Creating burden codes

Burdens are assigned to finished goods to determine your non-inventory production costs. Define burden costs for each production facility. Burdens must be set up before they can be applied to specific finished good bills of material.

Select Supply Management > Supply Management Setup > Inventory Control > Burden Codes.
Click Create and specify this information:

Company

Select a company.

Location

Select a location.

Burden Code

Specify a code for the burden.
On the Main tab, specify the GL Account details.
Specify this information:
Vendor

Select a vendor.

Burden Type
Select a burden type and the related fields.
- Flat Amount
  The flat amount that you specify for a burden.
- Amount Per Finished Goods Unit
  The quantity of the finished good multiplied by the amount for each finished good you specify for the burden.
- Percent Of Finished Goods Inventory Cost
  The percentage of finished good inventory cost, which is the total of all normal and packaging components.
- Amount Per Burden Unit
  The unit cost multiplied by the quantity and multiplier. For example, rate * hours * number of employees.
Click Save.
On the Comments tab, click Create.
Specify this information:

Title

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Comment

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