Assembly

Description

An assembly describes the 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, i.e. they display 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).

Properties

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.

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 assembly-specific properties are listed below.

"Calculation" view schema

Valuation

Here 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 > Calculation Valuation (Method)

 

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.

 

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

     

Calculation

With the "Use Should Cost Calculation " method you can use other should cost calculations as price source.

Further Information > Use a Calculation in a Calculation

Relevant Quantity

Further Information > Relevant Quantity

Reference Location

Here you are able to define a specific location at assembly level to see all involved locations in one calculation. This reference location will be inherited by all inserted calculation elements of the assembly as long as no other inserted assembly has a different location.

 

Based on the reference location at the assembly

  • the wages and shift model data for workers and setup operators determined by value rules.

  • the purchase costs of a machine are determined by value rules and are included in the machine cost rate calculation.

  • the material prices are determined by value rules.

 

Material Scrap Rate

Material Scrap Rate Effective

Manufacturing Scrap Rate

Manufacturing Scrap Rate Effective

The effective, calculation-relevant scrap rate is displayed here. In the Details view > Assumptions view schema > Overhead and Scrap Rates, if you have selected Sequential as input type for scrap, you can enter the material and manufacturing scrap rate directly.

Further Information > Scrap Cost

 

Manufacturing Valuation

Here you can select the FACTON CMD developed cost models for the assembly.

Further Information
Further Information

Click here for further information on each group.

FACTON CMD Compatibility

Assemblies can be allocated under the following supported resources:

  • Assembly

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