Creating burden codes and types

Use this procedure to add and maintain burdens for a production facility. Burdens must be set up before they can be used on a finished goods template or added to a work order.
  1. Select Work Orders.
  2. Open a work order record.
  3. On the Burdens tab, click Create.
  4. Specify this information:
    Burden Code
    Specify a burden code to identify burden costs and rates. The information is used to determine costs that are associated with a production process. The costs are in addition to inventory item costs.
    Flat Amount
    Specify the estimated amount for flat amount burden.
    Amount Per Unit
    Specify the estimated amount per unit in the calculation of per finished good burdens and per burden unit burdens.
    Alternate UOM
    Select an alternate unit of measure to calculate burden cost for a finished good.
    Quantity
    Specify a quantity label to describe the measurement for amount per burden unit burdens.
    Multiplier
    Specify a multiplier label to describe the measurement for amount per burden unit burdens.
    Percent
    Specify the estimated percentage along with inventory cost for the calculation of percentage of inventory cost burdens.
    Vendor
    Select a vendor code that the burden is associated with.
  5. Click Save.