The purpose of this article is to guide you through the function and components of Multipiece Minimum Weight Qualifier rules in carrier agreements. This information is intended for any system user with a PDF agreement that needs to be loaded into the Agreement Management System.
Rules are ordered by class type as follows:
Data Transformer
DIM Divisors
Earner Discounts
Fuel Surcharge Discounts
Service Period Discount by Region
Grace Period Discounts
Minimum Net Charge
Multipiece Minimum Weight Qualifier
Service Discount
Service Discount by Region
Service Net Rates
Surcharge Net Rates
Surcharges Discounts
It’s important to note that rules are executed from top to bottom according to the position of the rule among all other agreement rules. In other words, rules at the bottom are executed after the rules above and can overwrite the rules where overlap exists.
Multipiece Minimum Weight Qualifier rules establish incentives related and specific to shipments rated as multipiece shipments. The components are as follows:
Create a rule for each service type where the discount applies.
The minimum total weight for a given shipment within a bundle as a multipiece shipment.
The minimum average package weight for a given shipment within a bundle as a multipiece shipment.