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Self - paced Programme Overview

This self - paced programme is part of Finance Fundamentals Package by our expert Bartosz Tyrala. Manufacturing organisations use ERP systems to structure and analyse product costs across materials, activities and production processes. This course introduces the fundamentals of product costing and explains how cost components, cost structures and costing methods are represented in ERP environments. Through clear explanations and practical examples, learners understand how product costs are described and how costing concepts support interpretation of manufacturing data..

Programme Structure

Key Module 1: Understanding Cost Types in Manufacturing

Introduces different cost types and explains how costs are classified and represented within manufacturing environments.

Explains the main components of product cost and how ERP systems structure and represent these cost elements.

Introduces the role of bill of materials and routing in cost structures and explains how they represent production processes.

Explains standard costing concepts and how organisations structure cost estimation within ERP systems.

Explains how standard costing is described in manufacturing contexts and how cost structures are interpreted.

Introduces actual costing concepts and explains how differences between planned and actual costs are represented.

Explains how cost centres, activities and production orders structure product costing within ERP environments.

Explains how costs are allocated and how calculation mechanisms structure cost representation in ERP systems.

Business Outcomes

Learners understand the concepts and terminology used in product costing within ERP systems. They recognise how cost types, cost components and costing methods structure product cost models and can explain how cost data is represented in manufacturing environments.

Is this right for your organisation?

Suitable for organisations introducing teams to product costing concepts in ERP environments. Relevant for professionals in manufacturing, finance or operations who need to understand costing terminology and how ERP systems represent product costs.

Programme Impact

The course creates a shared understanding of product costing concepts and ERP terminology across teams. This supports clearer communication and more consistent interpretation of product cost structures within manufacturing organisations.