Cost-centre analysis
Break down and control costs transparently.
Cost-centre analysis links booking data with production and personnel data to identify cost drivers, variances and savings potential.
- More transparency
- Cost reduction
- Better decisions
overheads
transparency
payback
variance analysis
Calculated from identified savings and reduced controlling effort.
- 01
Data integration
Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Cost-centre analysis.
- 02
Data quality
Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.
- 03
Model development
Train and validate the Cost-centre analysis model on historical data.
- 04
Pilot
Pilot Cost-centre analysis in one area and collect feedback.
- 05
Rollout
Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.
Steps
Data sources
Stakeholders
From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.
Financial data
Cost centres, budgets, cash flows and invoices.
ERP data
Master and transaction data from ERP.
MES data
Production orders, feedback and machine data.
HR data
Shift plans, qualifications and absences.
Energy consumption
Electricity, gas, water and steam per area.
Documents
Specifications, quotes, contracts and reports.
CFO
Receives reliable financial and risk metrics.
Controlling
Quantifies effects and supports budgeting.
Production manager
Uses insights directly in daily operations.
IT
Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.
More transparency
Cost reduction
Better decisions
Better planning
Higher efficiency
With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.
Central data platform
Real-time data integration
Scalable analytics pipelines
Reusable data products
Automated reporting
Metrics are provided without manual effort.
BI reporting
Metrics are delivered in dashboards.
Demand forecasting
Data flow enables more precise forecasts.
Management Cockpits
Revenue, margin and cash at a glance – updated daily instead of once a month.
Finance & Controlling Reporting
Month-end close and cost-center reports without an Excel marathon at the start of the month.
Sales & CRM Analytics
Make pipeline, forecast and customer potential visible instead of guessing in the CRM.