The price, and the reason for every euro.
ARCNM decomposes each unit cost into material, setup, cycle time, machine burden and overhead, then prices the whole lot-size curve and marks the optimum lot. Setup is a one-time cost, so it amortises across the lot; the machine choice changes with volume; and every number traces back to the operation and rate behind it. A defensible should-cost you can hand to a customer, line by line.
A curve, not a single number
A one-off and a thousand-off are different parts economically. ARCNM returns unit cost at every quantity on the lot grid (1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250, 500, 1,000, 2,500) along a learning curve, so you can quote any batch size from one calculation.
The optimum lot, with a rationale
The curve runs over ten lot sizes from 1 to 2,500, names the machine chosen at each quantity, carries the learning curve and marks the optimum lot on an annual-total-cost basis — setup and holding cost included. A price drop is never a mystery: setup amortises, the machine class switches, and every point traces back to what produced it.
An auditable decomposition
Every unit cost decomposes into material, amortised setup, run labour, machine burden, tooling where it applies, overhead and the calibration adjustment. The line items always sum to the headline, and each euro traces back through full provenance to the physics, rate or calibration that produced it.
Straight into your quote
The whole curve, the decomposition behind each point, and the lineage behind each number come back ready for your ERP or quoting tool — so you can pick the lot that wins and show the customer exactly why the price is the price.