Adjust Costs
Use Item-Element Cost Maintenance (30.17.5) to enter new costs manually, or use Item-Element Cost Calculation (30.17.10) to let the system calculate new costs based on percentages.
Change Baseline to Fit Plan
In Item-Element Cost Calculation (30.17.10), you can change element costs by percentage and let the system calculate the new cost, or, in Item-Element Cost Maintenance (30.17.5), you can enter the new cost directly.
• The example in the figure above indicates a 20% increase in labor rates.
• To see the effects in the MRP and MPS summary reports, you must select Update.
Item-Element Cost Calculation
The figure above shows the effect on item 01010 of a 20% increase in labor rates. Both old and new rates are included, along with this-level and lower-level costs.
