OK,  that is a good start, but I was thinking more along the lines of screws were 1.5¢ each or resistors at 0.5¢ each.


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Subject: Re: [TN] Costing of Components

Phil,

By the once/pound!

David A. Douthit
Manager
LoCan LLC
On Feb 5, 2007, at 7:44 AM, Phil Nutting wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> How do other companies handle the cost of the screws, nuts resistors,
> etc, that are values in the pennies or fraction of pennies?  Is the  
> true
> cost maintained in the MRP system or are they expensed (written  
> off) and
> given a $0 value?
>
> The argument I'm given is these are so insignificant relative to the
> total cost of the assembly that it is not worth worrying about them.
>
> My twisted (non-MBA) logic says this is wrong and I can never know the
> true cost of my assembly.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Phil Nutting
>
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