ITrack/Enterprise/What Is A Core

Purpose of this page

This page is an attempt at defining a part that is a "core" inside and outside of Enterprise. The following are only guidleines not rules. You will find some in the industry may use the word core differently than what is generally used. Below I have attempted to best describe how and when Enterprise uses the word "core", and how the industry at large uses the word "core" and its variations.

If you are interested in working with cores in Enterprise please refer to ITrack/Enterprise/Core Management.

Exchange System

The industry at large, as well as Enterprise, uses the Inherent Core/Dirty Core system to handle Exchange Items. Typically, heavy duty yards set up their exchange program as follows. A customer wants to replace a part and has two options: buying the part outright or exhanging a non-functional part for a functioning one. Even though the customer's current part is non-functional and worthless to him, it may still have some value to the truck yard. If the customer opts for exchange, he is charged a base price for the part plus a core charge. The core charge acts as collateral to motivate the customer to return his non-functional part and is called an 'Inherent Core'. Once the customer does return his non-functional part, he is issued either full or partial core credit, depending on the state of the return. The returned item is a 'Dirty Core'. The yard can then do whatever they want with the dirty core, be it rebuild, resell, return to a vendor, etc.

Cores in the Industry

Inherent Cores

Inherent cores (AKA exchange cores, customer cores) are used to collateral the return of a dirty core. This is not a physical object, it only exists as a 'placeholder' for a core charge to be put against a customer's account. Enterprise recognizes these as described below.

Dirty Cores

Dirty cores (AKA returned cores) are any non-functional unit returned to redeem a core charge. The yard can retain the classification 'Core' or chose to reclassify that item using any description they wish. Dirty cores are typically resold, rebuilt or scrapped. Dirty cores are recognized in Enterprise as described below.

Vendor Cores

Vendor cores are parts that a yard owes to a vendor for the return of a charge that is against them. Once returned, the yard typically gets full or partial credit. This is the same exchange system as the yard/end user exchange system just a level higher. Enterprise currently does not recognize vendor cores in any special way.

Core Classification

Some users choose to identify inventoried parts as cores. These items may or may not be the result of a customer return. This may be desirable to market the item to Core Buyers, who are companies that buy core, rebuild them and send them back to market. Enterprise recognizes these items as any normal inventory items in inventory.

Core as a Work Unit

Users often identify a part that is being rebuilt to produce a functional part as a core. It doesn't matter where this part comes from, if it is getting rebuilt it can be described as a core. In Enterprise, this item would be a normal, inventoried part. Typically, the item would be consumed on a Work Order in Enterprise if the user chooses to use the part as a core in this way.

Cores in Enterprise

Inherent Cores

A feature in Enterprise is the ability to define any Sales Order Line as an Inherent Core in the following ways.

• If any part has a non-zero value in the Retail Core Value field an Inherent Core line will be automatically added to the SO.
• Any part can have a child Inherent Core line added by right clicking on the SO Line -> Edit Part Info -> Click the checkbox 'Exchange Item'

Inherent Cores that have not been refunded appear on the 'Customer Cores' tab in the Core Management screen.

On the database level this condition is true when salesorderline.type = 'Inherent Core'

Dirty Cores

When an Inherent Core is returned using the proper method as shown in ITrack/Enterprise/Core Management, the Sales Order Line of the return will be marked as a 'Dirty Core'. Dirty cores appear on the 'Returned Cores' tab on the Core Management screen. Dirty cores can be inserted into inventory as normal stock.

On the database level this condition is true when salesorderline.type = 'Dirty Core'

Vendor Cores

A system for handling vendor cores within Enterprise is currently under construction.