Internal orders monitor overhead costs for specific events and projects. Company code dependent and can be used for both short-term and long-term monitoring. Four types exist: overhead, profitability, investment, and production orders
SAP CO manages organization's processes, production factors and service consumption. Module enables variance analysis between actual and planned data. CO and FI modules are independent components with regular data flow
SAP Controlling manages business costs and profitability analysis for internal management. Almost every SAP ERP process ends with a controlling document. SAP FI and CO modules are independent components with regular data flow
SAP CO module manages business operations, planning, and monitoring. Unlike FI, CO does not generate accounting documents. Data flow between FI and CO is real-time in SAP S/4 HANA
Variance analysis compares planned and actual numbers for performance evaluation. Companies assess favorability by comparing actual costs to industry standards. Management focuses on unusual or significant variances for improvement
Fast implementation twice as fast as other ERP systems. Platform-independent solution supporting multiple DBMSs. Includes family of co-platform solutions for various business functions. Supports multiple languages and global business standards