The dry matter module makes it possible to trade liquid products in Qbil-Trade, which has a certain percentage of dry matter content as a product characteristic. This dry matter content affects the entire process in Qbil-Trade.

Contracts (purchase and sales) #

At the contract level, it is indicated whether the price of the agreed products is based on the product, with a specific dry matter content. Or, that the agreed price will be determined by the dry matter quantity itself. In both cases, the price will change if the weight and/or dry matter content is higher or lower than agreed.

Below is an example of a contract where the agreed contract value is based on 1000 kg per product, with a dry matter content of 50%. Based on 25,000 kg, that is in this case 25,000 EUR.

If we were to adjust the pricing factor to per 1000 kg of dry matter, the value of the contract is halved, because 50% of 25,000 kg is 12,500 kg. See example below:

In this situation where dry matter is the pricing factor, you can also charge extra with the “charged over total” and “charged over non-dry matter” options.

Orders 'ON CALL' #

At the “order on call” level, the weight is entered on the origin and destination side. The same applies to the dry matter contents. This is a standard taken over from what is entered into the contract, which in most cases will be different after delivery than the agreed values because of external factors such as the evaporation of liquid during transport. Both the total weight and the dry matter percentage usually deviate.

Below is an example of a back-to-back delivery. In this situation, origin and destination weight are the same, but the dry matter percentages differ from each other.

Invoicing (sales) #

When the delivery is ultimately finalized, the sales invoice can be created. During the invoicing process, the invoice will default to the dry matter content of the destination side of the delivery. You can hover over the percentage and all percentages will be displayed. Contract, origin, destination and average. The charged percentage can be adjusted manually, or by clicking on the percentages shown by Qbil-Trade. Of course, the price moves along with this as well.

Below is an example of a delivery (blue box) that will be charged. 55% dry matter content was measured on the origin side and 50% on arrival. Qbil-Trade uses the 50% standard for “invoiced” here. However, this can be adjusted to 1 of the options offered or your own input.

Invoicing (purchase) #

Qbil-Trade will generate an expected cost for the origin side (provided that the origin is a purchase contract) of the call. These expected costs will eventually be booked on a booking as soon as the invoice from the supplier has been received.

When allocating, Qbil-Trade will show the origin and destination weight, as well as the dry matter content. Qbil-Trade will calculate and display the dry matter weight. You will be prompted to enter the weight that was delivered. The dry matter content of the origin will be entered as default, which can of course still be adjusted manually.