Material Cost

The material costs are calculated by the:

• Direct Material Cost
• Material Refund
• Material Overhead Cost

Display Material Costs

Material costs can be displayed in the Details ► Cost Summary or in the Key Figures view for the following calculation elements:

• Should Cost Calculation
• Assembly
• Production Line
• Grouping
• Material
• Process
• Setup Process
• Part

Material price determination

In order to achieve precise material costs, and to have the ability to simulate cost effects of quantity scales, the material price of a calculation can be determined via quantity-dependent scale prices.

The quantity-dependent scale prices can be administered via the »Price per Unit« value rule table of the material in the »Quantity Scale From« and »Quantity Scale To« columns.

The material price per unit and the refund per unit depend on the following dimensions:

For further information, see:

• Manage Selection Lists
• Show object-dependent Value Rules
• Add object-dependent Value Rules