Activity-based costing (ABC) has traditionally been a standalone tool used to measure historical cost and profitability of customers, products, and channels. Now, companies are able to plan cost and capacity levels in ways only previously imagined by integrating ABC into a comprehensive Anaplan structure. Learn how two different organizations are using this capability to plan for the future in the face of dramatic business changes.
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App Hub
Activity Based Costing
Predictive Labor Modeling
Workforce Capacity Planning
for Insurance
Agile Planning
Focused on Financial and Operational Planning using Anaplan
Based in Toronto and New York
Specializing in Financial Services, Healthcare,
Manufacturing / Distribution
20+ years’ experience in ABC and Capacity Modelling
Growing team of dedicated Anaplan experts
Library of advanced apps on Anaplan’s App Hub
8. Traditional ABC Use Cases
Product / Service
Unit Costing
Profitability by
Customer,
Product, Channel
AllocationsCapacity Analysis
What does it cost
to do … for ...?
Which are my
most / worst
profitable
customers?
What can I do?
How do I assign
common costs to
products,
departments or
Lines of
Business?
Do I have the
right number of
staff to current
and planned
demand?
13. Why the bad rap?
Perfection Bias
Big / Costly / Lengthy projects
Black Box: distrust of broad allocation methods
Lack of Integration
Lack of transparency / action
14. Key Drivers of Success
Immediacy
Transparency
Connectivity
Customization
Speed of Deployment
18. The Core: Workforce Capacity Planning
Business
Volumes
Service
Volumes
Time
Standards
Required
Capacity
Current
Staffing
Team
Changes
Staffing
Changes
Available
Capacity
Optimize
Modify
Consumption
Rates
Modify
Productivity
Rates
Requires
Time-Based
ABC
23. Lifecycle
Forecasting
Cost per Loan by type of loan $
Account Activity by Age of Loan from inception
#Callspermonthperloan
(showing different loan types)