Why SAS® Activity-Based Management?
Eurovida needed to address critical issues around costs, risks and profitability. Prior to implementing SAS Activity-Based Management, Valerio recalls, “We didn’t know the costs associated with developing and delivering products, the processes involved in providing service, and the real profitability of specific products.” The SAS solution analyzes costs by activity, process, cost center and nature of the activity. Actual expenses by product are captured and compared with planning assumptions to identify variances and improve inefficiencies. Results shed new light on the processes and activities involved, enable benchmarking against targets, and deliver improved knowledge on products and services. Managers can identify actual costs and profitability of products and understand how costs evolve and change. Now, Eurovida can offer products at a better price and through the most appropriate channels, improving customer-service levels and customer satisfaction. Managing performance “SAS pro
