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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories [Text Block]
Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
 
October 31,
 
2014
 
2013
Raw materials
$
36,417

 
$
16,827

Work-in-process
12,044

 
7,742

Finished goods
13,382

 
9,573

Total material
61,843

 
34,142

Tooling
29,460

 
8,782

Total inventories
$
91,303

 
$
42,924



Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value. Such reserves aggregated $3,985 and $853 at October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The increase of $3,132 is due to the significant balances in the reserve account from the acquisitions, needed to adjust inventories for such acquisitions to fair value.

The increase in production inventory of $27,701 is the result of increased sales volumes and acquisitions, net of improvements in our supply chain logistics.

Customer reimbursed tooling inventories totaling $29,460 as of October 31, 2014 increased $20,678 from October 31, 2013, for tooling related to new program awards that go into production over the next two years. Of the increase in tooling, $7,168 is from the Finneveden acquisition.