Intercom STEP Cost Benefit Analysis

Details UOM STEP Manual Spray Hand Operation solvent glue + brush
Product – Hand bags
Average gluing length per component mm 700 700 700
Average number of components per handbag Nos 6 6 6
Total gluing length per handbag mm 4.200 4.200 4.200
Gluing speed (distance per second) mm/sec 230 80 35
Working time per day (reducing 15% slack) mins 510 510 510
Required production per day bags 1.200 1.200 1.200
Gluing time required per day mins 365 1.050 2.400
Manpower requirement TM 3 6 12
Manpower average cost to company/per mounth US$ 150 150 120
Total manpower cost per month US$ 450 900 1.440
Total manpower cost per year US$ 5.400 10.800 17.280
Average glue required per 10 mm per component 450mm lenght gr 0,8 1,0 4,0
Total glue required per day for 18000pcs Kg 5,76 7,20 28,80
Waste % 10 30 60
Total glue consumption per day Kg 6,34 9,36 46,08
Glue cost per Kg US$ 8,00 8,00 2,50
Glue cost per year US$ 15.206 22.464 34.560
Cost of gluing operations / year US$ 20.606 33.264 51.840
Capital Cost  
No. of Machines required Nos. 1 6 12
Cost per machine US$ 25.000 2.800 15
Total cost of machines US$ 25.000 11.200 180
Depreciation US$ 5.000 1.000 36
Opportunity Cost of capital (10%) US$ 2.500 18
Power Consumption per year (1500 Watt) KWh 2.739
Cost of power per year ($0.09 per KWh) US$ 247
Maintenance cost (Assumed at 3% incl. spares) US$ 750 150 5
Real Estate used (L x B = 3.5 M x 3.5 M) SqM 12 12 15
Opportunity Cost of Real Estate ($M75/15000 SM) US$ 60.000 75.000
Total Capital Cost per year US$ 8.497 59