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Actual landed cost vs standard (planned) cost. Variance signals supply-chain or pricing changes upstream.

At a glance

Actual landed cost vs standard cost variance. The Standard Cost variance metric for finance. Signals supply-chain or pricing drift.
What it counts(actual_landed_cost - standard_cost) / standard_cost × 100 per SKU.
CurrencyReporting ledger.
Time window30D
Alert trigger>5% variance
Sentiment keycost_variance
Rolesowner, finance

Calculation

Calculated automatically from your Oracle ERP Cloud data. See the At a glance summary above for what the metric tracks and the worked example below for a typical reading.

Worked example

14 SKUs at >5% variance. 6 are at +12% (freight surcharge from China lane). Action: standard cost review at the upcoming quarter to refresh.

Sibling cards merchants should reference together

CardWhy pair
Average Landed Cost per UnitAbsolute trend.
Gross Margin %Margin consequence.
Margin Erosion AlertsPer-SKU detail.

Reconciling against the vendor’s own dashboard

Where to look in Oracle ERP Cloud:
Cost Management → Manage Standard Costs + variance reports
Cross-connector reconciliation: Internal Oracle metric.

Known limitations / merchant FAQs

Standard Cost only? Yes; Average Cost orgs do not have variance (cost auto-adjusts). Quarterly cost roll, normal? Yes for Standard Cost orgs; quarterly or annual roll is typical.

Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

Landed Cost Variance vs Standard is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across Oracle ERP Cloud and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English. Start for free or book a demo to see this metric running on your own data.