EPM Lite for Hardware
Unit economics, BOM, COGS — drilled all the way down.
Hardware finance lives at the intersection of unit economics, supply chain, and capacity planning. EPM Lite holds all three in one cube: BOM × supplier prices × yield × volume, with what-if at every layer.
Metrics you'll actually track
- Gross margin per unit, per SKU, per channel
- BOM cost trends and supplier concentration
- Inventory turns, days of inventory on hand
- Manufacturing yield and scrap rates
- Working capital, days payable outstanding
Why EPM Lite fits
- Drivers per SKU: BOM_COST, SUPPLIER_PRICE_INDEX, YIELD_PCT, VOLUME — the plan is built on real unit economics.
- What-if a 5% supplier price hike across the top 3 components — see the gross margin impact in seconds.
- 9-dim cube tracks Entity × Product × Period — perfect fit for SKU-level reporting.
- Connector to your ERP / MES pulls actual cost, yield, and volume; the cube handles the rest.
Example scenario
Mid-stage hardware company, 14 SKUs, 3 contract manufacturers. Per-SKU gross margin auto-computed; supplier-price-shock scenarios run weekly during sourcing season.
Composite scenario based on the hardware buyers we've talked to. Not a quoted customer.