Cost factors

This box is found under the Costs tab. This tab is not active for subcontract work centers. You can add an unlimited number of cost factors. These factors will become available to select for operations of the work center in the BOM and routing. From the start there is a cost factor for unit cost and setup cost. This default cost factor can be modified in the list.

A cost factor consists of three components that you can name using the three system settings Heading for cost factor 1, 2, 3. For example you can name them "Machine", "Salary + Soc." and "Fixed MO". By using the system setting Staffing affected cost factors, you can select the cost factor(s) that are costs for staffing. By using the system setting Default cost factors, you can select which types that will be selected by default in pre-calculations.

In the Pre-calculation procedure the cost is calculated for the operation according to the following formula:

(Setup time in hours × hourly cost for cost factors that are not staffing affected + setup time in hours × staffing factor × hourly cost for staffing affected cost factor) + (unit time in hours × hourly cost for cost factors that are not staffing affected × quantity + unit time in hours × staffing factor × hourly cost for staffing affected cost factor × quantity).

Quantity = quantity on operation + extra % + setup quantity.

Please note that you can enter a staffing factor for setup and a staffing factor for unit for an operation in the BOM and routing. This staffing factor will then override the staffing factor registered for the work center.

For the cost factor determined by staffing you enter a man-cost for staffing factor as 100%, regardless of the staffing factor entered for the work center or operation in the BOM and routing.

Setup and Unit

With these checkboxes you determine if the setup cost and/or unit cost should apply for the cost factor. These alternatives become available for operations in the BOM and routing. On the rows you can configure if these should be checked by default.

Cost factor 1-3

For each component in the cost factor you can enter a current and a future price per hour. You should enter this price in the company currency.

Comment

Here you can enter a comment that e.g. describes how you have calculated the prices entered in the cost factors.

This button opens a text editor you can use to write and format texts, insert images, signature, and hyper links, etc. When a comment/text exists, the symbol on the button will change from an empty speech bubble to a filled speech bubble .

Files

By clicking the Files button , it is possible to link different files related to a comment or an instruction for the record in question. When the setting Automatic printout is available for activation, you can choose to get the linked file automatically printed. Read more in the topic General features about how to link files, automatic printout, and where linked files can be automatically printed. If there are linked files, you will see this symbol on the button. These can e.g. contain bases and calculations for cost factors etc.