mSupply allows you to keep a record of prices that suppliers have quoted to you for each item. Let's assume that you have just received 2 quotations for Amoxycillin 250mg capsules. One of the companies has used US dollars for their quotation, and the other has used British pounds. Before entering the details of the quotations, it is necessary that both of these currencies are recognised in mSupply. To achieve this, choose the menu item Special>Currencies. This window appears:
Click on the New button, and a window appears which allows you to enter another currency:
USD
in the Currency field.71.74
in the Rate field. Repeat the above for British pounds - assume that the rate is 116.36.
Once you have completed this, the Currencies window should look like this:
We're now ready to proceed.
To enter a quotation:
Amox
then press EnterArb
in the supplier field and press Tab. Arbuckle distribution is automatically chosen. They have quoted in US dollars, so choose USD from the currency menu.3.5
in the price field and 100
in the pack size field.<HTML>
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Supplier | Gold Medical Supplies |
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Currency | Sterling [GBP] |
Price | 20.00 |
Pack size | 1000 |
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Click OK when you are done.
Now we can see the list of quotes, which should look like this:
Notice how the adjusted price takes into account differences in pack size and currency, so you can easily compare suppliers.
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