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Operation Subcontract details

  • Select the Subcontract tab.
  • Add, amend, delete and select the preferred supplier details.

Note: The supplier must use base currency.

  • To add a supplier, click Add and enter the following details:

 

Code : Select the supplier account. The Name appears automatically.

Order Ref. : Enter an order reference number.  This is an internal reference, it does not get copied to the purchase order.

Lead Time : Enter a Lead Time, in working days. Suggested purchase order dates are calculated using the lead time, based on the order/operation start date.

Order Details : The details entered here are copied to the purchase order line when the purchase order is created from the Works Order module.

Note: Click Edit Order Details to display the Edit Order Details window and enter the text required.

Saturday : Select this option if the supplier includes Saturdays in their planning operations.  Selecting this will reduce the calculated lead time of the works order operation, if it goes over a Saturday.

Sunday : Select this option if the supplier includes Sundays in their planning operations. Selecting this will reduce the calculated lead time of the works order operation, if it goes over a Sunday.

Cost Heading : Select the cost heading for the subcontract costs.

Note: This can only be an operations cost heading type (LabourMachineTooling or Subcontract).

Currency : The supplier currency is displayed.

Note:  To update costs correctly to the Works Order, you must select a subcontract supplier that uses base currency.

  • To amend a supplier, select the supplier record and change the details.
  • To delete a supplier, select the supplier record and click Delete.
  • To set a preferred supplier, select the supplier record from the list and click Set as Preferred. The Pref. column displays Yes for the supplier.

Note: If only one supplier is listed, that supplier is set as the preferred supplier by default.

 

Manage Quantity Breaks (subcontract operations only)

  • Select the supplier record in the Suppliers list.
  • Any existing quantity breaks for the supplier are listed.

 

Add, amend and delete Quantity Breaks (subcontract operations only)

  • To add or amend the quantity breaks manually, enter the following details:

Note: Click Add to add a quantity break manually.

From : Enter the start quantity.

To : Enter the end quantity.

Cost : Enter the cost.

Note: The cost is in the supplier’s currency.

Rate Per Item : Select this option if the cost is for each item. Leave clear if this is the total cost for any quantity in the band.

Hours Offsite : Enter the number of hours spent offsite. This is used when calculating schedules.

 

  • To add or amend the quantity breaks automatically, click Auto Generate and enter the details in the Auto Generate Quantity Breaks window.
  • To delete a quantity break, select the quantity break and click Delete.

 

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