Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling

This is an excellent book. I've been working in SAP for over twelve years as a logistics consultant and project manager. I've been able to cobble together a cursory knowledge of CO by reading the help files. This book has taken my understanding to the next level. It provides a comprehensive overview of product costing in SAP, going far beyond the standard SAP help screens.The book follows the process of product costing from planning, through master data, to month-end processes, such as overhead allocation, WIP calculation via results analysis, variance calculation, and order settlement.I highly recommend this book.Jeff Knowlton

Good Book.Worth Buying and also it does take you through the whole process of the Product Costing and gives you in a Snap Shot what the whole product costing is .There is nowhere in the books the Complete View ,given in one book. After Reading the Book read the SAP help for Cost Center Planning and the SAP book on Production Planning then you have covered all the Bases in the Product Costing

This book is a valuable resource for anyone trying to get the most out of Product Cost Controlling in SAP. John Jordan has a rare combination of deep SAP knowledge and lucid writing style. In terms of scope, the book shows the integration of variance analysis from start to finish, from sales planning to management reporting. To reflect this integration, John consistently makes excellent transitions from one section to the next... the logical thread is never dropped. Clear, unambiguous language is used, with explicit instructions on how to proceed. John goes beneath the surface to explain the "why" and not just the "what" and "when". Of particular interest is the discussion of scrap planning and reporting, a highly under-documented topic in the standard SAP documentation. John speaks with the voice of someone who has extensively used these analytical tools, not just someone who has simply configured them for others to use. I highly recommend this book to consultants and end-users in Product Cost Controlling.

I'm very new to product cost controlling (PCC) and before I got the job I have now, I've got no idea what PCC is all about. I've been gathering articles and other useful materials that I can lay my hands on which will make it easier for me to understand this module. Luckily, I happen to find this book, it's a real gem! John Jordan doesn't mince his words which makes it easily understandable to the reader and is really a welcome treat compared to the convoluted explanation provided by SAP which leaves the user perplexed even after many times of reading the online help. Variance analysis in SAP has always been a complex topic for me but my understanding of the system has greatly improved over the months and this book has really complemented that knowledge. This book is a really good companion which you can refer to over and over again.I hope John would write more books in PCC!

I was turned onto this book after hearing John speak at a conference. We were having some issues in our Manufacturing environment that our Manufacturing Finance group was having difficulty explaining or understanding. They were looking to me for help. This book helped ground me on the theory and walked me through examples that connected the dots from the theory to actual application. I was able to go back and further train the Manufacturing Team and make some changes in our processes and configuration that made future analysis much more easy and complete.

John Jordan has written an excellent book on SAP Product Costing. I have read this book cover to cover more than once and use it as a reference often. To me it is more than a book on variance analysis as it also provides great perspective on the product costing process. There is also a good bit of detail regarding scrap analysis as well. I look forward to reading another book authored by Mr. Jordan on product costing in the future.

Having just started working for a company that needed a lot of improvements, buying this book was the best move I made. This book details the types of analyses that should be performed to help improve a company's overall performance as well as flush out bad processes. The screen shots help guide you through every analysis along with right to the point explanations. Thanks John Jordan!

This is a great book, and a long-awaited resource, for anyone involved in product cost controlling in SAP. It's got great information, from high level to detailed, for people at all levels of expertise. It covers so much more than just analyzing your production variances. It covers the whole process of how variances are determined, including planning, master data, actual postings, and variance calculations. I highly recommend it.