You can't plan your costs if you don't understand the drivers of cost and profitability. BetterVu's pre-built ABC App brings robust Activity-Based Costing in Anaplan, to measure and control costs, measure used and unused capacity, and analyze profitability by product and customer.
Beyond costing, build what-if scenarios to plan the impact of business changes and design improvements to boost profitability.
Integrate multiple tools for costing, planning and reporting into your single Anaplan platform, and connect cost drivers to operational plans.
Use this model to understand the Three Dimensions of Cost Analytic Value:
1. What DOES it Cost?
2. What WILL it Cost?
3. What SHOULD it Cost?
Use Cost Analytics to Measure, Control and Plan:
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Features
Full-featured ABC capabilities
Exception-based modelling for rapid implementation and simplified maintenance
Flexible structure allows for modelling of any situation and volume
Use of all current ABC methods, including Time-Based ABC and Cost-to-Serve
Full support for internal re-allocations, including water-flow design
Highly scalable design allows for costing at a transactional level
Traceback of costs from output to source to understand how costs were allocated - "no more black box"
Directly measure cost of unused capacity and determine if included or excluded from costs
Link driver and other source data to other Anaplan models or external sources for true Connected Costing
Leverage all Anaplan functionality, including multi-dimensional analysis, workflow, dashboards, user controls, etc.
Create end-user "what-if" sandboxes for pricing and profitability optimization under multiple scenarios
Connected Cost Planning
Link ABC data to your DataHub to incorporate cost and driver data.
Connect to your forecast models to develop cost forecasts based on planned demand and output scenarios.