When inputing an inventory item that has more than one vendor, the cost for each item is different. To input the cost for the second vendor, you have to make the second one primary or go in through A/P.
by: Melanie S. | over a year ago | General Enhancements
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Melanie, I am not sure I understand the need. Can you explain where you are manually adding a cost?
Vendors are added automatically to the item vendor file each time you receive goods for the item from a new vendor. The last cost is stored at that time and is updated when you buy again from that vendor. You do have to choose one to establish a primary vendor. Thanks.
I think Melanie is saying there should be a standard cost for each vendor. It is not practical in many situations to base the next purchase off the last cost. You may have multiple sources for an item and the decision from whom to purchase may be price, availability, proximity to destination, available shipping methods, etc. You need the current cost to price the various options to a customer depending on the circumstances (customer needs emergency next-day-air shipment to location 5 states away.)
We have the same item loaded 5 or 6 times to keep track of this information. It would be very helpful to have this option.
Adding cost information per vendor is already in MAS 90/200. You find this under PO --> Setup --> Vendor price level maintenance. You do NOT need to set up the item multiple times.
The problem with using the Vendor Price level maint. is that if in the future you recieve an item in at a different cost, it doesn't automaticlly update the cost in VPLM. So the next time you place an order it orders at the wrong cost. Need a place to just be able to change the cost at any time. It would update just like the last cost does when you do a receipt.