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Bulkiness and
Minimum Weights
When you perform this IMG activity, you define
bulkiness groups, bulkiness factors and minimum weights for shipping
units.
Example
Bulkiness factor:
You have made the following agreement with your
forwarding agent:
- Shipment costs are calculated based on the
weight to be shipped. The prices depend on a corresponding
scaling.
- For large-volume goods, you proceed as
follows:
- The volume (in litres) is divided by
6.
- The resulting number is compared with the
weight and the larger of the two numbers is set as the new weight.
- The costs are then calculated based on this
new weight.
Minimum weight:
You have made the following agreement with your
forwarding agent:
- Shipment costs are calculated based on the
shipping units to be shipped (paletts or wire baskets, for example). For
certain shipping units, the forwarding agent fixes a minimum
weight.
- For calculating the shipment costs, the actual
weight of a shipping unit is compared with the corresponding minimum weight.
The larger of the two numbers is used as the calculation basis.
- Instead of a minimum weight, you can also
define a minimum volume or a minimum length of loading platform.
Activities
1. To define a
bulkiness group:
a) Choose "New
entries".
b) Enter a
alphanumeric key with a maximum of six digits and a description.
c) Save your
entries.
2. To assign
bulkiness factors to a bulkiness group:
a) Choose "New
entries".
b) Enter a
reference scale basis to which the calculation refers (gross weight, for
example).
c) As the first
unit of measure, enter a unit that complies with the reference scale basis
(kilogram, for example).
d) As the
second unit of measure, enter a unit that complies with the comparison scale
basis (litre, for example).
e) Enter a
bulkiness factor.
f) Save your
entries.
3. To assign
minimum weights to a bulkiness group:
a) Choose "New
entries".
b) Enter a
shipping material, for which you have defined a minimum weight (or volume or
length of loading platform).
c) Enter a
minimum weight (or volume or length of loading platform) and a corresponding
unit of measure.
d) Save your
entries.
Further
Notes
When the shipment costs are calculated, the
system determines the bulkiness group using the condition technique of
pricing. In the standard system, condition type "SP00" is available for this
purpose. Create corresponding condition records.