Zanquis
The Northerners
Northern Coalition.
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Posted - 2015.03.04 18:12:10 -
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I have been using this program for a while now, and its great. Though I have a few questions if anybody could please assist.
First Question
When I am planning a production run in the "blueprints" tab, there is a Lines and BPs area where total runs is filled in. I have been producing moderate sized runs of T2 ships. However I have noticed that when I buy what is on the planned production run shopping list, I find myself short in the last ship.
I'm pretty sure this has to do with rounding errors, because it would work if I had done say 20 T2 ships in that one run. However generally those would be split up in smaller groups do to the max runs of invented bpc's.
In one instance I did 8 T2 ships of one type. I had 4 blueprints with two runs each, ME 4 TE14. So when I placed them into IPH I would say Lines=4 and BPs=4. This didn't seem to adjust anything except for the total production time. The shopping list for components remained the same, and I keep having to add a smidgen more to complete the last run because each component would be off by a relatively small quantity.
So that concerns me because it would mean the costs are not calculated correctly in the way I put it in. I know it's still profitable because I account for it and a potential drop in sell price when I plan my runs. However it would be helpful if my operation ran smoother and I didn't have to fix the last run all the time by producing more components or keeping an inventory.
I like to run a lean operation so I can keep as much as my capital re-invested as possible using a JIT system. How can I better use IPH to make it more accurate?
Second Question
Is there a place where Price import types are better explained?
I typically use Minimum Sell because I know it works off the current sell orders availability. I already can use my instinct and the market information to determine how much I think the sale price would be. However I'm curious about percentile sell and buy.
Overall I would just like to know more about what each option means, and how the program will use it. I feel I could be making better projections and find new opportunities.
Third Question
How does IPH calculate the profitability of reactions?
For example some reactions require multiple towers. In one case it took two towers, each of which costs on average 700,000 isk per hour for fuel. So I place Hourly POS FUel Cost=700,000 and Number of POS=2. That should give it a sum of 1,400,000 IPH in fuel cost.
Then it lists the reactions, some with say 800,000 IPH. Now from what I can tell, some of those values are incorrect, because it seems the program doesn't compensate for the minimum number of towers needed automatically (thats why you fill it out). So you need to look at the required materials and determine how many POS will be required, then make adjustments to see it's true profitability.
However, I am wondering if the IPH listed uses the number of POS for something other than fuel costs. This would be important because if your using two towers, but have twice the output, that doubles the profitability. If the program is not compensating for the increased output, but does compensate for the costs, you will see the value understated.
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