The M-board enables optimized price and assortment management, specifically focused on optimizing the contribution margin. With the help of individually configurable general settings and rules, the contribution margin calculation can be precisely adjusted
Log in to M-board account
Log in to the M-board at m-board.io
Open 'Rules'
Click on the rules section
In the general settings, you can define various parameters that influence the contribution margin calculation
General Settings |
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Total Shipping Costs | Shipping costs paid to the shipping service provider for an order |
Return Costs | Return shipping costs paid to the shipping service provider for an order |
Shipping Costs for Customer | Costs charged to the customer for the delivery of an order – applicable only to Amazon and OTTO |
Packaging Costs | Expenses for packaging materials and the effort required to prepare an order for shipment |
Minimum Contribution Margin | Minimum contribution margin (in %) that an order should generate |
Average Return Rate | Estimated return rate for the contribution margin calculation if the exact return rate is unknown |
Minimum Selling Price (MSP) | Items below this selling price will not be imported into the M-board inventory |
Minimum Order for Product Return Rate | Minimum number of orders that must be reached before the return rate for individual items is used |
Brand Blacklist | A list of brands that are generally excluded from sale on online marketplaces |
You can set parameters (e.g., minimum discount) for different (sub-) assortments individually through rules
You can add an action (e.g., minimum discount) to the rule using the "+" symbol. There is a wide range of different actions for various use cases
There is a wide range of different actions for various use cases
Minimum Retail Price |
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Minimum Discount (in %) | This is the lowest discount that should be applied to an item |
Maximum Discount (in %) | This is the highest discount that can be granted on an item |
Minimum Contribution Margin (in %) | The minimum contribution margin that an item should achieve |
Average Return Rate (in %) | Estimated return rate used for the contribution margin calculation if the exact return rate is unknown |
Stock Upload | If disabled, the selected items will be transferred to the marketplace with a stock of 0 (default: enabled) |
Shipping Costs (in €) | The cost charged to the customer for delivery of an order – only for Amazon and OTTO |
Order Cap | The maximum number of open orders a branch should receive. Note: Branch(es) must be selected |
Dynamic Pricing | If disabled, selected items are excluded from dynamic pricing (default: enabled) |
Delay in Days | Defines how many days after goods receipt the item with stock > 0 will be transferred to the marketplace |
Minimum Retail Price | Items under this retail price will be transferred to the marketplace with stock 0 |
Minimum Stock (in units) | Items under this minimum stock (at the EAN level) will be transferred to the marketplace with stock 0 |
By using the "+" symbol, you can add various attributes (e.g., brand, season) to the rule and specify which parts of your assortment the rule will apply to
Available Attributes |
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Brand |
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Product Group |
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Season | Custom Season from Inventory Management |
Zalando Season | Season classification from Zalando via zDirect |
Entry Date | Custom entry date from Inventory Management |
Store |
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Price | RRP from Inventory Management |
Stock (in pieces) | Stock of the item at EAN and store level |
Age (in days) | Age in days after the item’s entry |
Tag | Tag from Inventory Management, if available |
Company | Stores can also be grouped within multiple companies. The rule applies to all stores within a company |
Finally, you have the option to add a brief description to the rule, limit it to a specific marketplace, or set a time frame for its validity using a time control
The created rule will appear in the rule overview
Important
The higher the rule is positioned, the higher its priority. You can also switch between a compact view and a full view for better clarity and display only active rules.