Step 1 Cost by Part/Time

As stated above, there are twelve (12) Labour Types which can be described and costed individually 'By Part'.

• Open the Labour - Cost manager by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for each Labour Type.
  • As per the discussion on Tables above, rows greater than 12 are used only for Cabinet Labour costing.

Labour - Cost form  - Click to view corresponding Table

Note that the Form drop lists in images are minimised for clarity. Click on above image to view the corresponding Table.

• Select Labour type from drop list.
  • In this example, Labour1 which corresponds to a task to be costed.

• Description describes task being performed.
  • In this example, leave as Cutting.
  • To change description, simply overtype with new description.

• Enter in the hourly Cost of performing this task.
  • In this example, $50.00

• Impact must be set to By Part as we are working at part level.

• Mode must be set to By Time, as the cost is based on time.

DescCost Form - Explanation of Fields 

Field	Details
Description	Describes the task being performed and can be amended as per user requirements by over typing.
Cost	This is the per hour cost of this task. A dollar symbol must be used with all entries e.g. if the value is 50 cents you need to enter this as $0.50
Impact	This field is used to determine whether the task is based on... By Cabinet i.e. utilises the data stored at cabinet level. or By Part i.e. calculates for each part that is selected.
Mode	This field nominates what cost rate is being used... By Area i.e. Cost is calculated by the area. or By Time i.e. Cost is calculated by the time (measured in minutes).

Step 2 Set Part Processing Time

As we are costing the time it takes for each part, we need to allocate Time taken for each Labour Type.

• Open the Labour - Part Rate by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for each part.

Labour - Part Rate form  -  Click to Expand

• Select Part from the drop list.
  • In this example we will only select the back part i.e. Bak

• Tick the Use checkbox to enable required task to be costed.
  • In this example tick the Labour 1 checkbox (in Step 1 this corresponded to Cutting)

• Enter estimated Time it will take.
  • In this example, type in 10mn

Step 3 Test Result

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

Since Cutting is selected for the Part called Bak, the 10.00 minute time is applied against the hourly rate (i.e. 60 minutes).

The calculation is hourly cost of $50.00 divided by 60 minutes multiplied by 10 minutes. Therefore the labour cost of this part would be $8.33

Step 1 Cost Cabinet by Labour Rate

As stated above, there are twenty five (25) Labour Types which can be described and costed individually 'By Cabinet'.

• Open the Labour - Cost manager by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for each Labour Type.

Labour - Cost form  - Click to view corresponding Table

Note that the Form drop lists in images are minimised for clarity. Click on above image to view the corresponding Table.

• Select Labour10 Labour type from drop list.
  • Note the Description describes the task as Cabinet Labour Rate.

• Enter in the hourly Cost of performing this task.
  • In this example, $60.00

• Impact must be set to By Cabinet as we are working at cabinet level.

• Mode must be set to By Time, as the cost is based on time.

Step 2 Set Task Time on Cabinet

Determine which tasks on the required cabinet are to be costed and allocate the estimated time is takes to perform each task.

• Open/Format the Cabinet and select the Labour & Construction > Labour page

Labour & Construction > Labour page of cabinet - Click to Expand

• Tick the Use checkbox to enable required task to be costed.
  • In this example tick the Cabinet Labour Rate checkbox

• Enter estimated Qty of Time it will take to process this task.
  • In this example, type in 15mn

• Close cabinet.

Step 3 Test Result

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

Since Cabinet Labour Rate is nominated, the 15.00 minute time is applied against the hourly rate (i.e. 60 minutes).

The calculation is hourly cost of $60.00 divided by 60 minutes multiplied by 15 minutes. Therefore the labour cost of this part would be $15.00        

Step 1 Cost by Part/Area

As stated above, there are twelve (12) Labour Types which can be described and costed individually by 'By Part'.

• Open the Labour - Cost manager by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for each Labour Type.

Labour - Cost form  - Click to view corresponding Table

Note that the Form drop lists in images are minimised for clarity. Click on above image to view the corresponding Table.

• Select Labour type from drop list.
  • In this example, Labour1 which corresponds to a task to be costed.

• Description describes task being performed.
  • In this example, leave as Cutting.
  • To change description, simply overtype with new description.

• Enter in the hourly Cost of performing this task.
  • In this example, $50.00

• Impact must be set to By Part as we are working at part level.

• Mode must be set to By Area, as the cost is based on area of material.

DescCost Form - Explanation of Fields 

Field	Details
Description	Describes the task being performed and can be amended as per user requirements by over typing.
Cost	This is the per hour cost of this task. A dollar symbol must be used with all entries e.g. if the value is 50 cents you need to enter this as $0.50
Impact	This field is used to determine whether the task is based on:- By Cabinet i.e. utilises the data stored at cabinet level or By Part i.e. calculates for each part that is selected.
Mode	This field nominates what cost rate is being used:- By Area i.e. Cost is calculated by the area or By Time i.e. Cost is calculated by the time (measured in minutes).

Step 2 Set Part Processing Time

As we are costing the time it takes for each part, we need to allocate Time taken for each Labour Type.

• Open the Labour - Part Rate by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for each part.

Labour - Part Rate form  -  Click to Expand

• Select Part from the drop list.
  • In this example we will only select the back part i.e. Bak

• Tick the Use checkbox to enable required task to be costed.
  • In this example tick the Labour 1 checkbox (in Step 1 this corresponded to Cutting)

• Enter estimated Time it will take.
  • In this example, type in 10mn

Step 3 Set Time per Material Area

We need to assign an estimated Time taken to process an Area (sqm) of the material used. This manager needs to reflect increases in the time taken if the dimensions of a cabinet are amended, ensuring that the Labour price will adjust accordingly.

Area Rate Table - Explanation

CabMaster checks the area calculated against the Area Rate table. In the example below, if:-

• Area > 0.00 sqm but ≤ 0.75 sqm then the processing time is calculated as 1.00mn
• Area > 0.75 sqm but ≤ 1.25 sqm then the processing time is calculated as 2.00mn
• Area > 1.25 sqm but ≤ 1.75 sqm then the processing time is calculated as 3.00mn
• AreaMax3 has been left blank which means that anything > 1.75 sqm will be calculated as 4.00mn

  

We will assume that the Area Manager needs amending. The drop section above explains what we want to achieve and why.

• Open the Labour - Area Rate manager by clicking on the adjacent Form button.
  • You will notice that there is a drop list for area.

Labour - Area Rate form  -  Click to view corresponding table

• Select Area type from the drop list.
  • In this example we will only select AreaMax1

• Enter the material volume Area (Max).
  • In this example, type in 1.25sqm

• Enter estimated Time it will take.
  • In this example, type in 2.00mn

Step 4 Test Result

In this test we have placed a Floor 2 Door with a width of 1200mm. The Cabinet Information shows that the Back is 0.730m x 1.2m = 0.876 sqm  

CabMaster checks this against the Area Rate table (click on above image).

Cabinet Properties

Test the results by running a Quantities By Category report, as shown.

Since the Part called Bak is 0.876sqm which is greater than 0.75sqm and not greater than 1.25sqm the table references the time required 2.00 minutes and then applies this to the hourly rate.

The calculation is hourly cost of $50.00 divided by 60 minutes multiplied by 2 minutes. Therefore the labour cost of this part would be $1.67