Costing software from 4cost

4cost calculation software for maximum cost transparency throughout the product life cycle

4cost offers you software solutions that enable you to create consistent cost calculations in all project phases with little effort and high accuracy. When using 4cost costing software, you combine all relevant cost information and standardise the costing methods in your company. The focus is on both product and development costs.

4cost calculation software is suitable for determining product costs, development costs, manufacturing costs and software development costs as well as for life cycle costing.

4cost provides you with the right costing tool for every point in time and every initial situation. From parametric top-down calculations for early phases with limited information to detailed bottom-up calculations – also directly on the CAD model – to multi-dimensional cost forecasts and overhead cost analyses.

Advantages of 4cost costing software

High time savings in the preparation of calculations and quotations
Standardised calculations that ensure comparability and transparency
Optimised processes through fast simulations and analyses
Automated reporting and dashboards for secure and accelerated decision-making
Cost reduction through identification of cost drivers and their potential savings

Minimisation of errors through intelligent input wizards and automatic check routines
Cross-departmental use through central availability of all cost information
Flexible licensing model and modular structure
Personal support & product training
Usable in all project phases, regardless of technology and industry

BRAND-NEW: 4cost Web Edition

Costing software as a service

From now on, 4cost’s innovative costing tools can be used conveniently and quickly directly in the web browser. Without prior installation. Independent of hardware and operating system.

The 4cost Web Edition offers all the advantages of the classic desktop version, but with more flexibility and added convenience. Try it out!

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Software for cost calculation from 4cost

4cost-aces

Parametric cost analyses for successful product cost management from the first day onwards

4cost-aces enables you to create valid, resilient cost calculations for the development and production for electronic and mechanical components and assemblies. As well as for software estimates and complete projects, including all possible tasks, in a short time, all this in early phases without detailed knowledge. After completing a cost analysis, a comprehensive LCC evaluation can be conducted too.

Areas of application: Development-accompanying costing, Design-to-Cost, Development costs, Prototype costs, Manufacturing costs, Production costs, Software development costs, Lifecycle costs, Total cost of ownership, Value analysis, Quotation costing, Target Costing, Should-cost analysis, Purchase price analysis, Greenfield, Brownfield

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4cost-structure

Standardised bottom-up calculations with high comfort and maximum transparency

4cost-structure enables you to quickly create consistent, transparent, comprehensible detailed calculations with the highest cost accuracy. With this software, you standardise your costing methods and create a common understanding of costs in your company.

Areas of application: Multi-level overhead costing, Preliminary costing, Final costing, Quotation costing, Development-accompanying costing, Design-to-Cost, Should costing, Purchase price analysis, Target costing, Value analysis

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4cost-prediction

Multidimensional regression analyses for precise cost predictions

4cost-prediction supports and enables you to check the adequacy of costs and prices of products/product groups on the basis of freely definable parameters within the regression tool. With the software, you can easily and quickly identify which specific features of a product affect its costs and price and to what extent. For precise cost forecasts and an increased understanding of costs.

Areas of application: Linear performance pricing, Non-linear performance pricing, Predictive costing, Price forecasting, Should costing, Purchase price analysis, Benchmarking, Supplier and procurement price analysis, Price structure analysis, Target prices, Target costing, Target-performance comparisons

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4cost-cadcal

Precise cost calculations and semi-automated work plan generation directly on the 3D CAD model

With 4cost-cadcal you calculate costs and production times of components, assemblies and systems directly on the 3D model. The software combines the high performance of a standardised calculation tool with the visualisation options of a CAD application.

Areas of application: Product costing, Development-accompanying costing, Design-to-Cost, Design for manufacturability, Design for assembly, Value analysis

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4cost-scenarioanalyser

Overhead cost analyses in seconds with just a few inputs

4cost-scenarioanalyser enables you to map the overhead cost structure of a company very quickly. The calculation is based on a few, generally accessible company data. The software turns costs into valid prices.

Areas of application: Parametric overhead cost analyses, Cost centre information, Contribution margin, Deployment scenarios

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4cost-datacenter

Central management of all 4cost software applications and costing data

4cost-datacenter is the server-side solution for company-wide management of your 4cost licences, installations, user rights, costing information, databases and file versions.

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Our international customers report on their success with 4cost costing software

“The comparison of providers revealed, that 4cost achieved the highest score. We were particularly convinced by the fact that 4cost’s solutions can be used for all commodities, regardless of technology. Equally decisive was the enormous speed with which cost estimates are possible despite limited information.”

Christian Ahrens

Team leader of the Value Engineering department, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH

“A major advantage of the 4cost software is the seamless interlocking of the two costing approaches, top-down and bottom-up. This appeals to a wide variety of cost estimators and ensures a consistent cost view without losing information across all project phases.”

Alexander Nordmeyer

Value Engineer, Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH

“The departments experience made with the costing software from 4cost are very positive and associated with high savings. By increasing transparency in the cost structures, a monetary benefit in the seven-digit range can already be recorded. We have made the right decision in our selection process and are very happy about our success!”

Manfred Billes

Department head of the EEPC team, MAN

“From small start-ups to large corporations, costs must be constantly kept in view and controlled, especially in these difficult times. This succeeds very well with the 4cost software and I believe we can generate real added value for our companies.”

Sarah Wörz

Officer, Digitalisierungszentrum Ostwürttemberg

“The consistent calculation method of the 4cost tools convinced us right from the start. Very quickly we realised, that this methodology supports our needs in calculation, value engineering, purchasing and engineering excellently.”

Frank Hoffmann

Head of Supply Chain Management, Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH

“With 4cost's modern parametric calculation models it is possible to estimate good and valid costs already in phases with limited detail of knowledge. In order to establish this, we not only made use of 4cost's software solutions, but also using their expertise in value engineering.”

Senior staff member

Purchasing department, Rolls-Royce

“The 4cost-aces interface is user-friendly and logically structured, especially when compared to other cost estimation tools. This makes it easier to use the tool even for occasional users.”

Thomas Fiedler

Head of Cost Architecture A30X, Future Projects & Costing Performance, Airbus Deutschland

“We decided on 4cost because we see a significant added value for our calculation and value analysis in a consistent approach from quick cost estimates to detailed calculations. We focus now on the main cost drivers and identify areas with the greatest potential for cost optimization.”

Werner Seifried

Technical Director, Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH (2009)

“With 4cost we have a partner with whom we are implementing our objective of a long-term partnership in the areas of cost estimation, value analysis and cost structure analysis. We will continue to establish 4cost's solutions and use them even more intensively in the future, because the added value is obvious.”

Werner Seifried

Technical Director, Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH (2009)

“With the parametric cost estimate from 4cost-aces, we are fast and reliably in estimating new assemblies and examine scenarios.”

“With the 4cost-structure calculation tool, we are tracking target costs and manage our projects, including history and versioning.”

Peter Schmidt

Value analysis department, Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH (2009)

“The partnership-based cooperation with 4cost enables us to arrive at rapid cost estimates for our projects both in-house and directly at our customers site. I would not have expected a calculation of the costs at such an early stage in the product development process with such depth, consideration of variants and meaningfulness of the answers!”

Matthias Miesbeck

Project engineer, HOLZER Firmengruppe

“We were enthusiastic about the speed and cost transparency during the 4cost workshops. We used the results from the workshops as a base for our business case analysis. We froze the cost target as cost reference for the subsequent development process and continuously referenced and checked on them.”

Hinrik Weber

Head of the optoelectronics business unit, Pepperl+Fuchs

“The speed in which the costs are determined is impressive with this method. Elaborate work plans do not have to be predefined and evaluated, because the parametric approach of 4cost-aces is based on material and value-added approaches.”

Ernst Tabel

Project manager, Pepperl+Fuchs

“With 4cost-aces we are able to arrive at valid cost statements very quickly. Compared to a bottom-up calculation that typically takes several weeks, we only need one to three days for the first cost assessment.”

Gregor Schwab

Head of Orders & Offers, Production, EADS Defence & Security

“In addition to the drastic time advantage of this costing method, the workshops have another effect that should not be underestimated: all participants agree on a common costing basis during the meetings and evaluate it in detail. The acceptance of the calculated cost values is very high due to the involvement of all participants.”

Gregor Schwab

Head of Orders & Offers, Production, EADS Defence & Security

“The workshop with the 4cost team was convincing both in terms of methodology and result. We were getting an idea of how the parametric approach of the 4cost-aces costing software works. Many new possibilities could now be approached in our daily work.”

Stefan Buchwald

Strategic buyer, BARD Engineering

“The 4cost solutions enable us to become an extended workbench to the costing departments of companies in our region.”

Peter Schmidt

Head, Digitalisierungszentrum Ostwürttemberg

“The early breakdown of product and project costs with 4cost-aces not only offers us a high level of cost transparency, but in particular shows us optimisation potential for development and design. On the one hand, we are thus able to forecast future manufacturing costs in the case of design changes and on the other hand, to independently check manufacturing costs of already existing designs.”

Martin Klotz

Product Cost Engineer, Liebherr-Werk Biberach GmbH

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