Procurement

Procurement register

In the Procurement tab you specify how an item is procured, which supplier is preferred and what components the cost costs are made up of.

Information marked “read-only” or “automatic” is for informational purposes. They are defined elsewhere or calculated from transaction data.

Procurement control

• Shopping items: Allows the selection of the item in purchasing processes and corresponding item searches.
• Procurement type: Determines the intended path: buy, make, not get, or decide when using.
• Transfer to purchase: Indicates open sales positions for this item for inclusion in a purchasing process.
• Procurement time (days): Planned value for the time from the triggered demand to the expected availability.
• Standard supplier: Preferred supplier that X-ERP can suggest for suitable procurement processes.
• Procurement Finance Group: Assigns the item to a procurement-related financial group and supports automatic account determination. (see Administration > Financial Initialization > Financial Group Items)

Cost calculation

• Procurement price: Starting price for the calculation. He can choose from a selected one Supplier cost price adopted or maintained manually.
• Factor: Multiplies the procurement price before adding any additional costs.
• Storage costs: Additional costs for storage and internal handling.
• Overhead costs: Flat-rate cost share for indirect operating expenses.
• Other costs: Other absolute costs that are not assigned to any of the other cost types.
• Change in value: Additional imputed value adjustment that is included in the cost price.
• Cost of goods sold (automatically): Calculated result from the procurement price, factor and the stored cost components.
• Price unit (read-only, only if not equal to 1): Shows which item quantity the procurement price refers to.

Purchase price list

• Supplier: Supplier to whom the price and delivery conditions apply.
• Catalog number (read-only): External catalog number maintained by the supplier.
• Delivery days: Delivery time from this supplier for the item.
• Minimum quantity: Supplier-specific minimum order quantity.
• Lot size: Supplier-specific order quantity grid.
• Purchase price: Supplier's initial price before discount and procurement costs.
• Discount %: Percentage deduction from the purchase price.
• Cost price (automatic): Purchase price less discount plus logistics, customs and risk costs.

Good to know

The list campaign Copy at procurement price transfers the selected supplier price into the field procurement price the Cost calculation.

Related topics

1. For specialist users – Use individual modules safely and efficiently › Master data › items › Register tabs
2. For specialist users – Use individual modules safely and efficiently › Master data › items › Register tabs › Overview
3. For specialist users – Use individual modules safely and efficiently › Master data › items › Register tabs › Details
4. For specialist users – Use individual modules safely and efficiently › Master data › items › Register tabs › Sales

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