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Dynamics 365 Business Central: Controlling Costs of
Production Orders
Production
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.
The desired page will now open.
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 |