The three Labour Manager tables can be accessed from the Pricing > Material/Hardware page in the Catalog/Drawing Properties.

This discussion will focus on the Form and Table associated with each manager.

Pricing > Material/Hardware page  -  Click to Expand

 

Labour - Cost

Each task performed can be assigned an hourly Cost price for labour. There are twelve (12) Labour Types which can be described and costed individually. The Usage drop list selections determine the Labour pricing method, making the required options, e.g. in cabinets, available for selection.

Form and Table

When the Form button is pressed, the following dialog is presented.

The drop list, as shown, allows you to select each Labour Type (1-12) for which you can type in :-

• Description of corresponding task;
• Cost per hour;
• Usage/Impact by Cabinet or Part;
• Usage/Mode by Area or Time;
• Usage/Markup.

Click on image to view associated table.

Pricing > Materials/Hardware page  -  Click to Expand

DescCost Form - Explanation of Fields 

Field	Details
Description	Describes the task being performed and can be amended as per user requirements by over typing. Examples: Cutting, Edging, Boring, Routing, Assembly etc
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).
Markup	A markup value can be entered as a number e.g. a number entered as 10.2 would be 10.2%. This markup is applied prior to any drawing based markup.

 

Labour - Area Rate

The square meter area of the material used is assigned an estimated time.

This means that if the dimensions of a cabinet are amended then the labour price will adjust accordingly.

Form and Table

When the Form button is pressed, the following dialog is presented.

The drop list, as shown, allows you to select a descriptive code e.g. AreaMax() for which you can type in :-

• Maximum Area, stated in square meters, that can be processed in the allocated Time.
• Time stated in Minutes.

Additional 'AreaMax' rows can be added to Area Rate tables.

See Pricing Labour : Tutorial 4 for an example of use.

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

  

 

Labour - Part Rate

Where each part is allocated a Labour Type (1-12) that corresponds to those set up in the Labour - Cost manager and an estimated processing Time per part.

Form and Table

When the Form button is pressed, the following dialog is presented.

The drop list, as shown, allows you to select a Part for which you can :-

• Enable the type of Labour Cost for the selected Part by ticking the check box.
  • In this example, Labour 1 = Cutting
• Type in an estimated Time, in minutes, to process the selected part.

Part Rate Form  -  Click to view corresponding table

CabMaster calculates the labour price using the hourly Cost (set in the Labour - Cost manager) of processing a part, divided by 60 minutes multiplied by processing time in minutes as stated in the Part Rate manager, shown above.

See Pricing Labour : Tutorial 1 for an example of use.