This QAD Cost Management training guide offers detailed instruction on using the features of the optional Cost Management module, including setting up and using multiple cost elements, multiple cost sets, simulation costs sets, and cost planning.

This guide can be taught individually or as a part of the Product Costing and Cost Management course set, which consists of an introductory class, a class covering general setup topics, and a set of classes on specialized costing topics. Most students will benefit from taking the first two classes and then selecting the additional courses that apply to their business implementation. The complete list of classes is:

Provides the detailed instruction necessary to manage multiple costs sets both for simulation and long range planning.

Provides information about the significant additional features offered to the standard cost system by Cost Management functions that let you retain historic cost sets, develop simulation cost sets, develop cost plans. and compare one cost set with another.

Finance and operations personnel who track and trend historic, current, and future costs; and who develop and analyze comparative cost data.

This course is valid for 6 credit hours and is typically taught in one day.

The hands-on exercises in this book should be used with the latest Enterprise Edition learning environment in the 10USA > 10USACO workspace. When prompted to log in, specify demo for user ID and qad for password.

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