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Important terms

  • Unconstrained Sales In — the total demand for products from distributors.
  • Constrained Sales In — the actual sales made to distributors, taking into account supply constraints such as production capacity, available stock, and product shelf-life, which reduce the goods available for sale compared to unconstrained demand.
  • Sales Out with Distributor Reimbursement — a process where the company offers discounts to its secondary customers (end buyers who purchase from distributors). The distributors initially cover the cost of these discounts, and the company reimburses them later. In SIMCEL, this means trade terms are based on sales out (distributor to secondary customer) but applied to sales in (company to distributor), so the financial impact of discounts is managed appropriately.
  • Achievement Rate — a metric used when dealing with aggregated customer data. It adjusts target achievement expectations to account for customer aggregation, ensuring more accurate and realistic target setting. This rate is applied in trade term events.
  • Trade Expense — the funds a company allocates to boost or support demand for its products, including promotions, distributor margins, and other marketing or sales activities.
  • Volume Rebate Incentive — a financial reward offered to buyers based on the volume of goods purchased within a specified timeframe, encouraging larger orders.

Purpose

This feature ensures accurate calculation of net sales value in SIMCEL by accounting for trade terms and discount policies such as:
  • Distributor margin
  • Seasonal discounts
  • Bundle discounts
  • Volume rebate incentives
  • Value rebate incentives
These elements model trade expenses and, consequently, calculate the Net Sales Value.

Create a trade term event

1

Open the Event Management page

Click Event Management in the left side panel.
Event Management page reached from the left side panel, showing the event timeline

The Event Management page

2

Create the event

Create a new event, then choose Trade Terms in the Event Type dropdown list.
New event dialog with the Event Type dropdown open and Trade Terms selected

Selecting Trade Terms as the event type

3

Configure the trade term policy

Click + Add to open the config panel, then select a trade term policy:
  • Flat Discount — discount a fixed percentage or value from the original price. For example, offer a 10% discount on all products during a specific period.
  • Target Rebate Incentive — incentivize larger orders by offering discounts based on the quantity purchased. For example, a distributor receives a 5% discount for buying 10,000,000 VND over a period.
  • Bundle Discount — offer a discount in the form of buy-one-get-one-free, or buy an amount X and get Y% discount on a selection of products. For example, a 15% discount if 3 boxes of a specific brand are bought.
Trade term config panel showing the Flat Discount, Target Rebate Incentive and Bundle Discount policy options

Selecting the trade term policy

4

Choose the impacted sales

Select which sales the trade term applies to:
  • Sales In — the effect is applied directly to sales in, meaning the initial transaction between the company and its first-line buyers, such as distributors.
  • Sales Out with Distributor Reimbursement — trade terms are based on the sales out transaction (distributor to secondary customer) but applied back to both sales out and sales in. This ensures the company reimburses distributors for the discounts they pass on, maintaining margin integrity.
  • Sales Out — the impact is applied to sales out data only.

Examples

Flat discount

A Flat Discount event, using Sales Out with Distributor Reimbursement, that reduces the price of all products in Category Water by 10%. The campaign runs from April to July 2026 and is anticipated with a 75% achievement rate.
Flat Discount event configuration reducing Category Water prices by 10% from April to July 2026 at a 75% achievement rate

A flat discount event on Category Water

Target rebate incentive

A Target Rebate Incentive event, using Sales Out with Distributor Reimbursement, for Ref CUST-004, where purchasing 1,000 units of Category Water over April to July 2026 qualifies for a 10% discount on Category Water products. Anticipated with a 75% achievement rate.
Target Rebate Incentive configuration where 1,000 units of Category Water qualifies for a 10% discount

A target rebate incentive event for CUST-004

Bundle discount

A Bundle Discount event, applied to Sales In, for CUST-011, where purchasing 3 units of Category Water products qualifies for 1 unit of Category Water at 100% off. Available April to July 2026, anticipated with a 75% achievement rate.
Bundle Discount configuration where buying 3 units of Category Water grants 1 unit at 100% off

A bundle discount event for CUST-011

Trade term policy impacts

Flat Discount event

Volume Rebate Incentive event

Bundle Discount event