rob2952 Feb 2011 02:42
Always a hard shout.. set-up costs.
Assuming for 40 -50 per year per shift output operation:
- leasing assembly facility in a depressed industrial property market
-2500 sq m (25000 sq ft) covered facility plus parking
- fit out mainly warehousing, a couple of four post hoists, assembly tooling, forklift, server and office equipment, unloading ramp for containerised truck kits arriving from AVIA..
You could do this intelligently on a set-up budget for 5 -6 million USD tops
Running costs..
Your estimate of labour costs $2 m per shift is bang on in my opinion.. so $4m overall looks good, even with a few higher paid supervisors. Don't forget state subsidies too..