Evaluate Commonality Costing

Explanation

Use this function to Evaluate Commonality Costing. This activity gives you an opportunity to understand the relation between Unique and common parts, as well as between manufacturing costs and purchase costs.

Prerequisites

The total cost must have been calculated. The inventory part must belong to a Product Family and a Product Code. The function Update Product Family and Product Code in Manufacturing Standards must have been executed.

System Effects

No systems effects.

Window

Commonality Costing
Commonality Costing - Product Family Graph

Related Window Descriptions

Commonality Costing Details
Commonality Costing
Commonality Costing - Product Family Graph

Procedure

From Commonality Costing Details window:

1. Open the Commonality Costing Details window.
2. Query or specify the desired part in the Part No field.

Note:

• Uniqueness/Commonality information is shown in the Unique/Common Relation tab.
• More detailed information is shown in the Detail tab.

From Commonality Costing window:

1. Open the Commonality Costing window.
2. Query or specify the desired part in the Part No field.

From Commonality Costing - Product Family Graph window:

1. Open the Commonality Costing - Product Family Graph window.
2. Query or specify the desired product family in the Product Family ID field.

        Note: A graph is displayed giving you information about the specified product family.