The $174.50 twist drill. (saving on tool and equipment acquisition costs)(Editorial)

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No, this pricey drill bit does not draw near from any military project.
Manufacturing companies across the geographical division fork over comparable amounts
every day for tooling purchase orders, no matter the size of the part
or the number being ordered.

It turn rounds out that $175 is the full burdened cost of ordering an ordinary
50[cents] twist drill, according to the Industrial Distributors Association.
From the time a company recognizes a ne for a specific tool, prayers
purchases, receives, stores it upon a shelf, and pays the tool vendor,
the take away from in man-hours, paperwork and record