Integrated Margin Planning is a purpose-built solution designed to address the margin planning challenge. Key elements of the Integrated Margin Planning solution include:
Estimate costs and margins based on forward-looking changes to operational drivers and assumptions (for example, materials costs, energy costs, and transportation costs)
Identify gaps between projected costs and profit margins versus annual operating plan targets
Close gaps using scenario analysis (for example, price change and product mix revision scenarios)
Integrated Margin Planning solution content includes:
Predefined cubes, dimensions, and measures for margin and COGS modeling
Predefined operational models for granular calculations of material costs, transportation costs, and labor costs, including bill-of-material and capacity calculations
Key financial, operational, and cost assumptions directly linked to the core models. These are used to assess financial impacts of changes to forward-looking assumptions such as inflation, raw material costs, and labor rates.
Packaged Excel templates for plan review and scenario analysis
Predefined Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition repository and dashboard content that have Integrated Margin Planning as the data source
Standard set of data interfaces that are prewired into the core model