Computer-Integrated Product-Costing System

CIP-COST - 6922

Keywords product costing

Start Date: 01-JUL-92 / Duration: 36 months

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Objectives

The objective of CIP-COST is to develop an integrated set of product-costing software that integrates with and uses data from material management and production planning systems. The software will be aimed at manufacturing companies who produce a substantial number of customised products mixed in with standard products.

Functions addressed by the system will include:

• overhead analysis and allocation and cost driver identification
• identification of limiting factors of production and their cost implications
• identification of unused resources
• profit potential analysis
• analysis of historical data.

To support the costing system, information on factory and cell capacity can be input manually or from existing factory planning and cell scheduling systems.

A pilot demonstration and evaluation are foreseen at a factory in the Stork group, where it is expected that the results will initially, be used in parallel with current product-costing networks. Results of the project will be incorporated in products marketed by consortium members and sold/distributed through a Value Added Reseller Network.

CONTACT POINT

Mrs Tracy Pursey
Human-Centred Systems Ltd
Quantum House, Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
UK -HERTS HP2 4SJ
tel: + 44/ 442-210-190
fax: + 44/ 442-210-138

Participants

HUMAN-CENTRED SYSTEMS LTD - UK - C
TECNOPOLIS - I - P
STORK DEMTEC BV - NL - P
INTERVISIE STRATEGIE & ORGANISATIE
ADVIES - NL - P
CHESHIRE HENBURY RESEARCH
& CONSULTANCY - UK - A

CIP-COST - 6922, December 1993

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