Machine

Description

Machines are technical and/or mechanical systems that are required in the production process. The machine costs, such as depreciation, interest costs, costs of accommodation, and maintenance have an influence on the calculation.

FACTON offers you an integrated machine cost rate calculation.

Further Information ► Machine Cost Rate Calculation

In FACTON, machines are divided into company-own and FACTON Content machines using the property »Data Origin«. As master data administrator, you can maintain company-own machines and the corresponding machine-dependent value rules.

Value rules for a machine

You can specify value rules for the machine that are only valid for the machine. Based on the selected values in the calculation for the dimensions, the dimension-dependent property of the value rule is determined.ClosedShow Object-Dependent Value Rules

You can define the following value rules for company-own machines:

  • Purchase Value
  • Installation Cost
  • Residual Value
  • Share of Insurance Cost on Purchase Value
  • Share of Operating Supplies Cost on Purchase Value
  • Allocation of Miscellaneous Cost 1
  • Allocation of Miscellaneous Cost 2
  • Allocation of Miscellaneous Cost 3
  • Share of Fixed Maintenance Cost on Purchase Value
  • Share of Variable Maintenance Cost on Purchase Value

Examples

  • Injection molding machine
  • Powder metal press
  • Die casting machine
  • Universal milling center

Insertion Positions

Unit

Machine has the unit »currency per time«.

Calculated values of the Chipping cost model:

You can find the basic properties of the machine 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.

 

»Calculation« group

In this group, you can find all cost-related values for the machine cost rate calculation.

These values are grouped by topic:

  • Investment
  • Capacity, Utilization & Allocation Method
  • Fixed Machine Cost
  • Variable Machine Cost
Further Information

»Cost Summary« group

In this group, you can find all machine-related costs.

»General Properties« group

The specific properties of the machine are listed below.

Is Specific Equipment

This checkbox lets you define whether the machine is process-specific or not.

Further Information ► »General Properties« group

»Technical Data« group

In this group, you can find all machine-related technical data, such as machine type, manufacturer, and consumption values of the machine. Depending on whether it is a local or global machine, you either enter the values directly or have them determined by the global machine.

Further Information ► »Technical Data« group

»Information« group

Is Expire

This checkbox lets you define whether the machine is expired (outdated) or not.

The activated »Is Expired« checkbox in the Details ► Information view schema (combobox) and a note (consistency rule violation at the machine) inform you that you have inserted an outdated machine in your calculation.

This machine will no longer be supported and updated by FACTON.

Further Information ► »Information« group

»Master Data« group

Some calculation elements additionally have the »Master Data« view schema. For the machine, this view schema comprises the properties of the following groups/view schemes at a glance:

  • General
  • Acquisition Cost
  • Investment
  • Capacity and Utilization
  • Allocation Method
  • Fixed Machine Cost
  • Variable Machine Cost
  • Total Costs
  • Technical Description
  • Comments, Attachments and Links
  • Information
Further Information

Click here for further information on each group.

FACTON CMD Compatibility

Machines can be allocated under the following supported resources:

 

Under a machine, the following supported resources can be allocated:

 

Note Machines are resources, which can be created locally in a calculation or referred from the master data. In the FACTON CMD, use the »Search Specification«.

 

UI Name Internal Name Type Object Type
Machine Type* MachineType TMachineType Resource
Calculation Based on Capacity Utilization ProvideCapacityUtilizationByCMD Boolean Resource
Calculate Based On Economic Capacity Utilization ProvideEconomicCapacityUtilizationByCMD Boolean Resource
Percentaged Economic Capacity Utilization MachinePercentagedEconomicOperatingTimeCapacityUtilization Percent Resource

* The machine provides additional interface properties depending on the selected »Machine Type«.

Further Information ► Machine Type

Table: Interface Properties - Machine

With the interface properties ProvideCapacityUtilizationByCMD and ProvideEconomicCapacityUtilizationByCMD you can define a machine rate base in the FACTON CMD in order to use both types of machine depreciation.

 

  • To set ProvideCapacityUtilizationByCMD in the FACTON CMD

    • Set the value TRUE for the »Formula« in the Details view of the interface property ProvideCapacityUtilizationByCMD to set the machine depreciation type.

  • To set ProvideEconomicCapacityUtilizationByCMD in the FACTON CMD

    • Set the value TRUE for the »Formula« in the Details view of the interface property ProvideEconomicCapacityUtilizationByCMD to set the machine depreciation type.

    Enter a standard percentage value (e. g. "76 %") for the formula in the Details view of the interface property MachinePercentagedEconomicOperatingTimeCapacityUtilization.

Note

You cannot set ProvideCapacityUtilizationByCMD and ProvideEconomicCapacityUtilizationByCMD as TRUE at the same time. A consistency rule violation is then displayed in the FACTON SC.

Further Information see also Machine Cost Rate Basis: