Chapter 5

Leftover materials: savings, or money evaporating?

Vật tư thừa là của để dành, hay tiền bốc hơi?

The chapter's question

How much money in materials is left over from the job just finished?

Big idea

Leftover materials are money spent and not recovered, and most of it vanishes in the workshop.

In this chapter

  1. Part 5.1

    Counting the Leftovers

    At the end of the job, who counts the leftover materials?

  2. Part 5.2

    Reusing on the Next Job

    Do leftovers go onto a reuse list?

  3. Part 5.3

    Returning to the Supplier

    Under what conditions does my supplier accept returns?

  4. Part 5.4

    Who Owns the Leftovers

    If the client paid for the materials, whose are the leftovers?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Materials and the Temporary Store is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Materials and the Temporary Store

  1. 1.Is buying extra really the safe choice?
  2. 2.Do I lose money haggling, or unloading?
  3. 3.Worried about theft, but am I ruining materials myself?
  4. 4.Mid-job finish change: did the contract see it coming?
  5. 5.Leftover materials: savings, or money evaporating?