Supplier option. Lookup/list is available on supplier code.

SUPPLIER ID - the supplier's stock number or description for the item.  This can be set up in the Global Parameters - Miscellaneous Tab to copy the ISBN number or UPC Code on the General tab of Stock Maintenance.

SPECIAL SUPPLIER INSTRUCTIONS- information for the supplier that appears below the item on the Purchase Order.

EQUIVALENT UNITS OF SKU - the numeric ratio used to define the relationship between the number of items or the item's configuration purchased from the supplier and number of items sold. For example, if you purchase a case of 10 from your supplier, but sell the items individually, the numeric relationship would be 10-to-1 and 10 would be entered in this field.   Also, if you purchase individually from your supplier, but sell the items in a pair, the numeric relationship would be 1-to-2 and .50 (a fractional quantity of 1/2) would be entered in this field.   In this case, the stock item will need to be set as a fractional product prior to setting up the fractional EQUIVALENT UNITS OF SKU.

Note: When returning items to your supplier, the EQUIVALENT UNITS OF SKU field will be dimmed.  The ratio for the return will be 1-to-1.

VOLUME - enter the item's volume when purchased from this supplier at the BUY QUANTITY specified.

Note: This volume is independent from the volume calculated in the   General tab of Stock Maintenance.

WEIGHT - enter the item's weight when purchased from this supplier at the BUY QUANTITY specified.

Note: This weight  is independent from the weight entered in the   General tab of Stock Maintenance.

BUY QUANTITY - the normal, or in some cases, minimum quantity ordered from the supplier to purchase at the given UNIT PRICE and/or DISCOUNT.

UNIT PRICE - the per unit price paid when the above quantity is ordered.

DISCOUNT - a discount on the unit price that applies when a minimum buy quantity is ordered.

DROP SHIP ITEM - display only.

SUPPLIER PURCHASE GROUP ID - a user defined code used to group items together for purchasing purposes. This code can be used in the Special Criteria screen of the purchasing function to list products for purchase from one or multiple suppliers. Note: Lookup/List [F2] is available on this field.

LEAD TIME FOR DELIVERY ____ DAYS, LAST   ENTERED BY ____ - the number of days that the product takes to be delivered after the purchase order has been created.   If the product does not have a lead time in the buylevel, then the lead time is based off of the supplier lead time.   This is used for inventory forecasting.  When the lead time is entered or modified, the user ID making the entry is displayed.