Definitions
Prepayments/Payment Terms
Problem-Solving
VAD / DOR
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100

The amount charged by the supplier to ADS; the supplier's price to us equals our ____. 

What is 'COST'?

100

What is a 'PREPAYMENT'? 

A prepayment is the sum paid for goods or services before their receipt or invoiced due date. In other words, a company has ordered and paid for goods or services but has not received anything yet.

100

NDC (Non-Discounted Cost) is $100. We have a DOR (Deal of Record) at 10% of NDC. What is ADS's cost? 

$90. $100 (NDC) - 10% ($10) = $90 (ADS's cost)

100
T/F - It's OK to ask or tell a supplier not to price other primes. 

FALSE. We CANNOT ask or tell a supplier not to price other primes. If they ask, advise it's their decision. Instead, you can ask, 'Can you provide us a DOR on this due to the value we provide?'

100

Stands for “Value Added Discount” and is the discount we receive based on the value we provide to the deal.

What is a 'VAD'? 

200

What is the definition of 'MSRP' and what does it stand for? 

Stands for 'Manufacture's Suggested Retail Price' and is the price a manufacturer recommends to a retailer to sell it for. 

200

What are 'PAYMENT TERMS'?

Payment terms are the conditions surrounding the payment part of a sale, typically specified by the seller to the buyer.

200

What is the MAX mark-up for SOE and FES? 

15%

200

T/F - It's NOT ok that ADS's discount be exclusive.

FALSE - It's OK to ask that ADS's discount be exclusive! However, we CANNOT tell them what to charge us or others. 

200

Stands for “Dealer of Record” which is an earned percentage discount, registered for by only one reseller for a specific transaction based on work put in with the customer and/or due to relationships with respective manufacturers.

What is a 'DOR'? 

300

This is the actual profit earned.  

What is 'MARGIN'? 

300

What are the ideal payment terms?

NET 30.

300

What is the MAX mark-up for SOE TENT?

10%

300

T/F - It is NOT ok to ask that ADS be "protected" at a certain cost.

TRUE. This is NOT ok! This sounds too much like a bribe or improper influence. 

300

The amount at which ADS is quoting / bidding for the sale of the item to our customer.

What is 'PRICE'?

400

This is the percentage over Cost that ADS uses to determine the selling price. 

What is 'MARKUP'?

400
T/F - Payment terms are NON-NEGOTIABLE. 

FALSE. Payment terms ARE negotiable!

400

What are the three ways to show pricing justification to DLA for TLS RFQs?

1 - MSRP

2 - GSA prices

3 - Vendor quote to ADS

400

Is this OK to say?: What tier discount is ADS receiving and are we the only contractor at that tier?

This is OK to say! Remember, we CAN ask that ADS's discount be exclusive based on the value we're providing. However, CANNOT know what they're charging other primes nor tell them what to charge. 
400

The amount or price a supplier charges (or would charge) for the items to others (without ADS’s Discount). Sometimes this is the MSRP.

What is 'NON-DISCOUNTED COST (NDC)'?

500
The amount subtracted from NDC (non-discounted cost) to determine ADS's Cost. Often expressed as a percentage. 

What is 'DISCOUNT'? 

500

There is a prepayment on your quote received. What does finance look in to, to ensure they can approve the terms?

-Total cost of the deal and finance costs

-Lead times

-Supplier past performance and delivery

-Deal strategy (do we have enough margin on the deal currently to support the prepay)

500

What are the NINE components included in DEAL STRATEGY in Salesforce quotes? 

SUPPLIER

VAD

DEAL STRATEGY

PREPAY

PAYMENT TERMS

PRICE JUSTIFICATION (PJ)

TYPE

FREIGHT

TOTAL FREIGHT AMOUNT


500

T/F - It's OK to tell a supplier to set its non-discounted cost (NDC) at our desired cost. 

FALSE. We make money by earning value-added discounts from supplier, NOT by artificially inflating other's cost to give us a 'discount'; a discount goes down not up!

500

A strategy where suppliers offer products at different price points (i.e., tiers) to their

customers (i.e., ADS and others) based on certain factors (e.g., quantity, level of service, value provided, etc.). For example, a supplier may have a distributor pricing tier that comes with a standard discount off of its MSRP for all distributors. Distinguished from DOR in that it is not deal-specific.

What is 'Tiered Pricing'?