Via tab Work method, you can create a task schedule and calculate production costs based on various production setups.
The Work method tab contains three sub-tabs:
Task Schedule
The sub-tab Task schedule allows you to assign Activities and Facilities. Both have to be first created via Administration → General → Costing Settings → Master-data costing.
1)Module toolbar: For more information, see Costing → Functions & Processes → Basic Costing Functions.
2)Pos: You can use this field to add information (e.g. code) about the position.
M/P: M = facility, P = activity.
Type: A = defined in Administration, B = inserted via right-click → Insert position.
Sequence: The identification code of the activity/facility.
Designation: The name of the activity/facility.
3)Number of people: The number of people engaged in the task.
4)Set-up time: The time required for the preparation of production line for the task.
5)Working hours: The number of hours required for the task.
6)Comment: The user comment.
7)A right-click context menu with the following options:
Insert position: Creates an empty row. The assignment of relevant activity/facility can be made by entering the code (followed by F2 + Enter on your keyboard).
Delete position: Delete the selected row.
Select activity: Opens a selection dialog to select an activity.
Select facility: Opens a selection dialog to select a facility.
Select task schedule: Opens a selection dialog to select a previously created task schedule.
Position up: Move the selected line one place up.
Position down: Move the selected line one place down.
Expand comment: Enter a user comment in an expanded view (max. 254 characters).
Edit columns: Show or hide columns. It is also possible to rename columns by double-clicking their name.
Activities
The tab Activities shows an extract from the Task schedule for the associated labor costs and work hours. Activities can be inserted using the Select activity right-click option in the sub-tab Task schedule.
The data displayed for activities include:
•Number of people: The number of people who work on the production line. This information comes from the sub-tab Task schedule.
•Set up time: How long it takes to prepare a planned production in hours (0,25 = 15 min).
•Working hours: How long it takes to create a planned production.
•Set-up hourly rate variable, set-up hourly rate fixed, hourly execution rate variable, hourly execution rate fixed: Set-up rates are related to the preparation of the production line. Execution rates are related to the execution of the job. These rates are defined in Administration → General → Costing Settings → Master data costing → tab Activities.
•Set-up costs variable: See the calculation below.
•Set-up costs fixed: See the calculation below.
•Personnel costs variable: See the calculation below.
•Personnel costs fixed: See the calculation below.
•Wages MPC (marginal): Personnel variable costs.
•Wages TPC (overall): This is the sum of all four costs.
The values are calculated as follows:
Set up time = Recipe base quantity / Systematic batch size
Working hours = Recipe base quantity / Time base quantity
Set-up costs variable = Set-up time * Set-up hourly rate variable * Number of people
Set-up costs fixed = Set-up time * Set-up hourly rate fixed * Number of people
Personnel costs variable = Working hours * Hourly execution rate variable * Number of people
Personnel costs fixed = Working hours * Hourly execution rate fixed * Number of people
Wages MPC = Set-up costs variable + Personnel costs variable
1) Edit columns: Show or hide columns. It is also possible to rename columns by double-clicking their name.
Facilities
The tab Facilities shows an extract from the Task schedule for the associated production lines. Facilities can be inserted using the Select facility right-click option in the sub-tab Task schedule.
The data displayed for facilities include:
•Group size: The number of people working on the production line. This information comes from sub-tab Task schedule.
•Set up time: How long it takes to prepare the planned production in hours (0,25 = 15 min; 0,75 = 45 min, etc.).
•Working hours: How long it takes to create the planned production.
•Set-up hourly rate variable, set-up hourly rate fixed, hourly execution rate variable, hourly execution rate fixed: Set-up rates are related to the preparation of the production line. Execution rates are related to the execution of the job. These rates are defined in Administration → General → Costing Settings → Master data costing → tab Activities.
•Set-up costs variable: See the calculation below.
•Set-up costs fixed: See the calculation below.
•Variable facility costs: See the calculation below.
•Fixed facility costs: See the calculation below.
•Facility MPC (marginal): Facility variable costs.
•Facility TPC (overall): This is the sum of all four costs.
The values are calculated as follows:
Set up time = Recipe base quantity / Systematic batch size
Working hours = Recipe base quantity / Time base quantity
Set-up costs variable = Set-up time * Set-up hourly rate variable * Group size
Set-up costs fixed = Set-up time * Set-up hourly rate fixed * Group size
Variable facility costs = Working hours * Hourly execution rate variable * Group size
Fixed facility costs = Working hours * Hourly execution rate fixed * Group size
Facility MPC = Set-up costs variable + Variable facility costs
1) Edit columns: Show or hide columns. It is also possible to rename columns by double-clicking their name.