Factory Direct

Product Number per Box Factory Direct Price Snggested Retail Price Size Apphcation... 

Factory-direct labor Labor that "touches" the product Usually has assigned work measurement standards Lower cost labor this is often the motivator for outsourcing or offshoring... 

We can illustrate the effect of cost allocation with the case of Old Line (refer to Table 27.4). If this company is typical, factory direct labor is the base for allocating other internal costs. This could include factory indirect, much of the clerical cost, some of the technical/professional category, and... 

The cheapest cost Easy to automate factories Direct sintering after pressing The cheapest cost Easy to automate factories... 

Work force costs Factory direct labor 5 25 5... 

Factory direct labor Factory indirect labor Clerical/administrative/sales Technical / professional Fixed costs Purchased item costs Services... 

O. L. Davies and co-workers. The Design andAna/ysis of Industria/Experiments, 2nd ed., Hafner, New York, 1956 reprinted by Longman, New York, 1987. This book, which is a sequel to the authors basic text Statistica/Methods in Eesearch and Production, is directed at industrial situations and chemical appHcations. Three chapters are devoted to factorial experiments and one chapter to fractional factorial plans. A lengthy chapter (84 pp.) discusses the deterrnination of optimum conditions and response surface designs, which are associated with the name of G. Box, one of the seven co-authors. Theoretical material is presented in chapter appendices. 

Factory workers direct Factory workers indirect... 

The collection and tabulation of data will provide an opportunity to become familiar with the company and will generate a good understanding of the operation of the plant. Much of the data will be needed to establish the models needed to size the various areas of the plant. For instance, hours worked should be analyzed to identify shift work, direct and indirect effort, and the normal and overtime activity. Outside contractors may be employed, and this contribution will need to be determined, sometimes by visiting the contractor s facilities. When expansions are being planned, it may be necessary to discuss the contributions that outside contractors make to the factory and assess the increase which they can accommodate. 

Although the corrosivity may not be high provided the condensed moisture remains uncontaminated, this rarely happens in practice, and in marine environments sea salts are naturally present not only from direct spray but also as wind-borne particles. Moreover, many marine environments are also contaminated by industrial pollution owing to the proximity of factories, port installations, refineries, power stations and densely populated areas, and in the case of ships or offshore installation superstructures by the discharge from funnels, exhausts or flares. In these circumstances any moisture will also contain S, C and N compounds. In addition, solid pollutants such as soot and dust are likely to be deposited and these can cause increased attack either directly because of their corrosive nature, or by forming a layer on the surface of the metal which can absorb and retain moisture. The hygroscopic nature of the various dissolved salts and solid pollutants can also prolong the time that the surface remains moist. 

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