Odyssey ERP Automated Alloy Cost Variance Alerts
Every night, WebRun opens Odyssey ERP, checks each heat poured that day against its standard alloy recipe cost, cross checks current metal pricing against what's recorded in QuickBooks, and emails purchasing and cost accounting an alert naming any job whose actual alloy cost ran over the standard by more than your threshold.
How do I catch alloy cost overruns before they hurt margin?
WebRun checks your alloy costs every night. It opens Odyssey ERP, compares each heat poured that day against its standard recipe cost, checks current metal pricing on record in QuickBooks, and emails purchasing and cost accounting an alert naming any heat that ran over your variance threshold, so overruns get caught the same day, not at month end.
- Alloy cost overruns get flagged the same night instead of surfacing at month end
- Purchasing sees whether a variance is a price change or a yield problem
- Every heat is checked against its standard recipe cost automatically
Built for foundries · die casters · foundry cost accountants · metal casting purchasing managers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
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Odyssey ERP - cost each heat against its standard recipe
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WebRun opens Odyssey ERP to cost each heat against its standard recipe. - Open Odyssey ERP and pull every heat poured today with its actual alloy mix and weight
- Compare the actual alloy cost to the job's standard recipe cost
- Calculate the dollar and percentage variance for each heat
Done when Every heat poured today has an actual cost compared against its standard recipe cost.
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QuickBooks - check current metal pricing on record
- Look up the metal and alloy pricing currently on record in QuickBooks
- Flag any heat where the variance traces back to a price change rather than a mix or yield problem
- Note the last updated date on the pricing so purchasing knows if it is stale
Done when Each variance is checked against the metal pricing on record in QuickBooks.
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Outlook - alert purchasing on any overrun
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WebRun opens Outlook to alert purchasing on any overrun. - Draft and send an internal alert to purchasing and cost accounting for any heat over your variance threshold
- Name the job, alloy, standard cost, actual cost, and likely cause in the alert
- Send a short all clear note on days when every heat is within threshold
Done when Purchasing has today's alloy cost variance alert, or an all clear, in their inbox.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it change prices or recipes on its own?
No. It only reports the variance. Any change to a standard recipe cost or a metal price stays a decision for purchasing and cost accounting.
How is the variance threshold set?
You set the dollar or percentage threshold that counts as worth flagging. Anything under it rolls into the daily summary instead of triggering a separate alert.
Does it tell purchasing whether it's a price problem or a yield problem?
Yes. It checks the metal pricing on record in QuickBooks against the heat's actual mix and weight, so the alert can point to a price change versus a mix or pour weight issue.
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