Unit cost
We do the same work. Why does it cost us more?
We take the cost of one job apart and check which part grew: time on site, travel, rework, paperwork or material.
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Illustrative example on fictional data: the average cost of one installation service. On the job sheet, meaning work on site and material, the cost grows from PLN 360 to PLN 394, or 9%. Adding the work the job sheet does not show — longer travel (from 40 to 65 minutes), more return visits for rework (from 6% to 14% of jobs) and longer paperwork — the full cost grows from PLN 444 to PLN 543, or 22%.
The split shows where to look. Why there is more rework and longer travel is established in the data and with your team.
In this example
- Which data we compare
- Jobs and their types, working and travel time, material costs, return visits for rework and paperwork time.
- What can be established
- Which part grew, since when and in which teams or job types. Gaps, such as unrecorded paperwork time, are marked.
- What you get
- A comparison of unit cost, the places that need checking and a possible next step. Automation is one of the options.
Questions that keep coming up
- Which part of the cost moved first?
- We compare the parts separately over time and show since when each has differed from its earlier level.
- Where is the difference largest?
- We compare unit cost between branches, teams and job types, calculated the same way.
- Is automation the answer?
- Sometimes, for example when paperwork time grows. Sometimes a change of routes, a checklist or a supplier works better. The decision is yours.
Want to follow the cost of a job yourself after the changes you make? See TORIS
Let’s check it on your costs
On the initial call we will agree which data to compare and where to start.
Tomasz Pijanowskifounder of ToruAI
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