Creating price model

You can calculate additional costs independently of total costs by means of a pricing model, and use these to draw up offers.

You can set freight cost surcharges per stop-off point and kilometre-based surcharges using a price list. You also have the option to calculate additional costs using a tariff zone model.

Note: In order for the additional costs to be calculated in accordance with the pricing model, the pricing model must be assigned to the required vehicle.

In the title bar, click on
Select the Vehicle Management entry in the context menu.

Vehicle management opens in a new tab.
Click on the Price model tab.
On the toolbar, click New.

The Create pricing model window opens.

There are several ways of determining additional costs for your offer calculation.

General tab

Element/feature

Description

Entry field Name

Enter a name for the price model.

Freight costs

Freight cost surcharge per stop-off point [EUR]

Enter a freight cost surcharge that will automatically be applied to every stop-off point.

From stop-off point

Specify from which stop-off point the freight cost surcharge should be applied.

Price list

The price list allows you to calculate an additional cost independently of the kilometre range.

There are a number of different cost rates included in the price list for each kilometre range, which you can adapt (see Price list tab).

You have two options for the calculation:

Apply price list option

If this option is enabled, an offer price is calculated as follows:

Route length * costs/km in EUR * factor for the relevant kilometre range

Note: The Apply price list option only allows an offer price to be calculated if a cost profile is assigned to the vehicle that includes the costs per unit of distance travelled (kilometres or miles) (see Create cost profile ).

Example

You drive from Berlin to Munich covering a distance of 590 kilometres. The vehicle cost profile includes a cost per kilometre of 2 EUR. A factor of 1.4 has been set for the 350 to 600 kilometre range in the assigned price list.

The offer price according to the price list is calculated as follows:

Route length	*	Costs/km in EUR	Operand	Factor for the kilometre range	Price list result
590 km	*	2 EUR/km	*	1,4	= 1.652 EUR

Apply price list (cumulative)

optionIf this option is enabled, the additional price is calculated separately for each kilometre travelled and the values are added up for each kilometre range.

Note: If you calculate the price list cumulatively, the variable costs (EUR/km) from the cost profile are not included.

Route length 1 * Factor/km for kilometre range 1 + Route length 2 * Factor/km for kilometre range 2 + Route length 3 * Factor/km for kilometre range 3 +, etc.

Example

For the 590 kilometre route from Berlin to Munich, the additional cost is calculated as follows:

Kilometre range	Kilometres travelled	Operand	Factor for the kilometre range	Result
0 to 50 km	50 km	*	2.1 EUR/km	105 EUR
50 to 100 km	50 km	*	1.8 EUR/km	90 EUR
100 to 150 km	50 km	*	1.65 EUR/km	82,50 EUR
150 to 250 km	100 km	*	1.55 EUR/km	155 EUR
250 to 350 km	100 km	*	1.45 EUR/km	145 EUR
350 to 600 km	240 km	*	1.40 EUR/km	336 EUR
	590 km			913,50 EUR

Use tariff zone model

If this option is enabled, the additional cost is calculated based on the tariff zone model (see Tariff zones tab).

Private

If this option is enabled, the price model is only visible to the creator.

Visible to all users in your company, but only the creator can modify the price model

If this option is enabled, the price model is visible to all users in the company, but it can only be modified by the creator.

Visible to all users in your company, anyone can change the price model

If this option is enabled, the price model is visible to all users in the company and anyone can modify the data.

If the route is calculated with a vehicle to which the pricing model has been assigned, the additional cost is shown in the route planning results.

Tip: If the additional cost is not displayed in the Route calculation results, you should unhide the relevant column (Freight cost surcharge, Price list or Tariff zone) in the results list (see Customising lists). If you want the columns to always be displayed then you can save the view in the profile Saving a profile).

Price list tab

In the Price list tab you can adapt the Kilometre ranges in the table, or recreate them and set the Operator and Value.

Tip: You can also specify whether the value should be evaluated as a percentage or in EUR. To do so, click in a field next to the Value column.

Tip: You can edit the cells in the table.

Element	Description
New	Create a new row in the table.
Delete	Delete the selected row.
Column km to column km	Enter the lower and upper limits for the kilometre range.
Column Operator	Select the desired operator (*, + or -)
Column Value	Depending on the operator selected, specify the value of the factor of the summand or the minuend.

Tariff zones tab

In the Tariff zone tab you can adapt the Kilometre ranges in the table or recreate them and set the value.

Make the desired settings.

Tip: You can edit the cells in the table.

Element	Description
New	Create a new row in the table.
Delete	Delete the selected row.
Column km to column km	Enter the lower and upper limits for the tariff zone.
Column Value	Enter the additional cost that should be used for routes situated within the specified tariff zone.