Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
197040
Copyright 2010 President and Fellows of Harvard College. No part of this product may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic,
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School.
Exhibit 1 Price trend of color separations to scan, assemble, proof and output
printer specified film for a hypothetical direct mail catalog page with one image
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Colorscope
1,100
900
750
650
600
400
425
450
475
500
Service-Bureau2
2 Service -Bureaus such as Kinko's and Alphagraphics typically do jobs that are cheaper, and
involve fewer and/or smaller pages.
Design (3 weeks),
writing copy,
producing layouts,
gaining
management
approvals.
Photography (2
weeks), 200300 images,
studio and
location shots.
Prepress (2
weeks), 2
rounds of
proofs to
the project
manager.
Printing (3 days),
cutting, binding,
addressing for
national distribution
$10,000
$50,000
$30,000
$1,300,000
$120,000
Exhibit 5 Top American Pre-press Competitors (does not include printers that have integrated forward)
Company
WACE USA
Applied Graphics Technologies
Black Dot Group
Schawk, Inc.
Sales Employees
(M$US)
200
130
109
104
1,850
1,060
900
729
20
13
12
12
American Color
76
840
Intaglio Vivi-Color
Enteron Group
60
56
450
400
13 packaging
4 mags, dir. mail, pkg, agncy, books
Kwik International
Color Associates
TSI Graphics
Blanks Color Imaging
Kreber Graphics, Inc.
41
37
27
24
22
110
390
313
230
165
1
1
4
1
2
packaging, agency
packaging, publishing, catalogs
mags, dir. mail, packaging, books
mags, dir. mail, packaging, agency
mags, dir. mail, pkg, agncy, retail
Customer # Pages
10
16
10
16
10
32
11
16
11
16
12
16
12
32
12
32
12
32
13
128
14
16
14
16
14
16
14
16
14
16
15
16
15
16
16
32
16
4
16
4
17
16
17
16
18
4
19
4
19
16
20
1
545
Revenue
$9,600
9,600
23,000
12,000
11,000
11,000
23,000
22,000
20,000
50,000
7,800
8,000
8,000
9,000
9,800
11,000
11,000
20,000
2,000
1,400
8,000
10,000
4,000
2,000
12,000
0
$315,200
$ 600.00
$ 600.00
$ 718.75
$ 750.00
$ 687.50
$ 687.50
$ 718.75
$ 687.50
$ 625.00
$ 390.63
$ 487.50
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
$ 562.50
$ 612.50
$ 687.50
$ 687.50
$ 625.00
$ 500.00
$ 350.00
$ 500.00
$ 625.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 500.00
$ 750.00
$
$ 578.35
23,400
40
585
Job
Customer # Preparatio
n
10
4
10
3
10
7
11
4
11
4
12
4
12
7
12
6
12
6
13
15
14
5
14
4
14
4
14
4
14
4
15
4
15
4
16
7
16
2
16
2
17
4
17
4
18
1
19
2
19
5
20
1
117
43
160
Applied
Scanning
Cost
$ 295.29
32
$ 221.47
24
$ 516.75
40
$ 295.29
16
$ 295.29
16
$ 295.29
16
$ 516.75
32
$ 442.93
34
$ 442.93
30
###
130
$ 369.11
14
$ 295.29
19
$ 295.29
20
$ 295.29
22
$ 295.29
20
$ 295.29
21
$ 295.29
20
$ 516.75
26
$ 147.64
5
$ 147.64
5
$ 295.29
20
$ 295.29
20
$ 73.82
5
$ 147.64
5
$ 369.11
19
$ 73.82
1
###
612
###
28
$11,811
$
Applied
Cost
$ 3,212.30
$ 2,409.22
$ 4,015.37
$ 1,606.15
$ 1,606.15
$ 1,606.15
$ 3,212.30
$ 3,413.06
$ 3,011.53
$ 13,049.95
$ 1,405.38
$ 1,907.30
$ 2,007.68
$ 2,208.45
$ 2,007.68
$ 2,108.07
$ 2,007.68
$ 2,609.99
$
501.92
$
501.92
$ 2,007.68
$ 2,007.68
$
501.92
$
501.92
$ 1,907.30
$
100.38
$ 61,435.14
$ 2,810.76
640 $ 64,245.90
73.82
Hours clocked in different work stations include rework hours given in Exhibit 10.
* All figures are disguised
100.38
Assembly
42
38
75
30
28
32
58
64
58
250
32
32
34
36
36
39
40
60
10
11
39
41
11
12
42
2
1152
128
1280
Applied
Cost
$ 3,034.89
$ 2,745.85
$ 5,419.44
$ 2,167.78
$ 2,023.26
$ 2,312.30
$ 4,191.03
$ 4,624.59
$ 4,191.03
$ 18,064.81
$ 2,312.30
$ 2,312.30
$ 2,456.81
$ 2,601.33
$ 2,601.33
$ 2,818.11
$ 2,890.37
$ 4,335.55
$
722.59
$
794.85
$ 2,818.11
$ 2,962.63
$
794.85
$
867.11
$ 3,034.89
$
144.52
$ 83,242.62
$ 9,249.18
$ 92,491.80
$
72.26
Output
8
8
16
4
4
4
8
8
8
32
4
8
4
4
4
4
8
8
1
2
4
4
2
1
4
1
163
37
200
Applied
Quality
Applied
Cost
Control
Cost
$ 1,185.57
7 $
604.25
$ 1,185.57
8 $
690.57
$ 2,371.15
8 $
690.57
$
592.79
4 $
345.29
$
592.79
4 $
345.29
$
592.79
6 $
517.93
$ 1,185.57
5 $
431.61
$ 1,185.57
6 $
517.93
$ 1,185.57
8 $
690.57
$ 4,742.30
30 $ 2,589.65
$
592.79
4 $
345.29
$ 1,185.57
7 $
604.25
$
592.79
3 $
258.97
$
592.79
5 $
431.61
$
592.79
4 $
345.29
$
592.79
4 $
345.29
$ 1,185.57
7 $
604.25
$ 1,185.57
9 $
776.90
$
148.20
1 $
86.32
$
296.39
1 $
86.32
$
592.79
3 $
258.97
$
592.79
5 $
431.61
$
296.39
1 $
86.32
$
148.20
1 $
86.32
$
592.79
5 $
431.61
$
148.20
1 $
86.32
$ 24,156.07
147 $ 12,689.29
$ 5,483.28
13 $ 1,122.18
$ 29,639.34
$
148.20
160
###
$
86.32
240000
83300
323300
Total
93
81
146
58
56
62
110
118
110
457
59
70
65
71
68
72
79
110
19
21
70
74
20
21
75
6
2191
249
2440
Cost
Material
$ 8,332.30
$ 7,252.68
$ 13,013.28
$ 5,007.28
$ 4,862.77
$ 5,324.45
$ 9,537.26
$ 10,184.09
$ 9,521.64
$ 39,554.03
$ 5,024.86
$ 6,304.71
$ 5,611.54
$ 6,129.47
$ 5,842.38
$ 6,159.54
$ 6,983.17
$ 9,424.76
$ 1,606.68
$ 1,827.13
$ 5,972.83
$ 6,289.99
$ 1,753.31
$ 1,751.19
$ 6,335.69
$
553.24
$190,160
$8,100
$4,600
$4,500
$1,800
$1,500
$1,500
$3,300
$3,400
$3,200
$14,000
$1,800
$3,100
$3,900
$2,100
$2,000
$2,200
$5,100
$3,300
$600
$1,000
$2,100
$2,500
$2,600
$2,700
$2,200
$200
$83,300
Cost +
Material
$16,432.30
$11,852.68
$17,513.28
$ 6,807.28
$ 6,362.77
$ 6,824.45
$12,837.26
$13,584.09
$12,721.64
$53,554.03
$ 6,824.86
$ 9,404.71
$ 9,511.54
$ 8,229.47
$ 7,842.38
$ 8,359.54
$12,083.17
$12,724.76
$ 2,206.68
$ 2,827.13
$ 8,072.83
$ 8,789.99
$ 4,353.31
$ 4,451.19
$ 8,535.69
$ 753.24
$273,460
$21,839.73
###
Selling
Price
$ 9,600.00
$ 9,600.00
$ 23,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$ 11,000.00
$ 11,000.00
$ 23,000.00
$ 22,000.00
$ 20,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 7,800.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 9,000.00
$ 9,800.00
$ 11,000.00
$ 11,000.00
$ 20,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 1,400.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 10,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,000.00
$ 12,000.00
$
$315,200.00
Idle Time
Profit
Rent
CM
CM%
$ (6,832.30)
-71.17% -4132
$ (2,252.68)
-23.47% -1153
$
5,486.72
23.86%
$
5,192.72
43.27%
$
4,637.23
42.16%
$
4,175.55
37.96%
$ 10,162.74
44.19%
$
8,415.91
38.25%
$
7,278.36
36.39%
$ (3,554.03)
-7.11% -2554
$
975.14
12.50%
$ (1,404.71)
-17.56%
$ (1,511.54)
-18.89%
$
770.53
8.56%
$
1,957.62
19.98%
$
2,640.46
24.00%
$ (1,083.17)
-9.85%
417
$
7,275.24
36.38%
$
(206.68)
-10.33%
$ (1,427.13) -101.94%
$
(72.83)
-0.91%
$
1,210.01
12.10%
$
(353.31)
-8.83%
647
$ (2,451.19) -122.56% -1451
$
3,464.31
28.87%
$
(753.24)
$ 41,739.73
13.24%
$ (21,840.00)
###
### $ 600.00
### $ 600.00
$ 718.75
$ 750.00
$ 687.50
$ 687.50
$ 718.75
$ 687.50
$ 625.00
### $ 390.63
$ 487.50
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
$ 562.50
$ 612.50
$ 687.50
### $ 687.50
$ 625.00
$ 500.00
$ 350.00
$ 500.00
$ 625.00
### $ 1,000.00
### $ 500.00
$ 750.00
$
###
Job Preparation
61001
61002
61301
61502
61801
61901
Total
0
0
2
1
0
1
4
Scanning
$
$
$
$
$
$
147.64
73.82
73.82
16
8
5
4
1
1
35
Assembly
$ 1,606.15
$ 803.07
$ 501.92
$ 401.54
$ 100.38
$ 100.38
10
6
10
8
3
4
41
$
$
$
$
$
$
722.59
433.56
722.59
578.07
216.78
289.04
$
$
$
$
289.04
1,156.15
1,011.63
216.78
Job Preparation
61301
61402
61403
61603
Total
1
0
0
1
2
Scanning
$
$
$
$
73.82
73.82
3
9
10
3
25
Assembly
$ 301.15
$ 903.46
$ 1,003.84
$ 301.15
4
16
14
3
37
by customer
Quality
Control
Output
4
4
2
1
1
0
12
$592.79
$592.79
$296.39
$148.20
$148.20
$
-
$ 172.64
$ 258.97
$ 172.64
$
$
$
-
Quality
Control
Output
1
2
2
1
6
2
3
2
0
0
0
7
$148.20
$296.39
$296.39
$148.20
1
2
1
0
4
Cost +
Total Material
$5,794
32
$3,188
21
$2,841
21
$2,702
14
$1,465
5
$1,463
6
$17,454
99
Total
$ 86.32
$ 172.64
$ 86.32
$
-
10
29
27
8
74
$1,899
$3,529
$3,398
$1,240
$10,065
Description
Job
Preparation
Wages
Depreciation
Rent
Others
Total Overhead
Floor Space in sq.
ft.
Scanning
8,000.0
500.0
2,000.0
1,311.5
11,811.5
1,000.0
Assembly
32,000.0
25,000.0
2,000.0
5,245.9
64,245.9
1,000.0
64,000.0
10,000.0
8,000.0
10,491.8
92,491.8
4,000.0
Output
Quality
Control
10,000.0
14,000.0
4,000.0
1,639.3
29,639.3
2,000.0
11,000.0
500.0
1,000.0
1,311.5
13,811.5
500.0
Labor Hours
Idle
Actual
OH Applied
160
640
1280
200
160
43
28
128
37
13
117
612
1152
163
147
$
73.82 $
100.38 $
72.26 $
148.20 $
86.32
73.13%
95.63%
90.00%
81.50%
91.88%
$ 8,637.14 $ 61,435.14 $ 83,242.62 $ 24,156.07 $ 12,689.29
Underapplied by
3,174.33 $
2,810.76 $
9,249.18 $
5,483.28 $
1,122.18
$ 13,811.48
Idle
Total
125,000.0
50,000.0
30,000.0
20,000.0
225,000.0
15,000.0
13,000.0
6,500
2440
$
$ 212,000.00
92.21
92.213114754
15000
Total Materials
expense3
61001
61002
61003
61101
61102
61201
61202
61203
61204
61301
61401
61402
61403
61404
61405
61501
61502
61601
61602
61603
61701
61702
61801
61901
61902
62001
Total
*All figures are disguised
3
Includes materials for rework.
$5,400
3,500
4,500
1,800
1,500
1,500
3,300
3,400
3,200
13,000
1,800
3,100
3,900
2,100
2000
2200
3,600
3,300
600
1,000
2100
2,500
1,600
1,700
2,200
200
$75,000
Customer initiated
rework
$2,700
1,100
1,000
$1,000
1,000
1,000
1,500
500
1,000
1,000
$8,300
$3,500
$8,100
$4,600
$4,500
$1,800
$1,500
$1,500
$3,300
$3,400
$3,200
$14,000
$1,800
$3,100
$3,900
$2,100
$2,000
$2,200
$5,100
$3,300
$600
$1,000
$2,100
$2,500
$2,600
$2,700
$2,200
$200
$83,300