REQUIRE Y*** IF CUST B/O LESS THAN "P" PACK -
Why Use it: One goal is to eliminate the potential for over/dead stock before it even gets into your warehouse. One way identified how over/dead stock gets into our warehouses is by customer orders that don’t match purchasing pack quantities. Many of these scenarios can be prevented with a little information that is already available in the ‘P’ack quantities, notifying counter staff of the pack requirements in order entry.
For example, you must purchase a product in a pack of 12 from the DC. You have 12 on hand. Your customer orders 20. Since you have less than 20 on hand, you will now be in a position to order more from the DC to fill this backorder, minimum order of 12. Once you fill the backorder of 8, you will have 4 on hand, less than the normal standard pack. With the added notification, your counter staff will now see the pack requirements and have the opportunity to up-sell to the higher amount.
How to Use it:
The following conditions must be met:
· The parameter needs to be set in Menu 35.1, screen 3, field 12 to ‘Y’.
· Product detail record, Menu 12.3.2.3, field 15 must have a pack quantity with a ‘P’ EX: 12P
· Quantity Ordered Requirement Notification: in order entry Menu 1.2, the customer attempts to order a quantity of a product that is <<MORE>> than what is on-hand (creating a customer B/O scenario –kicking off the purchasing process). IF the customer orders less than what is currently on-hand that is OK, but if they order more -counter staff will be notified of the Pack quantity requirement and prompted for ‘Y***’ to continue or increase the order to meet the purchasing pack requirement.
