Assembly

Description

An assembly describes a amount of components/parts belonging together in a manufacturing product. An assembly itself can be a component of another assembly. Assemblies break the entire product structure down into individual, function-independent groups - they displays the structural setup of a product.

The constructive context of an assembly is being displayed in a construction drawing of the BoM.

Examples

  • Mirror casing
  • Motor Shaft
  • Cylinder

Insertion Positions

Quantity Types

Assemblies can be specified and calculated in the following quantity types:

  • Area
  • Length
  • Mass
  • Piece
  • Volume

Entering the quantity type enables a general quantity-time calculation, such as calculating bulk goods (e.g. wire) or space costs (e.g. painted surface of 5 m²).

Calculated values of the Chipping cost model:

You can find the basic properties of the assembly in the Details view.

Toggle View Schema

  1. Click in the view schema combobox to the top right of a view.

    2. All view schemes for the selected view are shown.

  2. Click on the desired view schema.

    3. This switches the view schema.

    Alternative: Click on one of the icons right next to the combobox to activate the respective view schema.

Note

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.

 

The specific properties of the assembly are listed below.

»Calculation« group

Valuation

Via the valuation you can set the calculation mode, i.e. the level of detail you wish to have in your cost calculation.

You can choose between the following valuations:

Further Information ► Valuation

 

Hint Click on the plus (+) for further information.

Using this valuation, the costs are caused by embedded sub-elements. The costs of the sub-elements are aggregated in the superordinate calculation element to provide you with an exact cost calculation.

 

Manufacturing Valuation

Select a cost model that has been created in the FACTON EPC Cost Model Designer.

Further Information for the Should Costing Solution and the Cost Model Designer, see Should Costing Solution - Interface Documentation (Release folder).

Using this valuation, the costs are caused by embedded sub-elements. The costs of the sub-elements are aggregated in the superordinate calculation element to provide you with an exact cost calculation.

Estimate Details

Activate this checkbox, if you want to enter estimation costs in more detail.

  • Under » Estimate Details« you can directly enter the following estimation costs:
    • Direct Material Cost Estimated
    • Direct Manufacturing Cost Estimated
  • In » Estimate Details« you can directly enter the following estimation costs in more detail: You can directly enter cost values for the following properties:
    • Raw Material
    • Purchased Material
    • Directed Buy Material
    • Customer Provided Material
    • External Processing
    • Intracompany Material
    • Intercompany Material
    • Material Refund

    • Machine Cost
    • Labor Cost
    • Machine Cost Setup
    • Labor Cost Setup

    • Allocation of Investment Costs for Tools
    • Allocation of Imputed Interest for Tools
    • Allocation of Maintenance Cost for Tools
    • Allocation of Investment Costs for Fixtures
    • Allocation of Imputed Interest for Fixtures
    • Allocation of Maintenance Cost for Fixtures

      • Miscellaneous Special Direct Manufacturing Cost

    • Special Direct Sales Cost
      • Allocation of License Cost
    • Allocation of Miscellaneous Cost

     

use

Using the valuation »Use Should Cost Calculation« you can set a should cost calculation as price source.

Further Information ► Use a Calculation in a Calculation

Further Information

Click here for further information on each group.

 

FACTON CMD Compatibility

Assemblies can be allocated under the following supported resources:

 

Under an assembly, the following supported resources can be allocated: