We have just launched a new contract assembly house and I was wondering if there was anybody out there that had an honist formula for calculating labor cost for the purpose of bidding assembly work, "is there a good canned software package that actually works for this industry" in our geographic area prices can range by as much as 100% on the same assemblies. what is the average burden rate for an assembly house utilizing automation for SMT and thru-hole, what is an acceptable proffit margin that will insure longevity of an assembly house with out gouging the customer. I know these are tuff answers to provide but any information provided would be helpfull.
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