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Automatically generate quantity breaks

To generate quantity breaks automatically

Open: Manufacturing System Manager > Operations Register > Records > New Operation | Subcontract.

Open: Manufacturing System Manager > Operations Register > Records > Amend Operation | Subcontract.

  1. Select a Supplier in the Suppliers list.
  2. Any existing quantity breaks for the supplier are displayed.

  3. Click Auto Generate.
  4. Enter the Auto Generate Details.
  5. Start From

    Enter the start quantity.

    Intervals Of

    Enter the intervals for the quantity breaks.

    Number of Entries

    Enter the number of quantity breaks to generate.

  6. Enter the Defaults:
  7. Default Cost

    Enter the default cost of the items in the first quantity break.

    Intervals Of

    Enter a value to increase or decrease the default cost of the items for subsequent quantity breaks.

    Note: If you enter a negative value, costs will decrease unless you select Rate Per Item, in which case they will increase. If you enter a positive value, costs will increase unless you select Rate Per Item, in which case they will decrease.

    Default Hours Offsite

    Enter the default number of hours items are spent offsite for the first quantity break.

    Intervals Of

    Enter a positive value to increase or a negative value to decrease the default number of hours offsite for subsequent quantity breaks.

    Rate Per Item

    Select this check box to set the cost per individual item in the quantity break.

    Note: Costs will increase across quantity breaks if you enter a negative value in the Intervals Of box. Costs will decrease across quantity breaks if you enter a positive value in Intervals Of.

    Leave this check box clear if the cost is for a batch of any quantity in the band.

    Note: Costs will increase across quantity breaks if you enter a positive value in Intervals Of. Costs will decrease across quantity breaks if you enter a negative value in Intervals Of.

  8. Click OK.
  9. The quantity breaks are automatically generated and shown on the Subcontract tab.


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