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Dynamics 365 Business Central: Controlling Costs of
Production Orders

Using the statistics of a production order, ERP users in Dynamics 365 Business Central can display a direct comparison of the expected and actual costs of a production order. The statistics show different cost types.

Direct and Indirect Costs

The “Statistics” function of a production order shows a direct comparison of the expected and actual costs of the order. The following different cost types are displayed:

Direct Cost Indirect Cost
Material Cost Capacity Overhead
Capacity Cost Manufacturing Overhead
Subcontracted Cost

Call up Production Order Statistics

To call up the production order statistics, please click on “Order” → “Statistics” in the menu or press F7.

Finished Production Order - Call up Statistics

The desired page will now open.

Production Order Statistics

Material Cost

Field Meaning
Standard Cost Material costs based on the Production BOM
Expected Cost Material costs based on the components of the production order
Actual Cost Material costs based on consumption postings
Variance = Actual Cost - Standard Cost
Dev. % = Variance / Standard Cost

Capacity Cost

Field Meaning
Standard Cost Capacity costs based on the standard routing
Expected Cost Capacity costs based on the components of the production order
Actual Cost Capacity costs based on actual reports
Variance = Actual Cost - Standard Cost
Dev. % = Variance / Standard Cost

Subcontracted Cost

Field Meaning
Standard Cost Subcontracted Costs based on the standard routing
Expected Cost Subcontracted Costs based on external operations of the production order
Actual Cost Invoiced Subcontracted Costs
Variance = Actual Cost - Standard Cost
Dev. % = Variance / Standard Cost

Capacity Overhead

Field Meaning
Standard Cost Capacity Overheads based on the standard routing
Expected Cost Capacity overheads based on the operations of the production order
Actual Cost Capacity overheads based on actual reports
Variance = Actual Cost - Standard Cost
Dev. % = Variance / Standard Cost

Manufacturing Overhead

Field Meaning
Standard Cost Manufacturing overheads based on the Production BOM
Expected Cost Manufacturing overheads based on the components of the production order
Actual Cost Manufacturing overheads based on consumption postings
Variance = Actual Cost - Standard Cost
Dev. % = Variance / Standard Cost