The Production Order Costing Report provides users with a comprehensive overview of all costs associated with a single production order. This report offers insights into the status of the order, its associated production sections, and various cost metrics. Here's a breakdown of the information presented in the report:

Confirm Your User Account Setup

Confirm with your system administrator or project manager that:

1. Your user account has been created.
2. You have been assigned the appropriate role to access necessary pages within Garment IO.
   

Steps on how to reach the PO Costing Report:

1. Go to Garment IO system
   
2. Then go to the Production Department
   
3. Then go to the Production Orders
   
4. Then select any production order that has ended and right click on it to open the side menu
   
5. Then click on the PO Costing report, this would open the production order costing report for the specific production order selected from the production orders page.
   

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Order Status and Production Sections:

• The current status of the production order is displayed along with a list of production sections it has undergone.

Overview Tiles:

1. Total Cost per Piece:
   • Displays the total cost per piece for the production order.
   • Actual Cost: Calculated using direct and indirect costs per minute multiplied by actual production minutes. So in more details, it takes into consideration the actual time spent (in minutes)  on the batch and multiply it by the employee rate per minute and also the overhead cost per minute. 
   • Estimated Cost: Calculated using direct and indirect costs per minute multiplied by the estimated production time defined in the Styles page. So in more details, it takes into consideration the estimated time (in minutes), it is the sum of estimated times of mandatory processes inside the style, on the batch and multiply it by the machine rate per minute and also the overhead cost per minute. 
   • Helps assess the variance between actual and estimated costs per piece.
2. Direct Cost:
   • Presents the direct cost for the production order piece. It is the employee rate. 
   • Compares the actual direct cost with the estimated direct cost.
   • Offers insights into how well the actual cost aligns with the estimated cost.

3. Indirect Cost:
   • Displays the indirect cost for the production order piece. it is the overhead costs. 
   • Compares the actual indirect cost with the estimated indirect cost.
   • Provides insights into the effectiveness of indirect cost estimations.
4. Time Analysis:
   • Illustrates the actual time taken per piece versus the estimated time.
   • Helps evaluate efficiency by identifying gaps between actual and estimated production times.

Cost Insights Graph:

• A graphical representation of the four cost metrics, including overtime hours cost.
• Offers a visual overview of cost distribution for better analysis.

Direct Cost per Process Table:

• Breaks down the direct cost per each production process.
• Columns: Quantity, Estimated Time, Actual Time, Estimated Fee, Actual Fee, Cost Difference.
• Averages are calculated for all employees.
• Users can expand the process to view individual employee metrics.
  
• The total estimated time can be different than that of of the header card, because the card above takes into consideration the sum of mandatory processes only while the table lists all processes done (even the optional) because they must be taken into consideration with costing details. 

Overhead Costs Table:

• Presents various overhead costs, including cost per minute per machine and estimated indirect costs.
• Displays the value of indirect costs per piece.
• Provides insights into overhead expenses associated with the production order.

The Production Order Costing Report facilitates a deep understanding of all cost details for each production order. It empowers users to make informed decisions, optimize costs, and enhance efficiency in the production process.