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Definitions for: total manufacturing costs
total manufacturing costs

total costs of direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead incurred and charged to production during an accounting period.

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Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Professional society of manufacturing engineers, practitioners and management executives concerned with manufacturing technologies for improved productivity. Seeks to advance the science of manufacturing through the continuing education of manufacturing engineers, ...

Members: 50,000
Founded: 1932
Dues: senior and regular, $60 annual; student, $15 annual.