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<\/span><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>4cost-structure<\/h1><\/div>Standardised bottom-up calculations with high comfort and maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What is 4cost-structure?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-structure enables you to quickly create consistent, transparent, comprehensible detailed calculations with the highest cost accuracy. Through a company-wide standardisation of costing methods, you optimise your company processes and create a common understanding of costs.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure significantly reduces the workload of all project participants throughout the company by simplifying complex entries with the help of wizards, check logics and templates. This minimises errors right from the start, increases the quality of calculations and accelerates the achievement of usable results. For more cost control and assured profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Standardised cost calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Any level of detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Integrated benchmark data<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Multi-level overhead costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Preliminary costing, final costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quotation costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Development-accompanying costing, Design to Cost<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Value analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Consistent mapping of price and cost calculations throughout the company<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to speed up the creation of price and cost calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to increase the quality, accuracy and transparency of your calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to avoid calculation errors from the start<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to standardise your cost management company-wide and promote teamwork<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transparent, consistent calculations with any level of detail<\/h2><\/div>Understanding complex cost structures completely and making them usable for all relevant departments is the essence of profitable cost management. This is the only way to ensure that everyone involved can work together to sustainably way towards the overarching of corporate goals and remain successful in the future.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure was specially developed as a standardised costing application to bundle and control the complex data of the different company divisions in an integrated and cross-departmental manner, in order to provide companies with consistent cost representations with the highest degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Formula wizard<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Powerful search and filter functions<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Quick navigation<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAdapted to your needs and habits, you can create your products in 4cost-structure with any bottom-up structure as well as a level of detail according to your needs. Elements such as material, processes, target costs, one-off costs and measures are flexible in their arrangement. Doing this, you continue to work in an environment that is familiar to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nFully represent real-life situations. Setting up work systems in 4cost-structure enables you to take a complete and controlled view of several machines, production islands and production lines. The software takes into account the number of persons and their share of the various time categories (multi-machine operation), qualification and hourly rate.<\/p>\n
Bring transparency into your calculation by displaying individual processes and work steps as well as calculating the associated processing times (cycle times, operating times, non-productive times, set-up times etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div>
Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nIn 4cost-structure you achieve detailing at the same level as in leading ERP systems and thus map complete actual situations. The software differentiates between internal and external overhead surcharges in order to represent supplier shares in the cost structures and to be able to treat them differently in terms of calculation. The nomenclature of overheads can be individually adapted to your company-specific requirements. In addition, 4cost-structure offers the possibility to preassign individual overheads across projects. Overheads that deviate from the standard are visually highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>
User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nThe schemes required for your costing can be individually defined and stored in 4cost-structure. For a quick mapping of business cases, you can also apply several costing templates to your project.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Standardised bottom-up calculations with high comfort and maximum transparency<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What is 4cost-structure?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-structure enables you to quickly create consistent, transparent, comprehensible detailed calculations with the highest cost accuracy. Through a company-wide standardisation of costing methods, you optimise your company processes and create a common understanding of costs.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure significantly reduces the workload of all project participants throughout the company by simplifying complex entries with the help of wizards, check logics and templates. This minimises errors right from the start, increases the quality of calculations and accelerates the achievement of usable results. For more cost control and assured profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Standardised cost calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Any level of detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Integrated benchmark data<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Multi-level overhead costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Preliminary costing, final costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quotation costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Development-accompanying costing, Design to Cost<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Value analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Consistent mapping of price and cost calculations throughout the company<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to speed up the creation of price and cost calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to increase the quality, accuracy and transparency of your calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to avoid calculation errors from the start<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to standardise your cost management company-wide and promote teamwork<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transparent, consistent calculations with any level of detail<\/h2><\/div>Understanding complex cost structures completely and making them usable for all relevant departments is the essence of profitable cost management. This is the only way to ensure that everyone involved can work together to sustainably way towards the overarching of corporate goals and remain successful in the future.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure was specially developed as a standardised costing application to bundle and control the complex data of the different company divisions in an integrated and cross-departmental manner, in order to provide companies with consistent cost representations with the highest degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Formula wizard<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Powerful search and filter functions<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Quick navigation<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAdapted to your needs and habits, you can create your products in 4cost-structure with any bottom-up structure as well as a level of detail according to your needs. Elements such as material, processes, target costs, one-off costs and measures are flexible in their arrangement. Doing this, you continue to work in an environment that is familiar to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nFully represent real-life situations. Setting up work systems in 4cost-structure enables you to take a complete and controlled view of several machines, production islands and production lines. The software takes into account the number of persons and their share of the various time categories (multi-machine operation), qualification and hourly rate.<\/p>\n
Bring transparency into your calculation by displaying individual processes and work steps as well as calculating the associated processing times (cycle times, operating times, non-productive times, set-up times etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div>
Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nIn 4cost-structure you achieve detailing at the same level as in leading ERP systems and thus map complete actual situations. The software differentiates between internal and external overhead surcharges in order to represent supplier shares in the cost structures and to be able to treat them differently in terms of calculation. The nomenclature of overheads can be individually adapted to your company-specific requirements. In addition, 4cost-structure offers the possibility to preassign individual overheads across projects. Overheads that deviate from the standard are visually highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>
User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nThe schemes required for your costing can be individually defined and stored in 4cost-structure. For a quick mapping of business cases, you can also apply several costing templates to your project.<\/p>\n<\/div>
What is 4cost-structure?<\/h2><\/div>The costing software 4cost-structure enables you to quickly create consistent, transparent, comprehensible detailed calculations with the highest cost accuracy. Through a company-wide standardisation of costing methods, you optimise your company processes and create a common understanding of costs.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure significantly reduces the workload of all project participants throughout the company by simplifying complex entries with the help of wizards, check logics and templates. This minimises errors right from the start, increases the quality of calculations and accelerates the achievement of usable results. For more cost control and assured profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Standardised cost calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Any level of detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Integrated benchmark data<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Multi-level overhead costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Preliminary costing, final costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Quotation costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Development-accompanying costing, Design to Cost<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Should cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Target costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Value analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>Consistent mapping of price and cost calculations throughout the company<\/h3><\/div>In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to speed up the creation of price and cost calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to increase the quality, accuracy and transparency of your calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to avoid calculation errors from the start<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to standardise your cost management company-wide and promote teamwork<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transparent, consistent calculations with any level of detail<\/h2><\/div>Understanding complex cost structures completely and making them usable for all relevant departments is the essence of profitable cost management. This is the only way to ensure that everyone involved can work together to sustainably way towards the overarching of corporate goals and remain successful in the future.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure was specially developed as a standardised costing application to bundle and control the complex data of the different company divisions in an integrated and cross-departmental manner, in order to provide companies with consistent cost representations with the highest degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Formula wizard<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Powerful search and filter functions<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>Quick navigation<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nAdapted to your needs and habits, you can create your products in 4cost-structure with any bottom-up structure as well as a level of detail according to your needs. Elements such as material, processes, target costs, one-off costs and measures are flexible in their arrangement. Doing this, you continue to work in an environment that is familiar to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nFully represent real-life situations. Setting up work systems in 4cost-structure enables you to take a complete and controlled view of several machines, production islands and production lines. The software takes into account the number of persons and their share of the various time categories (multi-machine operation), qualification and hourly rate.<\/p>\n
Bring transparency into your calculation by displaying individual processes and work steps as well as calculating the associated processing times (cycle times, operating times, non-productive times, set-up times etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div>
Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nIn 4cost-structure you achieve detailing at the same level as in leading ERP systems and thus map complete actual situations. The software differentiates between internal and external overhead surcharges in order to represent supplier shares in the cost structures and to be able to treat them differently in terms of calculation. The nomenclature of overheads can be individually adapted to your company-specific requirements. In addition, 4cost-structure offers the possibility to preassign individual overheads across projects. Overheads that deviate from the standard are visually highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>
User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\nThe schemes required for your costing can be individually defined and stored in 4cost-structure. For a quick mapping of business cases, you can also apply several costing templates to your project.<\/p>\n<\/div>
The costing software 4cost-structure enables you to quickly create consistent, transparent, comprehensible detailed calculations with the highest cost accuracy. Through a company-wide standardisation of costing methods, you optimise your company processes and create a common understanding of costs.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure significantly reduces the workload of all project participants throughout the company by simplifying complex entries with the help of wizards, check logics and templates. This minimises errors right from the start, increases the quality of calculations and accelerates the achievement of usable results. For more cost control and assured profitability.<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Standardised cost calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nAny level of detail<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nIntegrated benchmark data<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download product flyer<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Areas of application<\/h2><\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
Multi-level overhead costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nPreliminary costing, final costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nQuotation costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nDevelopment-accompanying costing, Design to Cost<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nShould cost analysis, purchase price analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nTarget costing<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nValue analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Free white paper<\/h2><\/div>
Consistent mapping of price and cost calculations throughout the company<\/h3><\/div>
In this white paper you will learn:<\/p>\n<\/div>
- <\/i><\/span>\n
How to speed up the creation of price and cost calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to increase the quality, accuracy and transparency of your calculations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to avoid calculation errors from the start<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
- <\/i><\/span>
\nHow to standardise your cost management company-wide and promote teamwork<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Download white paper<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Transparent, consistent calculations with any level of detail<\/h2><\/div>
Understanding complex cost structures completely and making them usable for all relevant departments is the essence of profitable cost management. This is the only way to ensure that everyone involved can work together to sustainably way towards the overarching of corporate goals and remain successful in the future.<\/p>\n
4cost-structure was specially developed as a standardised costing application to bundle and control the complex data of the different company divisions in an integrated and cross-departmental manner, in order to provide companies with consistent cost representations with the highest degree of accuracy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Formula wizard<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Powerful search and filter functions<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li>
Quick navigation<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
Individual set-up of product and cost structure<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nAdapted to your needs and habits, you can create your products in 4cost-structure with any bottom-up structure as well as a level of detail according to your needs. Elements such as material, processes, target costs, one-off costs and measures are flexible in their arrangement. Doing this, you continue to work in an environment that is familiar to you.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Setting up work systems<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nFully represent real-life situations. Setting up work systems in 4cost-structure enables you to take a complete and controlled view of several machines, production islands and production lines. The software takes into account the number of persons and their share of the various time categories (multi-machine operation), qualification and hourly rate.<\/p>\n
Bring transparency into your calculation by displaying individual processes and work steps as well as calculating the associated processing times (cycle times, operating times, non-productive times, set-up times etc.).<\/p>\n<\/div>
Flexible configuration of overheads<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nIn 4cost-structure you achieve detailing at the same level as in leading ERP systems and thus map complete actual situations. The software differentiates between internal and external overhead surcharges in order to represent supplier shares in the cost structures and to be able to treat them differently in terms of calculation. The nomenclature of overheads can be individually adapted to your company-specific requirements. In addition, 4cost-structure offers the possibility to preassign individual overheads across projects. Overheads that deviate from the standard are visually highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div>
User-defined calculation schemes<\/i><\/h3><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>
\nThe schemes required for your costing can be individually defined and stored in 4cost-structure. For a quick mapping of business cases, you can also apply several costing templates to your project.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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