{"id":9221,"date":"2022-08-25T08:05:23","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T06:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/?page_id=9221"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T07:14:43","slug":"resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/en\/resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.2%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.2%;--awb-width-medium:60%;--awb-order-medium:2;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.2%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.2%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">More than 35 years of experience in the field of price and cost calculation<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The cost experts at 4cost GmbH have already proven their costing skills in more than 2,500 successful customer projects across all industries. At this point, we would like to share our knowledge on the topics of cost optimisation, value engineering and product costing with you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:4.8%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:4.8%;--awb-width-medium:40%;--awb-order-medium:1;--awb-spacing-right-medium:4.8%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:4.8%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:200px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Expertenwissen_Icon.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Expertenwissen_Icon.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9164\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Expertenwissen_Icon-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Expertenwissen_Icon.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.2;\">All categories at a glance<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:20px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\"><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/blog\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Blog<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/blog\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"4cost Blog\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"4cost Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-10085\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20630%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/4cost_Blog_1200x630.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p>Hands-on expertise on the topic of cost management. Our experts show you how to map costs transparently and optimise them effectively.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/blog\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Blog posts<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:20px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\"><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/white-papers\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">White papers<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/white-papers\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"4cost White papers\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"4cost White papers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9183\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20630%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_Whitepaper_1200x630.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p>Download our free white papers and learn how to permanently optimise your project and product costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/white-papers\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">All documents<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:20px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\"><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/faq\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">FAQ<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/faq\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"4cost FAQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"4cost FAQ\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9148\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20630%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4cost_FAQ_1200x630.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p>Here you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about our company, our costing software and our services.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/faq\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Frequently asked questions<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-margin-top-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-right-medium:3.84%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:3.84%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\"><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/glossary\/\" class=\"awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color\" target=\"_self\">Glossary<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/glossary\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"4cost Glossary\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"4cost Glossary\" src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-9733\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20630%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27630%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630-200x105.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630-400x210.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.4cost.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4cost_Glossar_1200x630.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><p>Here you will find explanations of terminology commonly used in the area of cost calculation.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/resources\/glossary\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">List of terms<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9169,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9221","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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