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Yield variance

See the yield gap when the job completes, not at month end.

The finished quantity is recorded at completion, so the gap between what went in and what came out shows on the work order.

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7-day free trial, no card required. Work orders and completion are in every plan. Cost/COGS and variance are in Professional and Enterprise. AI yield forecasting is coming soon.

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Follow one completed job

Work order WO-5502 should make 500 units. Four stages from completion to follow-up.

Job J-412 · 500 kg in

Yield against the band your team set

Try it: change the finished quantity and see where the difference sits.

Finished at completion
482 kg · 96.4%
Within 94–98% band
Where the 18 kg went
  • Recorded scrap6 kg
  • Samples2 kg
  • Unexplained10 kg

Bands are set by your people. V5 shows the difference; people investigate the cause.

Explore the details: every stage, with limits and set-up notes

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Step 1 of 4

WO-5502 · complete
Recorded on the floor
  • Theoretical500 units
  • Made492 units
  • Packed good470 units
  • Rejects22 · recorded

Entered when the job completes.

Finished quantity at completion

  • The finished quantity is recorded at completion.
  • Consumption is worked out from the recipe.

Figures are only as good as what's recorded on the floor.

More on complete: full record and set-up

Also on this record

Consumption
From recipe

Rejects are recorded with the job.

Example
Figures match the worked example in the yield worksheet.

Yield between production and cost

Production records the output, yield shows the gap, and cost puts a value on it.

ProductionCost & COGSIngredient weighing

What's included

What yield variance uses, and which plan each item needs. Compare plans

Yield

Completion, yield, difference.

Work orders, blending, packaging · Inventory, receiving and dispense · Cost/COGS & variance

Explore yield variance
  • Work orders, blending, packaging
    Completion and consumption.
  • Inventory, receiving and dispense
    Dispensed per lot.
  • Cost/COGS & varianceProfessional and Enterprise
    Standard vs actual.
  • Deviation managementProfessional and Enterprise
    Follow-up when needed.

AI demand and yield forecasting: coming soon, not available today. People set yield bands and investigate differences.

Free buyer guide · 11 pages

Manufacturing Costing Buyer Guide

For finance, operations and plant teams comparing planned and actual job cost, including yield and usage variance. Use it with or without V5.

  • 1Work through one job, 480 of 500.
  • 2Split usage from price.
  • 3A person decides the cause.
See what's inside
  • The cost-input map
  • Units, conversions and standard versus actual
  • One worked job: 500 planned, 480 good
  • Investigating a variance
  • Labour and overhead policy choices
  • WIP, period close and your ERP
  • RFP questions and scored checklist

Chapters: why job costs go wrong · cost-input map · units and standard versus actual · one worked job · investigating a variance · labour and overhead · WIP, period close and ERP · RFP and scored checklist · where V5 fits and sources.

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Guide page 7: splitting a variance into price and usageGuide page 6: one worked job, planned versus actual with 480 good units of 500Cover of the Manufacturing Costing Buyer Guide

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