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<\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>4cost-prediction<\/h1><\/div>Multidimensional regression analyses for precise cost forecasts<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What is 4cost-prediction?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-prediction enables you to check the adequacy of the costs and prices of products and product groups on the basis of freely selectable parameters. With the software, you can easily and quickly see which specific features of a product affect its costs and price and to what extent. In this way, non-identical products can be compared with the help of benchmarks, cost reduction potentials for individual products can be determined, outliers can be identified and price forecasts for new products are possible.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction was specially developed to quickly determine usable correlations between price and performance within any number of data sets and to display them graphically in a clear manner. For unique cost transparency and increased cost understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quick identification of cost drivers and savings potentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Universally applicable with automatic determination of the best target price formula<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Valid cost forecasts thanks to multidimensional predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Non-linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Predictive costing, price forecasting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Benchmarking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Supplier and procurement price analysis, price structure analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target prices, target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target-performance comparisons<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Increase cost transparency and identify potential for cost reduction<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to apply performance pricing correctly in your company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to improve the performance of your purchasing department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to achieve greater cost transparency in your dealings with suppliers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to uncover potential for cost reduction and value enhancement<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Analyses of large volume of data in seconds with maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div>Exploit the full potential of your product data sets by using performance pricing.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction provides your purchasing department with valid feature-based arguments for a strengthened negotiating position with suppliers. Your sales department can argue to customers with specific benefits on the basis of the determined correlations in order to justify the price of a product and to ensure consistent pricing. With 4cost-prediction, the development department receives a tool for evaluating alternatives to maximise customer benefits while minimising costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Included and editable databases<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Fast and guided Excel data import<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Simple and intuitive handling<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> 4cost-prediction extracts the optimum from your input data. Based on the data set entered, the software automatically suggests the model from four regression models (linear and non-linear) that provides you with the most valid correlation and information. For precise results in every situation.<\/p>\n4cost-prediction outputs the formulas of the respective regression model that is used in the analysis. Furthermore, the influence of the model can be shown for all parameters as well as for individual parameters. This provides you with a better understanding of the interrelationships of the parameters and enables step-by-step validation.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAlways keep an overview, even with large volumes of data. 4cost-prediction presents all data points to be analysed visually in diagrams from which you can immediately see which products have a good and which a poor price-performance ratio in comparison. Outliers and potentials become quickly visible and can be intuitively selected directly in the diagram for closer examination.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n4cost-prediction has a powerful report generator that automatically provides you with the most important information. All generated reports can be exported as PDF. This provides you with meaningful results that the management can use to quickly derive measures, identify opportunities and minimise risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> Make your analyses more conclusive by also examining the influence of text-based parameters such as manufacturer or region. 4cost-prediction is the only solution on the market that can process alphanumeric data (text values) in addition to numerical parameters (numerical values).<\/div>
Multidimensional regression analyses for precise cost forecasts<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What is 4cost-prediction?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-prediction enables you to check the adequacy of the costs and prices of products and product groups on the basis of freely selectable parameters. With the software, you can easily and quickly see which specific features of a product affect its costs and price and to what extent. In this way, non-identical products can be compared with the help of benchmarks, cost reduction potentials for individual products can be determined, outliers can be identified and price forecasts for new products are possible.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction was specially developed to quickly determine usable correlations between price and performance within any number of data sets and to display them graphically in a clear manner. For unique cost transparency and increased cost understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quick identification of cost drivers and savings potentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Universally applicable with automatic determination of the best target price formula<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Valid cost forecasts thanks to multidimensional predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Non-linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Predictive costing, price forecasting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Benchmarking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Supplier and procurement price analysis, price structure analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target prices, target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target-performance comparisons<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Increase cost transparency and identify potential for cost reduction<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to apply performance pricing correctly in your company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to improve the performance of your purchasing department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to achieve greater cost transparency in your dealings with suppliers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to uncover potential for cost reduction and value enhancement<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Analyses of large volume of data in seconds with maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div>Exploit the full potential of your product data sets by using performance pricing.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction provides your purchasing department with valid feature-based arguments for a strengthened negotiating position with suppliers. Your sales department can argue to customers with specific benefits on the basis of the determined correlations in order to justify the price of a product and to ensure consistent pricing. With 4cost-prediction, the development department receives a tool for evaluating alternatives to maximise customer benefits while minimising costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Included and editable databases<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Fast and guided Excel data import<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Simple and intuitive handling<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> 4cost-prediction extracts the optimum from your input data. Based on the data set entered, the software automatically suggests the model from four regression models (linear and non-linear) that provides you with the most valid correlation and information. For precise results in every situation.<\/p>\n4cost-prediction outputs the formulas of the respective regression model that is used in the analysis. Furthermore, the influence of the model can be shown for all parameters as well as for individual parameters. This provides you with a better understanding of the interrelationships of the parameters and enables step-by-step validation.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAlways keep an overview, even with large volumes of data. 4cost-prediction presents all data points to be analysed visually in diagrams from which you can immediately see which products have a good and which a poor price-performance ratio in comparison. Outliers and potentials become quickly visible and can be intuitively selected directly in the diagram for closer examination.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n4cost-prediction has a powerful report generator that automatically provides you with the most important information. All generated reports can be exported as PDF. This provides you with meaningful results that the management can use to quickly derive measures, identify opportunities and minimise risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> Make your analyses more conclusive by also examining the influence of text-based parameters such as manufacturer or region. 4cost-prediction is the only solution on the market that can process alphanumeric data (text values) in addition to numerical parameters (numerical values).<\/div>
What is 4cost-prediction?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-prediction enables you to check the adequacy of the costs and prices of products and product groups on the basis of freely selectable parameters. With the software, you can easily and quickly see which specific features of a product affect its costs and price and to what extent. In this way, non-identical products can be compared with the help of benchmarks, cost reduction potentials for individual products can be determined, outliers can be identified and price forecasts for new products are possible.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction was specially developed to quickly determine usable correlations between price and performance within any number of data sets and to display them graphically in a clear manner. For unique cost transparency and increased cost understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quick identification of cost drivers and savings potentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Universally applicable with automatic determination of the best target price formula<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Valid cost forecasts thanks to multidimensional predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Non-linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Predictive costing, price forecasting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Benchmarking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Supplier and procurement price analysis, price structure analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target prices, target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target-performance comparisons<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Increase cost transparency and identify potential for cost reduction<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to apply performance pricing correctly in your company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to improve the performance of your purchasing department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to achieve greater cost transparency in your dealings with suppliers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to uncover potential for cost reduction and value enhancement<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Analyses of large volume of data in seconds with maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div>Exploit the full potential of your product data sets by using performance pricing.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction provides your purchasing department with valid feature-based arguments for a strengthened negotiating position with suppliers. Your sales department can argue to customers with specific benefits on the basis of the determined correlations in order to justify the price of a product and to ensure consistent pricing. With 4cost-prediction, the development department receives a tool for evaluating alternatives to maximise customer benefits while minimising costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Included and editable databases<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Fast and guided Excel data import<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Simple and intuitive handling<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> 4cost-prediction extracts the optimum from your input data. Based on the data set entered, the software automatically suggests the model from four regression models (linear and non-linear) that provides you with the most valid correlation and information. For precise results in every situation.<\/p>\n4cost-prediction outputs the formulas of the respective regression model that is used in the analysis. Furthermore, the influence of the model can be shown for all parameters as well as for individual parameters. This provides you with a better understanding of the interrelationships of the parameters and enables step-by-step validation.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAlways keep an overview, even with large volumes of data. 4cost-prediction presents all data points to be analysed visually in diagrams from which you can immediately see which products have a good and which a poor price-performance ratio in comparison. Outliers and potentials become quickly visible and can be intuitively selected directly in the diagram for closer examination.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n4cost-prediction has a powerful report generator that automatically provides you with the most important information. All generated reports can be exported as PDF. This provides you with meaningful results that the management can use to quickly derive measures, identify opportunities and minimise risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>AI<\/mark> Make your analyses more conclusive by also examining the influence of text-based parameters such as manufacturer or region. 4cost-prediction is the only solution on the market that can process alphanumeric data (text values) in addition to numerical parameters (numerical values).<\/div>
The costing software 4cost-prediction enables you to check the adequacy of the costs and prices of products and product groups on the basis of freely selectable parameters. With the software, you can easily and quickly see which specific features of a product affect its costs and price and to what extent. In this way, non-identical products can be compared with the help of benchmarks, cost reduction potentials for individual products can be determined, outliers can be identified and price forecasts for new products are possible.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction was specially developed to quickly determine usable correlations between price and performance within any number of data sets and to display them graphically in a clear manner. For unique cost transparency and increased cost understanding.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quick identification of cost drivers and savings potentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nUniversally applicable with automatic determination of the best target price formula<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nValid cost forecasts thanks to multidimensional predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nNon-linear performance pricing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nPredictive costing, price forecasting<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nShould cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nBenchmarking<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nSupplier and procurement price analysis, price structure analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nTarget prices, target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nTarget-performance comparisons<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>
Increase cost transparency and identify potential for cost reduction<\/h3><\/div>
In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to apply performance pricing correctly in your company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to improve the performance of your purchasing department<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to achieve greater cost transparency in your dealings with suppliers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to uncover potential for cost reduction and value enhancement<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Analyses of large volume of data in seconds with maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div>
Exploit the full potential of your product data sets by using performance pricing.<\/p>\n
4cost-prediction provides your purchasing department with valid feature-based arguments for a strengthened negotiating position with suppliers. Your sales department can argue to customers with specific benefits on the basis of the determined correlations in order to justify the price of a product and to ensure consistent pricing. With 4cost-prediction, the development department receives a tool for evaluating alternatives to maximise customer benefits while minimising costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Included and editable databases<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Fast and guided Excel data import<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Simple and intuitive handling<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Automatically find the best possible target price formula<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
AI<\/mark> 4cost-prediction extracts the optimum from your input data. Based on the data set entered, the software automatically suggests the model from four regression models (linear and non-linear) that provides you with the most valid correlation and information. For precise results in every situation.<\/p>\n4cost-prediction outputs the formulas of the respective regression model that is used in the analysis. Furthermore, the influence of the model can be shown for all parameters as well as for individual parameters. This provides you with a better understanding of the interrelationships of the parameters and enables step-by-step validation.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Interactive, graphical representation of the results<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nAlways keep an overview, even with large volumes of data. 4cost-prediction presents all data points to be analysed visually in diagrams from which you can immediately see which products have a good and which a poor price-performance ratio in comparison. Outliers and potentials become quickly visible and can be intuitively selected directly in the diagram for closer examination.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Exportable real-time reports<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\n4cost-prediction has a powerful report generator that automatically provides you with the most important information. All generated reports can be exported as PDF. This provides you with meaningful results that the management can use to quickly derive measures, identify opportunities and minimise risks.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Analysis of text input<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
AI<\/mark> Make your analyses more conclusive by also examining the influence of text-based parameters such as manufacturer or region. 4cost-prediction is the only solution on the market that can process alphanumeric data (text values) in addition to numerical parameters (numerical values).<\/div>
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- <\/i><\/span>
- <\/i><\/span>
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