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MCS Solution Overview

Materials Costing Solution (MCS)

Getting a handle on the constantly fluctuating costs of goods into and out of your plants is a monumental task that requires a revolutionary solution.  John Daniel Associates brings to bear the full power of Cognos TM1 and Business Intelligence tools along with decades of industry knowledge and expertise in our custom Materials Costing Solution (MCS).

Our experienced consultants will create a customized mapping of your materials costing information into MCS.  Once integrated in this way, MCS will flexibly, accurately and effectively allow you and your decision makers to answer critically important business questions.

  • View your materials costs by plant and by vendor.
  • Understand and analyze materials purchase allocation across your entire operation.
  • Quickly get a grasp on past purchases for use in vendor negotiations.
  • Take advantage of materials cost cycles to make effective purchasing decisions.
  • Establish best and worst case scenarios for contingency planning.


John Daniel Associates Materials Costing Solution enables rapid response to many common materials management problems.

  • How do we track raw material price increases and the impact to the cost of finished goods?
  • How do we quickly see what finished goods are impacted by a raw material cost increase?
  • How can we accurately calculate the estimated annual impact, future full year impact, to cost and sales margins?
  • How do we provide customers with a proofing report for potential price increases?

Contact Janet Amos for additional information, pricing or a solution demonstration!

412.787.8422