4 Standard Cost Manager Overview

The Standard Cost Manager is where Unifier users keep track of costs at both the Company level and Project/Shell level.

The Standard Cost Manager is typically used for construction projects and, therefore, uses a CBS code structure to break down the work. You can use a CBS code structure, as well as company account codes and fund codes, to link income and expenses on a detailed level.

The Standard Cost Manager combines multiple costing features and functions to generate the following cost management tools:

• Cost Sheets to show:
  • Company budgets and the monies that have been spent.
  • Project/Shell budgets to track costs by CBS code.

    Note:

    Costs can be added to this sheet manually or automatically using rollups from Cost-type Business Processes, Project/Shell budgets, or Worksheets.

• A Company Accounts Sheet to track company-level information, such as assets, resources, or facility maintenance. It is similar to a cost sheet, but it uses the account codes instead of CBS codes.
• Fund Sheets to track the company's income and the distribution of funds across projects/shells. Funds can be added to this sheet manually or automatically using cost-type business processes and formulas. Likewise, funds can be assigned or consumed manually or automatically using cost business processes.
• A Schedule of Values (SOV) for every blanket purchase order (Base Commits) to streamline tracking and reimbursing invoices or payment applications.
• Cash Flows to generate a variety of cash flow curves at user-specified frequencies.