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.

  1. Select Administrator > Supply Management and click the Inventory tab.
  2. On the Classes And Codes pane, click Burden Codes.
  3. Click Create and specify this information:
    Company
    Select a company.
    Location
    Select a location.
    Burden Code
    Specify a code for the burden.
  4. On the Main tab, specify the GL Account details.
  5. 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.

  6. Click Save.
  7. On the Comments tab, click Create.
  8. Specify this information:
    Title
    Specify a title for the comment.
    Comment
    Provide a comment.
  9. Click Save.