Delivery Constraint
Delivery Constraint is a constraint that lets the buyer take into account the delivery date proposed by a supplier when analyzing bids. By means of a delivery constraint, a buyer can set a range of acceptable dates for delivery, and assign a per day penalty for either late or early delivery.
This feature is applicable to RFPs and RFQs.
The following table displays a delivery constraint.
| Early | Late | |
|---|---|---|
| Tolerance days | 30 | 15 |
| Per day delivery penalty | 30 USD | 50 USD |
The above constraint implies the following:
- Buyers only accept the bid if the items are supplied in time-span of 30 days before to 15 days later than the prescribed delivery date.
- If the delivery is early, than the supplier bids receive a penalty of 30 USD per day.
- If the delivery is late, than the supplier bids receive a penalty of 50 USD per day.