Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling
Learn how production variance analysis works in SAP Controlling (CO)
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1970
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-1-59229-109-0 (ISBN)
Description
This SAP PRESS Essentials guide will help you to analyze your company's performance by showing you how to use production variance analysis in SAP Controlling (SAP CO). Determine where the points of breakdown are in your company's processes and understand how you can improve overall performance. Make your production processes more efficient, thereby directly and positively impacting your company's bottom line. Fully leverage your SAP installation by implementing crucial process improvements.
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John Jordan has been an SAP consultant, specializing in the SAP Financials and Controlling area for several years and owns his own company.
He is the author of the successful Essentials guide Production Variance Analysis for SAP Controlling. and has also written several articles for the SCM Expert and Financials Expert newsletters and has presented at the WIS conferences.
Content
Introduction ... 3
1. Initial Planning ... 5
... 1.1 Sales and Operations Planning ... 5
... 1.2 Long-Term Planning ... 6
... 1.3 Cost Center Planning ... 10
... 1.4 Summary ... 13
2. Cost Estimates ... 15
... 2.1 Master Data ... 15
... 2.2 Overhead Costs ... 20
... 2.3 Cost Components ... 22
... 2.4 Costing Variant ... 24
... 2.5 Standard Cost Estimate ... 25
... 2.6 Preliminary Cost Estimate ... 31
... 2.7 Summary ... 34
3. Actual Costs ... 35
... 3.1 Primary Costs ... 35
... 3.2 Secondary Costs ... 35
... 3.3 Credits ... 36
... 3.4 Post Actual Costs ... 37
... 3.5 Report Actual Costs ... 38
... 3.6 Summary ... 39
4. Period-End Processing ... 41
... 4.1 Types of Variance Calculation ... 41
... 4.2 Variance Configuration ... 42
... 4.3 Variance Categories ... 46
... 4.4 Period-End ... 48
... 4.5 Cost Center Variances ... 59
... 4.6 Purchase Price Variance ... 66
... 4.7 Actual Costing/Material Ledger ... 70
... 4.8 Summary ... 71
5. Scrap Variance Analysis ... 73
... 5.1 Scrap Basics ... 73
... 5.2 Assembly Scrap ... 74
... 5.3 Component Scrap ... 79
... 5.4 Operation Scrap ... 85
... 5.5 Summary ... 92
6. Reporting ... 93
... 6.1 Summarized Analysis Reports ... 94
... 6.2 Detailed Reports ... 101
... 6.3 Line Item Reports ... 102
... 6.4 Summary ... 103
... 6.5 Guide Summary ... 103
... 6.6 Looking Ahead ... 104
Bibliography ... 105
Glossary ... 107
Index ... 113
1. Initial Planning ... 5
... 1.1 Sales and Operations Planning ... 5
... 1.2 Long-Term Planning ... 6
... 1.3 Cost Center Planning ... 10
... 1.4 Summary ... 13
2. Cost Estimates ... 15
... 2.1 Master Data ... 15
... 2.2 Overhead Costs ... 20
... 2.3 Cost Components ... 22
... 2.4 Costing Variant ... 24
... 2.5 Standard Cost Estimate ... 25
... 2.6 Preliminary Cost Estimate ... 31
... 2.7 Summary ... 34
3. Actual Costs ... 35
... 3.1 Primary Costs ... 35
... 3.2 Secondary Costs ... 35
... 3.3 Credits ... 36
... 3.4 Post Actual Costs ... 37
... 3.5 Report Actual Costs ... 38
... 3.6 Summary ... 39
4. Period-End Processing ... 41
... 4.1 Types of Variance Calculation ... 41
... 4.2 Variance Configuration ... 42
... 4.3 Variance Categories ... 46
... 4.4 Period-End ... 48
... 4.5 Cost Center Variances ... 59
... 4.6 Purchase Price Variance ... 66
... 4.7 Actual Costing/Material Ledger ... 70
... 4.8 Summary ... 71
5. Scrap Variance Analysis ... 73
... 5.1 Scrap Basics ... 73
... 5.2 Assembly Scrap ... 74
... 5.3 Component Scrap ... 79
... 5.4 Operation Scrap ... 85
... 5.5 Summary ... 92
6. Reporting ... 93
... 6.1 Summarized Analysis Reports ... 94
... 6.2 Detailed Reports ... 101
... 6.3 Line Item Reports ... 102
... 6.4 Summary ... 103
... 6.5 Guide Summary ... 103
... 6.6 Looking Ahead ... 104
Bibliography ... 105
Glossary ... 107
Index ... 113