Currently, Mintsoft has the following methods to calculate picking and packing pricing:
PerItem.
PerOrderLine.
PerOrderPerSkuPerUnit.
PercentageOfOrderValue.
PerCubicMeter.
OrderVolumeTieredPricing.
PerItem
The PerItem picking type is a flat rate for every additional item added to the order. It will charge a rate for the first item and then for every additional subsequent item after that.
Example
Order 1 contains 10 items.
PickingCalculationType: PerItem.
Standard First Item Picking Cost: 1.00.
Additional Picking Cost Per Item: 0.50.
Number Of Items Included In Standard Pick: 1.
The calculation would be -
1 Item is charged: £1.00 (Standard Picking Cost).
9 Items are charged: £0.50 (Additional Picking Cost).
Total: £5.50.
PerOrderLine
The PerOrderLine picking type only produces one charge for each SKU line on the order, and it ignores how many units there are in total. This pricing concept is ideally used for very small items – so a worker can go to a pick bin location and pick up 50-100 units in one go without having to keep going back to get more.
Example
Order 1 contains 2 different SKUs.
PickingCalculationType: PerOrderLine.
Standard First Item Picking Cost: 0.50.
Additional Picking Cost Per Item: 0.10.
Number Of Items Included In Standard Pick: 1.
The calculation would be -
SKU 1 is charged: £0.50.
SKU 2 is charged: £0.10.
Total: £0.60.
PerOrderPerSkuPerUnit
The PerOrderPerSkuPerUnit picking type works by charging for every additional SKU picked and every single unit picked, as well as adding a flat charge for the order regardless of the number of items.
Example
Order 1 contains 2 different SKUs each with a quantity of 5 meaning 10 items in total.
PickingCalculationType: PerOrderPerSkuPerUnit.
Standard First Item Picking Cost: 0.75 (This acts as your PerOrder Charge).
Additional Picking Cost Per Item: 0.10 (This acts as your PerUnit Charge).
Picking Per SKU Cost: 0.25 (This acts as your PerSKU Charge).
Number Of Items Included In Standard Pick: 1.
The calculation would be -
The Order is charged: £0.75 (Standard Picking Cost).
All 10 Items are charged: £0.10 (Additional Picking Cost).
2 different SKUs: £0.25 (Picking Per SKU Cost).
Total: £2.25.
PercentageOfOrderValue
The PercentageOfOrderValue picking type takes a percentage of the total order value received.
Example
Order value: £100.
PickingCalculationType: PercentageOfOrderValue.
Percentage Of Order Value Picking Cost: 0.5 (5%).
Total Charge: £5.
PerCubicMeter
The PerCubicMeter picking type charges based on the product dimensions.
Note: You need to make sure that all products for the required client(s) have dimensions stored against them.
Example
Order 1 Total Cubic Meter (CBM): 1.25.
PickingCalculationType: PerCubicMeter.
Picking Cost per Cubic Meter: 2.50.
Total Charge: £3.12.
We can only do pricing in 2DP.
OrderVolumeTieredPricing
To learn more about this picking type, please review the OrderVolumeTieredPricing help guide.
Number Of Items Included In Standard Pick
Increasing the Number Of Items Included In Standard Pick would result in more items being charged the Standard Picking Cost.
Carton Picking Cost
The Standard First Carton Picking Cost and Additional Carton Picking Cost only work on the PerItem picking charging model, you can also set up slight variations on this, by charging different rates for carton picks as opposed to picking individual units (you need to specify carton QTYs on the product level for this to work).
Override Pick Cost - Per Product
If certain products require a separate picking cost compared to the rest, this can be set up directly on the product. The product override pick costs are meant for when your client has either introduced very easy-to-pick items or very hard-to-pick items that should be charged a different price than their default rate. The most expensive Override - First Item Pick Cost is chosen first then the remaining items are charged against their individual Override - Additional Item Pick Cost.
To set up overriding picking costs on the product, please do the following:
Click Products then Overview.
Find the product.
Click Actions then Edit.
Next, click the Picking / Storage Cost tab.
Set the Override - First Item Pick Cost and Override - Additional Item Pick Cost.
Lastly, click Save.
Example
Order 1 contains 2 different SKUs each with a quantity of 5 meaning 10 items in total.
SKU 1
Override - First Item Pick Cost: 2.00.
Override - Additional Item Pick Cost: 0.05.
SKU 2
Override - First Item Pick Cost: 1.00.
Override - Additional Item Pick Cost: 0.10.
The calculation would be -
SKU 1
1 item is charged: £2.00.
The other 4 are charged: £0.05.
SKU 2
All 5 items are charged: £0.10.
Sum: 2.00 + (4 x 0.05) + (5 x 0.10).
Total: £2.70.