Financial
Summary:
The crane design has been broken down into many sections
which either perform specific roles or group together parts which will be
sub-contracted through different sources and companies for efficient logistical
operation and to ensure costs are saved by mass purchase.
We will now break down the financial summary into the
following stages to build a picture of costing considerations used:
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Part Costing
·
Crane Kit Costing
·
Sub-Contracts
·
Further Considerations
Pricing of Parts
Below is the cost breakdown of all of the crane components.
Each component is priced per unit and all components are made from 7075T6
Aluminium unless stated:
Top Section
·
I Beam – h=135mm w=150mm
5000mm £214.51 www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk
Side Sections
·
Side Section – 150mm x 150mm x 3mm £155.52 www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk
·
Corner Joint – Each unit would require 2 lots of
the following:
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2 channel extrusions (C – Shaped) 4 x £11.46 = £45.84
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1 7075T6
Al Sheet 2
x £2.09 = £4.18
-
Fabrication Cost £80 £130.02
www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk
Quad pods
·
Foot Holders – 50mm x 3mm £12.82 www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk
·
Centre Mounts – 165mm x 165mm x 5mm £10.37 www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk
Lifting tackle
·
Bow
shackles – STEEL – 2 at a working load 2.3 tonnes £8.38 www.machinemart.co.uk
·
Lifting hooks – STEEL – 4.5 inches – 2 tonne
working load £35.89 www.ecrater.co.uk
·
D rings – STEEL – 2 inches – 1.1 tonne working
load £1.95 www.simplyscuba.co.uk
Pins & Clips
·
Steel pins (top beam) – 4 at £0.30 £1.20 www1.mcsdirect.com
·
Steel pins (assembly pins) – 12 at £0.33 £3.96 www1.mcsdirect.com
·
R clips - 40mm -16 at £0.10 £1.60 www1.mcsdirect.com
Lifting Harnesses
·
Lifting slings – 4m with 2m lift – 2 tonne
capability – 4 at £5.10 £20.40 www.scaffolding-direct.co.uk
·
Lifting straps – 2m – 2 tonne capability – 3 at
£3.95
www.megatradestore.com
·
Ratchet strap -
38mm x 6m – 2 at £9.13 £18.26 www.power-tools-pro
Total Cost Per
Kit:
A full list of parts and components can be found in a
table at Annex of the Appendices. The full price for one unit in parts works
out to be £874.33 and the remaining overheads include:
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Part Fabrication - £240 / Unit
-
Labour Costs - £50
/ Unit
-
Packaging - £5
/ Unit
The overheads include provision of materials for each
process and completion of each process also bringing the total cost per kit to
£1169.33 per Unit.
To ensure our Company remains profitable we will put a 40%
profit margin onto the RRP meaning that the modular crane kit can be offered at
a per unit price of £1637.06.
Sub-Contracts:
The majority of the parts for our crane come from
material suppliers in an inoperable condition and require fabrication. For this
reason we will be using sub-contracted companies to carry out the following
roles:
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Fabrication (welding of components into parts) –
local company.
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Material Suppliers (e.g. www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk)
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Kit Assembly / Packaging – local company
By using sub-contracts we are able to provide discounted
rates to the unit price for high demand orders based on requirements.
Further
Considerations:
The Company are able to compliment the current crane kits
if successful at tender by offering a range of additional lifting tackle,
spares and servicing packages. The basic crane kit meets all of the design
brief points to good effect and can be compared to similar products already on
sale within various markets:
Competitive
Company Comparison:
“Lifting Safety” is a nationally recognised company who
retail a full range of small, medium and large Aluminium gantry cranes, capable
of lifting between 0.5 and 5 tonnes. The target users include vehicle mechanic
companies, building sites and other low level industrial type uses. It could be
easily adapted to go to tender for this design brief.
In comparison to the Taurus Integrated Technologies crane
kit it is less functional due to its limited leg adjustability and does not
include any lifting tackle or harnessing to move loads. It is also less durable
due to its grade of aluminium and is vulnerable to salt corrosion; adversely affecting
its lifespan within the role we can cater for.
The most significant comparison is the cost. “Lifting
Safety” produce a small gantry crane of similar dimensions which has a RRP of
£2100 per unit. This is a difference of £462.94 per unit meaning that if a 3rd
World Country were to require 10 units, we could offer a saving of £4629.40
without considering the reduced unit price we could offer for a bulk demand.
Fig. 1 – A table showing the range of
gantry cranes available from ‘Lifting
Safety’ and the price per unit.
Conclusion:
By finding suppliers of standard parts and materials and
using sub-contracts with local companies, Taurus Integrated Technologies have
produced a highly functional, competitively priced Emergency Crane kit which
will be of high demand to any potential users.
Company Reference:
http://www.liftingsafety.co.uk/product/aluminium-gantry-crane-3085.html#pricing