Should cost calculation 
Description
The should cost calculation allows you to perform a detailed purchased part analysis, and establishes a safe negotiation basis with your suppliers. Moreover, FACTON content provides your purchasing department with integrated external Benchmark data.
With the help of a should cost calculation, you can summarize and calculate all cost information of a certain product, such as material costs, production costs or sales prices.
Examples
- Purchased part price analysis
- Target management
- Location simulations
- Investment analysis
- Measure management
Insertion Positions
Should cost calculations can be used as price source for materials to display a supply chain. You can also use them as price source for assemblies and parts.
| Materials: |
Further Information > Multi-Level Supply Chain |
| Assemblies & Parts: |
Further Information > Use a Calculation in a Calculation |
Necessary location factors / general conditions
The following location-dependent master data - of the FACTON content or company's own - is used for the should cost calculation:
| Location Factors | Overhead Rates | Wages |
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Machine and material prices are also used.
Quantity Types
The should cost calculations have the unit "Piece".
Properties
The basic properties of the should cost calculation can be found in the Details view.
The following shows some properties available in the Details > General Properties view schema (combobox) at the should cost calculation.
- Reference date
- Calculation Currency
- Active Exchange Rates
- Project Name and Project Number
Toggle View Schema
- 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.
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.
Click here for further information on each group.