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How JIT Eliminates Waste
Inventory Holding Costs Summary
(you may enter new values for annual purchases and average inventory)
Annual Purchases:
Inventory Costs:
$44,400
Cost Differential:
17.8%
Average Inventory:
Warehousing:
$8,000
Capital:
$11,900
Equipment:
$2,500
Scrap:
$9,000
Manpower:
$13,000
Total Annual Cost to maintain inventory:
$44,400
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Cost Details
Warehousing Cost Details
Warehousing inventory commits you to pay for such things as fixtures, equipment to move it, maintenance, building depreciation (or rent), and operating costs such as lighting and heating.
Additional Costs: 3.6% - 9.0%
Building Depreciation/Rent
3.3%
$3,300
Operating Costs
3.0%
$3,000
Taxes
0.8%
$800
Insurance
0.9%
$900
Total Warehousing Costs
8.0%
$8,000
Capital Cost Details
Whether you use a credit line from the bank, or pay out of cash flow, you pay for more than just the cost of materials. There is insurance on the inventory, there may be inventory taxes, and you run the risk of material becoming obsolete, damaged, or requiring additional preparation as a consequence of exposure to the elements.
Additional Costs: 6.6% - 16.5%
Capital Costs on Material
9.0%
$9,000
Inventory Taxes
0.6%
$600
Inventory Insurance
0.8%
$800
Material Obsolescence
1.5%
$1,500
Total Capital Costs
11.9%
$11,900
Equipment Cost Details
Some of the expense involved to process the materials before they are ready for production can be more cost effectively done at TSI. This eliminates saws, simplifies handling and frees up manpower for other tasks.
Additional Costs: 1.3% - 3.3%
Preproduction Processing Equip. Deprec.
0.5%
$500
Material Handling Equip. Deprec.
0.5%
$500
Electrical Power and Special Supplies
0.9%
$900
Servicing and Repair
0.6%
$600
Total Equipment Costs
2.5%
$2,500
Scrap Cost Details
When materials end up in the scrap bin in really costs. Selling to a scrap dealer realizes a small fraction of the original purchase price. Mistakes made on cuts really cost. Buying pre-cut material shifts that risk to TSI.
Additional Costs: 4.5% - 11.2%
Average Scrap Cost
9.0%
$9,000
Total Scrap Costs
9.0%
$9,000
Manpower Cost Details
Warehousing inventory commits you to: people to receive, store it and sometimes move it, people to operate fork lifts and preprocessing equipment, people to collect scrap, and clerical personnel to plan, track and monitor the inventory.
Additional Costs: 5.8% - 14.5%
Receiving & Stocking Labor
2.2%
$2,200
Moving Labor
2.8%
$2,800
Preproduction Labor
8.0%
$8,000
Total Manpower Costs
13.0%
$13,000
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