Method of providing should-cost negotiations

摘要

A method for negotiating a purchase price for an assembled good includes providing, by a purchaser, should-cost values associated with the assembled good into a first version of a first data structure, thereby creating a first file. The method additionally includes providing a second version of the first data structure to a seller. The second version of the first data structure has input portions permitting the seller to input seller should-cost values that include a cost rate value indicating a cost rate for performing an operation associated with the assembled good, and one or more time values indicating a time required for performing the operation. The method further includes receiving a second file having seller should-cost values provided into the second version of the first data structure by the seller. A forum is provided for negotiating a selling price for the assembled good based on at least the second file.