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SCOPE
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The Scope of a Foundry
Cost Study spells out the goals of the study and how it was preformed.
It will list and then document how the data for each of the major
divisions of the study (i.e. Summary, Production Statistics, etc.) was
obtained and why it was selected for inclusion.
--[ SUMMARY
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The Summary is used
to correlate all of the data gathered and reported in the Foundry Cost
Study. As most of the Foundry Cost Study is detailed in spreadsheet
form, the Summary puts in to words conclusions that can be drawn from
this data, and is often supported with charts and graphs.
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PRODUCTION STATISTICS
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The Production
Statistics section of the Foundry Cost Study will include such items as
the type(s) of metal poured, casting weights, scrap percentage, number
of patterns and number of pattern changes for a selected period of time
that the report covers.
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HISTORICAL DATA
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The Historical Data
section documents trends such as increased scrap rates, production
costs, man-hours per ton of net good castings etc.. By identifying these
trends, logical conclusions can be drawn for use in the evaluation new
processes and/or facilities.
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PRESENT LABOR
DISTRIBUTION
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The Present Labor
Distribution section of the report documents the man-hours per work area
and product. Work areas are typically divided into core room, molding,
cleaning, etc.
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PRESENT OPERATING
COSTS
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Present Operating
Costs is a summary of costs, based on Historical Data, broken down by
divisions such as Labor, Metal, Indirect Materials and Overhead. From
this data a cost for Man-hours / Net Good Ton of castings can be
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