You can track your small business' manufacturing costs several ways, but the most important thing you must do is separate direct costs and labor costs. This lets you know where you are spending your ...

In manufacturing companies, labor and materials costs are broken into direct and indirect components. Direct costs are those that can be traced directly to the products that are being produced, while ...

A new study by UC Davis researchers quantifies the climate costs of carbon emissions from manufacturing common materials such as steel, aluminum, plastics and cement. Including these costs in the ...