Tool 
Description
Tools are manufacturing equipments that have a direct shaping effect on the workpiece to be machined, either by hand or in the machine. Tools are an important manufacturing equipment. Tools have a shorter operation life and a lower value than machines. In FACTON, you can specify whether the tool is to last over the production period and according to which cost allocation procedure the tool costs are to be allocated.
The tool costs are reflected in the
- allocation maintenance cost of fixtures in the direct manufacturing cost and
- allocation of investment costs and imputed interest in manufacturing costs.
Further Information ► Costing Schema
In FACTON, you can create the tools as master data in the Master Data workspace and define the purchase value, incidental acquisition costs and the »tool classification« to which they belong. The classification is used for the search in queries.
Tools can be grouped in:
- hand tools for manual work,
- machine tools, and
- measuring tools.
Example
- Injection molding tool which has been manufactured exclusively for the production of a specific injection molding part (is specific equipment).
- The purchase value including incidental acquisition cost is EUR 100,100.00.
- It has a calculated and calculation-relevant operation life of 100,000 cycles.
Insertion Positions
Unit
Tools have the unit »piece«.
Calculated values of the Chipping cost model:
You can find the basic properties of the
Toggle View Schema
- You are in the Details, Structure, Key Figures, or Used Objects view.
- Click in the view schema combobox to the top right of a view.
- Click on the desired view schema.
All view schemes for the selected view are shown.
This switches the view schema.
Alternative: Click on one of the icons right next to the combobox to activate the respective view schema.
The »Overview« view schema summarizes all available view schemes for the selected calculation or calculation element in groups. This schema is only available via the combobox.
»Calculation« group
Valuation
Via the valuation, you can define the calculation mode.
You can choose between the following valuations:
Further Information ► Valuation
*Estimate Allocation (default)
Cost Allocation at Should Cost Calculation Level
Display and enter the cost allocation of the fixture on calculation level.
The value is bidirectional to the value of »Cost Allocation per Process Cycle«.
Direct input is possible.
Cost Allocation per Process Cycle
Display and enter the cost allocation per process cycle. The value of »Output per Cycle« of the process is included in the calculation.
The value is bidirectional to the value of »Cost Allocation at Should Cost Calculation Level«.
Direct input is possible.
Calculate Allocation:
Cost Allocation at Should Cost Calculation Level
Display of the cost allocation of the tool on calculation level. The value is derived from the costs of the »Cost Summary« group.
▼ Number of Tools:
Equipment Is Used Over Production Lifetime
This checkbox lets you define whether the equipment is durable throughout the production lifetime.
The checkbox is activated by default.
Lifetime
Display and enter the operating lifetime per cycle. The operating life is the time the tool can be used without interruptions until the first signs of wear occur.
Direct input is possible.
Output over Operating Life
Display and enter the produced output quantity with the tool per operating life.
Direct input is possible.
Relevant Operating Life
Display of the operating life of the tool relevant for the calculation.
- It equals the »Relevant Production Quantity incl. Scrap« value (Details ► Calculation ► Allocation Method) for »
Equipment is used over Production Lifetime«. The value of »Output per Cycle« of the process is included in the calculation. - It equals the operating life of the tool for »
Equipment is used over Production Lifetime«.
Number of Tools over Production Lifetime
Displays the number of tools required for calculating the production quantity output over the operating life.
Relevant Number of Tools over Production Lifetime
Displays the number of actually required tools over the production lifetime.
Additional Tools over Production Lifetime
Display and enter the additionally required tools over the production lifetime.
Direct input is possible.
Relevant Number of Tools over Production Lifetime incl. Additional Tools
Displays the total number of required tools over production lifetime (actual and additional). It equals the sum of the values »Relevant Number of Tools over Production Lifetime« and »Additional Tools over Production Lifetime«.
Remaining Capacity
Displays the available capacity remaining for the tool in %.
Remaining Operating Life
Displays the available operating life remaining for the tool in cycles.
Remaining Production Quantity
Displays the available production quantity remaining for the tool in piece.
▼ Investment:
Enter detailed Purchase Value
The checkbox lets you define whether the purchase value for the tool should be calculated or not.
- You can enter the purchase value and the incidental acquisition cost of the tool directly for » Enter detailed Purchase Value«.
- You can enter the purchase value of the tool in detail for » Enter detailed Purchase Value«. A additional group »Purchase Value - Details« appears.
▼ Purchase Value - Details:
Material
Display and enter the tool costs for the material.
Direct input is possible.
Machine
Display and enter the tool costs for the machine.
Direct input is possible.
Design
Display and enter the tool costs for the design.
Direct input is possible.
Build
Display and enter the tool costs for the build.
Direct input is possible.
Tryout
Display and enter the tool costs for the tryout.
Direct input is possible.
Inspection
Display and enter the tool costs for the inspection.
Direct input is possible.
Purchase Value
Display and enter the purchase value.
- You can enter the purchase value and the incidental acquisition cost directly for » Enter detailed Purchase Value«.
- The purchase value is calculated for » Enter detailed Purchase Value«.
Is calculated from:
- Material Tool Costs
- Machine Tool Costs
- Design Tool Costs
- Build Tool Costs
- Tryout Tool Costs
- Inspection Tool Costs
Direct input is possible.
Incidental Acquisition Cost
Display and enter the incidental acquisition cost.
Direct input is possible.
Acquisition Cost
Displays the total acquisition costs of the tool. It is derived from the acquisition value and the incidental acquisition costs.
Investment Value
Display the investment value calculated at the tool.
Number of Allocated Tools
Display and enter the number of tools that are allocated. The »Relevant Number of Tools over Production Lifetime incl. Additional Tools« is separated into allocated and reimbursed tools.
Direct input is possible.
Number of Reimbursed Tools
Display and enter the number of tools that are reimbursed. The »Relevant Number of Tools over Production Lifetime incl. Additional Tools« is separated into allocated and reimbursed tools.
Direct input is possible.
Number of Not Considered Tools
Display and enter the number of tools that have not been considered.
Direct input is possible.
Allocation Ratio
Display and enter the percentage ratio of the tool's allocation. Together with the values »Reimbursement Ratio« and »Ratio of Not Considered Tools« it equals 100%.
Direct input is possible.
Allocated Investment Value
Display of the allocated investment value calculated as percentage.
Reimbursement Ratio
Display and enter the percentage ratio of the tool's reimbursement. Together with the values »Allocation Ratio« and »Ratio of Not Considered Tools« it equals 100%.
Direct input is possible.
Reimbursed Investment Value
Display of the reimbursed investment value calculated as percentage.
Ratio of Not Considered Tools
Displays the percentage ratio of tools that have not been considered. Together with the values »Allocation Ratio« and »Reimbursement Ratio« it equals 100%.
Not Considered Investment Value
Displays the investment value that has not been considered for tools. It is derived from the acquisition costs and the number of not considered tools.
▼ Interest:
Imputed Interest Rate
Display of the imputed interest rate at the location of the should cost calculation (Details ► Assumptions ► Location Factors ► Location Cost Values).
Interest Calculation over Production Lifetime
The checkbox lets you define whether interest is paid on the tool throughout the production lifetime or not.
The checkbox is activated by default.
Interest Calculation Period
Display and enter the interest period, if no interest is paid on the tool over the production lifetime.
Direct input is possible.
Relevant Interest Calculation Period
Display of the interest period of the tool relevant for the calculation.
- It equals the production period of the should cost calculation for » Interest Calculation over Production Lifetime«. The checkbox is activated by default.
- It equals the interest calculation period of the tool for » Interest Calculation over Production Lifetime«.
Imputed Interest Cost
Display of the imputed interest costs calculated at the tool.
▼ Maintenance:
Share of Maintenance Cost on Purchase Value
Display and enter the percentage value of the tool's maintenance costs per time.
This value is bidirectional to »Maintenance Cost per Tool« and »Maintenance Cost per Tool over Production Lifetime«.
Direct input is possible.
Maintenance Cost per Tool
Display and enter the tool's maintenance costs per time.
This value is bidirectional to »Share of Maintenance Cost on Purchase Value« and »Maintenance Cost per Tool over Production Lifetime«.
Direct input is possible.
Maintenance Cost per Tool over Production Lifetime
Display and enter the tool's maintenance costs over the production lifetime. The value of »Output per Cycle« of the process is included in the calculation.
This value is bidirectional to »Share of Maintenance Cost on Purchase Value« and »Maintenance Cost per Tool«.
Direct input is possible.
▼ Allocation Method:
This group enables you to select the method used for determine the tool's allocation quantity in a calculation. Only one of the following allocation methods can be activated at a time.
- No Cost Allocation
- Allocation over Lifetime Production Quantity including Scrap
- Allocation over Production Quantity including Scrap
- Allocation over Specified Production Quantity
- Allocation over Specified Parent Resource Quantity
Allocation over Lifetime Production Quantity including Scrap
The checkbox lets you define whether the tool is allocated on the production quantity incl. scrap over the production lifetime or not.
The checkbox is activated by default.
Lifetime Production Quantity incl. Scrap
Displays the production quantity incl. scrap over the production lifetime.
Allocation over Production Quantity including Scrap
The checkbox lets you define whether the tool costs are allocated for a year or not.
Relevant Production Quantity Rate incl. Scrap
Displays the production quantity incl. scrap per year.
Allocation over Specified Production Quantity
The checkbox lets you define whether the tool costs are allocated on a specific production quantity or not.
Specified Production Quantity
Display and enter a specified value (in piece) of the production quantity.
Direct input is possible.
Allocation over Specified Parent Resource Quantity
The checkbox lets you define whether the tool costs are allocated on a specific parent resource quantity or not.
Specified Parent Resource Quantity
Display and enter a specified value (per cycle) of the parent resource's production quantity.
Direct input is possible.
Allocation Quantity
Displays the calculated allocation quantity for the tool. The value of »Output per Cycle« of the process is included in the calculation.
- For » No Cost Allocation«
- the allocation quantity = 0.
- For »Allocation over Lifetime Production Quantity including Scrap«
- the allocation quantity equals the value of »Lifetime Production Quantity incl. Scrap«.
- For » Allocation over Production Quantity including Scrap«
- the allocation quantity equals the value of »Relevant Production Quantity Rate incl. Scrap«.
- For » Allocation on Specified Production Quantity«
- the allocation quantity equals the value of »Specified Production Quantity«.
- For » Allocation on Specified Parent Resource Quantity«
- the allocation quantity equals the value of »Specified Parent Resource Quantity«.
Enter Cost Rate:
Cost rate
Display and enter the cost rate of the tool in currency per hour. Based on your input, the value for »Allocation of Investment Cost for Tools« (Details ► Cost Summary) is calculated.
Direct input is possible.
▼ Allocation Tool Costs - Details
Allocation of Investment Costs for Tools
Display the investment cost allocation calculated for tools.
Allocation of Imputed Interest for Tools
Display of the imputed interest allocations calculated for tools.
Note: Only available for the valuation »Calculate Allocation«:
Allocation of Maintenance Cost for Tools
Display of the maintenance cost allocation calculated for tools.
Note: Only available for the valuation »Calculate Allocation«:
»General Properties« group
The specific properties of the tool are listed below.
Equipment is specific
This checkbox lets you define whether the TOOL is process-specific or not.
Development Type
Select a development type for the tool. The following development types are predefined:
| Development Type | Key of the Development Type |
|---|---|
| New Development | NEW |
| Adjustment Development | ADJUSTED |
| Carry Over | CO |
Lead Time
Display and enter the lead time of the tool to define how far in advance planning has to be done for this tool.
Direct input is possible.
Order Date
Display/Select a date to define when a tool needs to be ordered before it can be implemented in the production.
Payment Date
Enter/Select the date as of which the tool needs to be paid.
Further Information ► »General Properties« group
»Technical Data« group
Tool Classification
The classification of tools can be individually defined in selection lists of the Master Data workspace.
Further Information ► Manage Selection Lists
The classifications created for tools and fixtures are provided in the Calculations workspace at the respective calculation element under Details ► Technical Data.
The classification of tools and fixtures allows you to search efficiently, rather than searching by name. FACTON provides you with the ability to search by classification.
When creating or editing elements in selection lists, you can decide whether you want to edit the name in one or more languages for each project element.
Further Information ► Multilingual Functionality
Further Information ► »Technical Data« group
Click here for further information on each group.
»Master Data« group
Some calculation elements additionally have the »Master Data« view schema. For the tool, this view schema comprises the properties of the following groups/view schemes at a glance:
- General
- Acquisition Cost
- Number of Tools
- Investment
- Imputed Interest
- Maintenance
- Allocation Method
- Cost Allocation
- Technical Description
- Comments, Attachments and Links
- Information
FACTON CMD Compatibility
Tools can be allocated under the following supported resources:
| UI Name | Internal Name | Type | Object Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime | ToolOperatingLife
|
ResourceQuantityType | Resource |
| Output over Operating Life | OutputOverToolOperatingLife
|
CalculationQuantityType | Resource |
| Tool Classification | ToolClassificationData
|
TToolClassificationData | Resource |
| Purchase Value | ToolPurchaseValueAtPosition
|
Money | Resource |
Table: Interface Properties - Tool
If the »Operating Life« is set by the CMD cost model, the »Output over Operating Life« has to be provided, which is usually “ToolOperatingLife / Context.AbsolutePositionQuantityForAllocation”.
Vice versa, if the »Output over Operating Life« is set by the CMD cost model, the »Operating Life« should be defined as “OutputOverToolOperatingLife * Context.AbsolutePositionQuantityForAllocation”.