Adding burdens

Burdens are the cost of production, such as labor, utilities, and machine setup. You assign burden types to each burden to determine how the application calculates the total cost associated with a burden.

Burdens are assigned to finished goods to determine what your non-inventory production costs are.

Four burden types are available on Burdens (IC63.1).


Kind of burden	Burden cost becomes
Flat amount	The flat amount you enter for the burden.
Amount per finished good unit	The quantity of the finished good multiplied by the number of units required.
Percentage of finished good inventory cost	The percentage of finished good inventory cost (which is the total of all inventory components).
Amount per burden unit	The unit cost multiplied by the quantity and multiplier.

When you define burdens in Burdens (IC63.1), you can attach comments to burden templates. The following table shows how the attachment feature works.


To attach comments to	Put the cursor
Burden templates	In the Burden Code field. Select the Attachments option and type the burden template comments. In LID, click the A icon on the toolbar. In Portal or Smart Office, select the item and right-click to select the attachments option (or Ctrl+Shift+T). Note: The burden template comments default to Finished Goods (IC62.1).

To add burdens

Use Burdens (IC63.1) to define a burden.

In the Status field, if you select Inactive, the burden cannot be added to a finished good or work order.
In the Burden Type field, select the method the application should use to calculate burden cost (flat amount, amount per finished good unit, percent of finished good inventory cost, or amount per burden unit).

Note: You receive an error message if, for example, you select a burden type of flat amount and try to enter an amount on the Per Burden Unit tab.
Select the tab that matches the burden type you selected. Type the appropriate amount.

Related reports and inquiries


To	Use
List burdens for a production facility	Burden Listing (IC263)