| # Surcharge Bases (tipcs3130m000) Use this session to define an item surcharge base by calculation code, item group, item and/or warehouse. A surcharge base is the set of cost components applied to a surcharge. You can only activate this session if you enter Selective (Total Costs) in the Surcharge Method field. Related topics Cost components in Manufacturing Project A collection of manufacturing and purchasing actions that are performed especially for a particular customer order. A project is initiated by a customer order for items having a To Order order policy. The purpose of a project is to plan and coordinate the production of these items. For a standard-to-order production, the project is only used to link the item with the customer order. Otherwise, a project can include: Customized item data (BOMs and routings) Project planning (activity planning) A budget is a special type of project. A budget is used to plan and estimate, not to carry out production. Related topics Project types Surcharge Type There are two surcharge types: Estimated Surcharge The surcharge that is applied to the estimated cost price of the project. Actual Surcharge The surcharge that is applied to the actual cost price of the project. Sequence Number Each time you enter a new project surcharge, the detail session will be activated. The sequence field in this detail session will automatically be filled with 10 or a multiple thereof. You can always overwrite this value. Once you have completed executing the detail session, the sequence number will be filled in the overview session. Cost Component A cost component is a user-defined category for the classification of costs. Cost components have the following functions: To break down an item's cost price, sales price, or valuation price. To create a comparison between the estimated production order costs and the actual production order costs. To calculate production variances. To view the distribution of your costs over the various cost components in the Cost Accounting module. Cost components can be of the following cost types: Material Costs Operation Costs Surcharge on Material Costs Surcharge on Operation Costs WIP Transfer Costs General Costs Note If you use Assembly Control (ASC), you cannot use cost components of the General Costs type. Related topics Cost components in Manufacturing |