Mapping BOM loader headings

(True/False). Applies to CAD-connected components. An Active scenario automatically updates whenever the CAD part changes. Setting a part to Inactive means that GCDs remain static even if the CAD part is updated and must be updated manually before changes to the CAD files will be reflected in the Bulk Cost operation.

Fixed Investment Costs incurred to make a part that are not accounted for in Hard Tooling Programming or Fixture Costs amortized over the estimated lifetime production volume.  aPriori starting point cost models do not calculate Additional Amortized Investments.

Other costs that can be specifically associated with the manufacture of a given design. Expendable Tooling Cost per part, Additional Direct Costs, and Extra Costs are accounted for in Other Direct Costs (see below). Default value is zero.

The cost of configuring a machine to run a batch of a given design, accounting for machine downtime and labor incurred. The cost is amortized to individual parts or assemblies by dividing by the number of components in a batch. For example:

(Setup Time * (Labor Rate + Direct Overhead Rate)) / Batch Size

Number of parts to be produced in one year.

The shortest dimension of the component.

A general way to export GCDs for Spreadsheet Reports is to use the following syntax:

<Formula>gcd.parameter</Formula>

where parameter is the information related to a GCD you want to export.

Note: You may encounter aliases for this variable named part.boxHeight or part.envelopeHeight.

The longest dimension of the component.

Note: You may encounter aliases for this variable named part.boxLength or part.envelopeLength.

The total surface area of the component.

The total finished volume of material in the component.

The second longest dimension of the component.

Note: You may encounter aliases for this variable named part.boxWidth or part.envelopeWidth.

The costed component from which to copy the cost settings, in the format:

PartName.Scenario

The source that provided the cost information for the component. Choice of Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Accounting/Finance, Program Management, Supplier, Other

Select the currency used for the costs in this row. These values will be converted to the default display currency in aPriori and will be shown in italic. Fields in the "Quoted Info" section can be set separately with "Quoted Currency" (see below).

See the "Managing Currencies" section of the "Deployment Data" chapter of the aPriori Digital Factory Administration Guide for more information.

The date and time in the format:

MM/DD/YYYY  hh:mm:ss

Information that will help you identify the component. "Description" can be mapped to a CAD "description" property. See the "Using CAD Properties" chapter of the aPriori System Administration Guide.

Direct overhead accounts for machine depreciation, machine maintenance, and energy to power machines. In addition, you have the option of including facilities cost (rent, insurance, and utilities) in direct overhead, which by default is included in indirect overhead (see below).

The cost of tooling, such as a drill bit or turret press punch, consumed during manufacturing.

Total of additional miscellaneous costs. By default, this value is zero in aPriori starting point cost models. Your Digital Factory may be customized to use this field to capture specific types of costs and relabeled as needed (see the aPriori Administration Guide, Managing Cost Taxonomy Display Labels).

The total finished mass of material in the component based on the final manufactured “Component Volume” and selected Material.

The cost of devices that hold a specific part or assembly in the correct orientation on a machine during manufacture or assembly. These devices are not supposed to be re-used for a part or an assembly of a different design. The capital cost is the price to buy one set of the tooling.

The cost per part of devices that hold a specific part or assembly in the correct orientation on a machine during manufacture or assembly. These devices are not supposed to be re-used for a part or an assembly of a different design.

For parts, the sum of Piece Part Cost and Fixed Costs.
For assemblies, the sum of Fully Burdened Cost of Assembly Processes and Fully Burdened Cost of Subcomponents.
For Roll-ups, the sum of Piece Part Cost and Fixed Costs for all first level children (parts, assemblies, roll-ups).

"Functional Group" is used to map components to an alternative hierarchy or grouping from the BOM structure.  Components being loaded via the BOM Loader can be mapped to specific functional groups.  Functional groups must be defined in aPriori using the Functional Group Generator.  See the "Using Functional Groups" section of the aPriori User Guide.

Hard tools are purchased for creating one specific design and cannot be used to create others. The Capital Cost is the price to buy one set of the tooling.

The cost of hard tooling per part.

The location of an image file that you wish to associate with a CAD-less (virtual) part or assembly. Supported image formats are: BMP, WBMP, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF. This image will appear where a CAD-related component typically displays a representation of the CAD model, such as the Component Viewer or Search dialog in the main aPriori GUI.

Indirect overhead accounts for support services for quality, maintenance, planning & purchasing, manufacturing engineering (CNC programming and process planning), and tool crib. By default, indirect overhead also includes facility costs (rent, insurance, and utilities), but you have the option of moving facilities cost to direct overhead.

The cost of labor needed to manufacture the part or assembly. Usually includes hourly wages and benefits.

*Required. Indicates depth within a BOM structure, with 1 or 0 being the top level.

Note: If you specify "0" as the top level, the Spreadsheet "bomDepth" top-level will be "1", and all other bomDepth values will be incremented by 1. Also, there is a Spreadsheet Report "Level" which is different than the BOM and UI "Level".

The cost of transportation between supply chain facilities.

(True/false) Indicates that costs are specified manually and are not affected by changes to the component's GCDs, non-geometric cost drivers, or Digital Factory data.

Profit built into the component cost estimate. By default, this is zero in aPriori starting point cost models.

The cost of the material used to manufacture the part. Includes allocation of scrap material wasted during manufacturing. Does not include consumable material, such as weld wire or adhesives, only primary material.

Additional cost attributed to purchasing, receiving, handling, storing, and delivering materials used in production.

Unique identifying name or number for the component.

(True/false) Specifies that this is the "Official" scenario, which in over-simplified terms is the scenario that will roll-up into an assembly or roll-up by default. See the section "Working with official scenarios" in the aPriori Professional User Guide for more detailed information.

Note that if a component has not been initialized, the first scenario specified in the BOM Loader is made official even if this field is False. 

If a subsequent scenario in the BOM Loader is marked “Official” for the component, it will supersede the official status of the first scenario.

The BOM load is processed by the order of the rows, top to bottom

The subtotal of Expendable Tooling, Additional Direct Costs, and Extra Costs.

(*Required.) Unique identifier for the component; the component identifier as specified in the CAD model. Maps to "Name", "Part Number", or "Name/Part #" in different areas of the UI.

The sum of all costs of making a part, including margin if applied, but excluding Fixed (tooling-related) Costs.

The product line on which the component is used.

Cost of creating a computer program that Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines will follow to make or assemble parts of a specific design.

Programming Cost per part.

The name of the project associated with this component.

(True/False) Set to TRUE if you are purchasing this component from a supplier. FALSE indicates that you are making the component at one of your company’s factories.

(*Required.) Quantity of the component identified in the Part Number field.  Typically has a value of ‘1’ unless the Part Number is a component within an Assembly and appears multiple times in the assembly.

The quoted number of components to be produced per year.

The currency used for the quoted costs. All other monetary fields are controlled by "Currency" (see above).

See the "Managing Currencies" section of the "Deployment Data" chapter of the aPriori Digital Factory Administration Guide for more information.

The date of the quote.

The factory or source for the quoted cost information.

The material used to create the quoted cost.

The process used to create the quoted cost.

The total quoted capital investment cost to manufacture the component.

The total quoted cost to manufacture the component.

The revision number for the component. "Revision" can be mapped to a CAD "revision" property. See the "Using CAD Properties" chapter of the aPriori System Administration Guide.

The name of the scenario which this row defines. You can specify multiple scenarios for a single part or assembly; each scenario requires a different row.

Sales, general, and administrative expenses per part.

How much you want or expect the fully burdened cost of the part to be, for comparison against costing results.

How much you want or expect your finished component to weigh, for comparison against costing results.

The sum of all fixed costs. Fixed costs must be incurred before the start of manufacturing. In aPriori, all fixed costs are amortized to the individual part or assembly by dividing the total, up-front cost for the fixed cost (the capital cost) by the total product volume.

The total capital investment cost to manufacture the component.

The sum of all cost items for a part, Total Variable Costs is the marginal cost associated with making “one more” part of a give design. This includes all variable costs associated with the creation of a part but does not include depreciation of capital tooling.