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Engineering change cost analysis

Know what an engineering change will cost before you approve it.

Connect a BOM revision to inventory, work in progress, supplier commitments, and effectivity timing—then separate what is known, estimated, avoidable, and unresolved.

Sanitized exports are fineNo ERP replacementFictional public example

Current financial position

$83,200

Estimated

Known

$41,600

Estimated

$34,200

Unresolved

$7,400
Every result stays linked to its supporting evidence.

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Adjust a simplified revision scenario. DeltaLedger uses the same decision structure with transaction-level evidence in a real workspace.

Illustrative position

$41,724

Remaining net exposure after selected mitigations

Estimated

Gross affected

$64,125

Before mitigation

Potentially avoidable

$22,401

Based on selections

Remaining exposure

$41,724

Decision position

Confidence composition

No unresolved amount modeled

Known$23,940
Estimated$17,784
Illustrative estimate. A real analysis also uses PO lines, supplier terms, effectivity dates, part mappings, currencies, WIP, and preserved assumptions.
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Why the answer is difficult

The BOM tells you what changed. It does not tell you what is already committed.

The decision lives between systems and teams. DeltaLedger assembles the relevant evidence without asking you to replace the systems that produced it.

Engineering

BOM revision

ERP

Inventory + WIP

Purchasing

Open commitments

Suppliers

Cancellation truth

01

Describe the change

Compare current and proposed product structures.

02

Connect commitments

Match affected parts to inventory, WIP, and open orders.

03

Test the decision

Compare effectivity timing and mitigation options.

04

Approve with evidence

Preserve assumptions, responses, approvals, and outcomes.

Evidence-Locked AI

Ask the decision—not a generic chatbot.

Luna explains the evidence DeltaLedger already calculated. It cannot create or alter a financial figure.

Luna · Exposure AnalystEvidence locked

What is driving the exposure?

The largest driver is the open commitment for APX-8801B. Its cancellation position remains estimated until Northstar’s terms or written response are recorded.

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Start without an integration project

One change. Two exports. One defensible decision.

Begin with a current and proposed BOM plus an open-PO export. Add inventory, WIP, supplier terms, and effectivity evidence as the decision requires it.

01

Upload

BOM and open-PO exports

02

Review

Mappings and missing evidence

03

Decide

Exposure, actions, and briefing

Questions buyers ask

Clear answers before you begin.

How is the cost of an engineering change calculated?+

A useful analysis connects the proposed BOM change to affected inventory, work in progress, open purchase commitments, supplier obligations, effectivity timing, and recovery or mitigation options. DeltaLedger keeps known, estimated, and unresolved amounts separate so the decision does not imply more certainty than the evidence supports.

What data is required to begin?+

A current and proposed BOM plus an open-purchase-order export are enough to start. Inventory, WIP, supplier terms, exchange rates, and effectivity evidence can be added when they are relevant to the change.

Does DeltaLedger replace our ERP or PLM?+

No. ERP and PLM systems remain the systems of record. DeltaLedger connects the evidence needed to evaluate the financial and operational consequences of the change.

Can we start with spreadsheets?+

Yes. The guided file-first workflow supports CSV and spreadsheet exports, remembers reviewed mappings, and makes the initial analysis possible without an integration project.

Does AI calculate or change the financial result?+

No. DeltaLedger calculates exposure deterministically. Evidence-Locked AI can explain, summarize, and challenge the recorded evidence, but it cannot create or alter a financial figure.

Can we use sanitized or historical data?+

Yes. A sanitized historical engineering change is a practical way to evaluate the workflow without introducing live operational risk.

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A guided first analysis

Bring one engineering change. Leave with a decision.

Sanitized data is welcome. No ERP replacement, no lengthy implementation, and no obligation to continue.