Should cost calculation

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.

Using the sample calculation "Motor Shaft", you will get a quick introduction on how to create and structurally build, calculate and optimize a should cost calculation.

The Basics section offers you information on the structure of FACTON, its components and main functions. The following steps build on one another. They show how you can create a development calculation from a rough estimate to a detailed cost calculation.

Procedure:

• Create Cost Estimate (Valuation: Estimate Costs ∼)
• Create Cost Calculation (Valuation: *Aggregate Costs Σ)