The Best-buy enquiry option allows you to enquire upon the best buying price for the selected part from a list of available suppliers for the part on your system. Every supplier is displayed showing the list price in local currency and the domestic equivalent.
Using the list price and discount code from the PC price file, and the discount group & table number from the PC supplier file for each type of order, the system accesses the POS discount matrix to establish a purchase price for the part from each supplier. If a supplier can provide the part cheaper on Stock order terms than the preferred supplier (the one on the stock record), the line will be highlighted.
To access the Best buy enquiry form:
The PURCHASE CONTROL Menu is displayed.
The PC MULTI_SOURCE Menu is displayed.
The Best buy enquiry form is displayed.
The Best buy enquiry form is displayed when you take Best buy enquiry option from the PC MULTI SOURCE Menu. From this form you can enquire upon the best buy supplier for the part selected.
Part number: Enter the part number that you wish to enquire upon.
Tip: A search is available for the part number, click the Ellipsis button
to invoke the search.
Description: Displays the description of the part selected.
Supplier: Displays the preferred supplier for the part from the Prices and costs tab on the stock record.
Last cost: Displays the last price paid for this part from the preferred supplier, see Prices and costs tab on the stock record.
For each additional supplier held in the PC supplier files for the same part, the following information will be displayed:
Supplier: The supplier account
Alias: The part number by which it is known by the supplier if different from your part number.
Local: This is the suppliers price before discount and any Uplifts are applied, in the currency of the supplier. This price is held in the PC price file, which is either manually maintained, or populated by an imported PC price file.
Curr This is the currency code which finds the currency rate used when converting the local price to the base price.
Price: This is the landed purchase cost in the base currency (Dealers own home currency), ie the local price divided by the currency rate plus any Uplifts that may have been applied.
Stock This is the actual landed purchase cost at stock terms in base currency. The price is derived from the Local price above, divided by the currency rate, less any purchase discount using the discount code, discount group and table number held in the PC multisource files. The S column is used on the POS discount mapping table. Finally any uplifts are applied (if applicacable) for this supplier and order type.
VOR This is the actual landed purchase cost at VOR terms in base currency. The price is derived from the Local price above, divided by the currency rate, less any purchase discount using the discount code, discount group and table number held in the PC multisource files. The V column is used on the POS discount mapping table. Finally any uplifts are applied (if applicacable) for this supplier and order type.
Int This is the actual landed purchase cost at intermediate terms in base currency. The price is derived from the Local price above, divided by the currency rate, less any purchase discount using the discount code, discount group and table number held in the PC multisource files. The I column is used on the POS discount mapping table. Finally any uplifts are applied (if applicacable) for this supplier and order type.
PUSH BUTTONS:
Display stock card: Displays the stock card for the part selected.
Exit: Returns you to the PC MULTI-SOURCE Menu.
Help: Displays help on the current application in your default company browser.
