VPA's Vs. Custom Quote Flashcards
What does VPA stand for
Volume Purchase Agreement
VPA checklist
- Why they buy?
- What they buy?
CQ (Custom Quote) Qualifications
- $15,000min. commitment
- 80 family sets
CQ Plus - customers on plans
15 Family sets for the following: BEN03 BST02 D7D01 DB501 EB001 END01 OS281 OTH01 P5202 PED02 PER03 PRS01
How Custom Quote (CQ) Works: CQ Factors
-Pricing
Not a way to lock in pricing
A way to lock in a percentage off a certain item
When the cost changes so does the price
-Number of Family sets available to a customer
-Acceptable Items
Make sure it is acceptable to be Custom Quotes
What are Family Sets
Any product separated by size, shape, or color but all have the same price and are pretty much the same item
What VPA goes with a custom quote
DCQ02
What VPA goes with CQ+
VPA compatible with CQ+
Purpose of the CQ and CQ+
Simplify the ordering of the most commonly ordered items and to meet or beat pricing
CQ and CQ+ explain expiration
Never unless FSC decides to delete item or expire CQ and CQ+ entirely. Items are automatically drop off after 6 months of inactivity
CQ and CQ+ explain pricing changes
Prices are locked for 1 calendar quarter at a time. If there is a price increase during a quarter, you will see the new price on the 1st day of the following quarter. Whatever the prices are on the 1st day of the new quarter they will automatically re-lock for that quarter
what items are allowed for the CQ and CQ+ quotes
Merchandise items only
what items are prohibited for the CQ and CQ+ quotes
- Drop ships and special order items
- Drugs/pharmaceuticals
- Parts
- Large and small equipment
- Handpieces
- OfficeDepot items
- Office supplies
- Imprinted items
- Contract items
- Cam log
- ACE surgical
- Items listed at catalog price or higher than catalog price
what day is the effective date of the CQ and CQ+ quotes
Day after entry
CQ and CQ+ explain discontinued items
System will not automatically replace the new item code for the old item code, it must be requested by the FSC
