Understanding Variances in SAP Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies need to put a large amount of effort into controllingvariances in production. The SAP S/4HANA system provides many tools forhighlighting and reviewing these variances.

• Brief overview of manufacturing in SAP
• Orders as cost objects
• How a cost difference becomes a variance
• Analyzing the causes of variances
• How to use different cost versions to manage variances better
• Tips for looking at variances in real time