Assigning Vendor Targets

Because transporting small shipments is not cost effective, you may want to define a specific dollar amount, total shipment weight, number of pieces, or total shipment volume that your purchasing agents must purchase from a vendor. Then when a purchasing agent enters a purchase order that does not meet the required amount, the system will not release the purchase order.

Only a user assigned the FREIGHT.TARGET.OVERRIDE authorization key can release purchase orders for which the defined target has not been met.

The Include Directs In Vendor Target Check When Printing a P/O control maintenance record controls the target check for vendor minimums on purchase orders and direct sales orders.

To assign vendor types:

From the Files menu, select Vendor to display the Vendor Maintenance screen.
In the Vendor/New field, enter a vendor ID to display the vendor record.
Use the Add'l Data hot key, then use the Misc Vend Info hot key to display the Miscellaneous Vendor Information screen.
In the Target Type field, enter one of the following target types:

$ - Dollars – The dollar amount.
# - Weight – The value assigned to a product in the LBS/ field on the Product Maintenance screen.
P - Pieces – Any of the units of measure defined for a product or buy line.
L - Load Factor – The cubic dimensions of a product or the point value of a product, as displayed on a vendor specification sheet.

In the Target field, enter a target amount, based on the value in the Target Type field.

If the target type is...	Enter...
$	up to nine digits, a decimal point and two more digits, such as 3225.50.
#	up to four digits, decimal point, and as many additional digits as are defined in the Number Of Digits Of Accuracy For Product Weight control maintenance record.
P	up to twelve digits with no decimal point. Use whole numbers only.
L	up to seven digits, a decimal point, and up to four more digits, such as 2321.4500.

Press Enter to advance to the next field, or press Esc to save the settings and return to the previous screen.