Budgeting, costing and estimating for the injection moulding industry [electronic resource] / Peter Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plastics machinery industry--Management.

Plastics machinery industry.

Plastics industry and trade--Management.

Plastics industry and trade.

Injection molding of plastics--Equipment and supplies.

Injection molding of plastics.

Injection molding of rubber--Equipment and supplies.

Injection molding of rubber.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shawbury, U.K. : Smithers Rapra, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These topics are the source of much confusion in the plastics industry and from the research carried out by the author, there does not appear to be any kind of authoritative published work that addresses these topics. This book addresses these topics head-on to explain in detail all the stages involved from budgeting to the final estimate. This book discusses and defines the different methods of budgeting, costing and estimating that are normally used within the injection moulding industry. In order to establish the costing system, the operating costs first have to be identified and quantified

Contents:

Front Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 Terms and Definitions; 2 Planning and Budgeting; 3 Methods of Costing; 4 Job Costing; 5 Overlooked Costs; 6 Controlling the Costs: Measuring the True Cost of a Job; 7 Reducing the Costs of Production; 8 Maximum Metal Conditions and Operating Windows; 9 The Cooling Cycle and Its Effect on Cost; 10 The Loss Leader; 11 The Estimating Function; 12 The Estimating Procedure; 13 Estimating a Typical Job; 14 Estimating Mould Tool Costs; 15 Profit and Loss Accounts; Glossary of Moulding Terminology; Appendix; Abbreviations; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-84735-213-8

OCLC:

374048499