# Costing

Production estimates, setup cost allocation, machine rates and minimum lot charges.

[Manufacturing Wiki](https://planar.so/wiki/index.md)

- [Methods](https://planar.so/wiki/costing/methods/index.md): Setup amortization, minimum lot charges, machine-hour rates, tooling cost and scrap credits.

- [Build a manufacturing cost estimate](https://planar.so/wiki/costing/cost-structure-and-cost-bases.md): Connect material, setup, runtime, outside processing and inspection into an explicit per-part estimate.

## Related guides

- [Supplier quotations](https://planar.so/wiki/sourcing/documents/supplier-quotations.md): How quotation scope, quantity, commercial exclusions and delivery assumptions define the meaning of a supplier price.