The LeanEra™ Costing system provides complete functionality for five different types of cost to meet the needs of different costing environments. System setup modules allow the user to control the calculation method that will be applied to any given cost.

User Controlled

Standard The typical frozen cost.
Actual Calculated as weighted averaging or inventory-based averaging.
Engineering Engineered cost (can be used for any purpose).

System Controlled

Current Last transacted cost.
Real For manufactured items, real cost is calculated within the work order based on data collection from the Shop Floor module.

The Costing modules are also designed to deal with unique situations that may be a necessary part of your business. By manipulating system controls the user can vary the way the system will calculate certain cost commodities. For example, work center overhead costs can be accumulated either as a percentage of earned direct labour or as a flat rate per hour. Controls also exist for material actual calculations, accrued revenue, and others.

The Cost Rollup module can produce values based on standard bills and routings, from real costs, or from Batch Control when products must be manufactured in variable lots. These costs can then be compared to current values, adjusted, and saved back to any of the user definable costs.