Discover why pre-costing estimates in Excel fail to protect garment margins. Learn how real-time post-costing reconciles actual consumption against buyer quotations.
Abhishek Kumar
Senior Finance & ERP Systems Architect, Werkora
Pre-costing is the estimated garment production budget created by merchandisers to quote buyer prices. Post-costing captures actual shop-floor consumption: extra fabric meters used due to marker inefficiency, operator overtime, and subcontract re-work. Werkora provides live order-wise cost reconciliation, highlighting margin leakage before orders ship.
Merchandisers celebrate closing export orders with a projected 18% gross margin based on cost sheets calculated in Excel. Months later, the annual P&L reveals that factory margins dropped to 4%. Because costs were never tracked order by order during execution, leadership cannot determine which styles drained profitability.
Static cost sheets rely on idealized assumptions: 100% cutting efficiency, zero rejection on printing, and baseline freight rates. On the production floor, small delays force expensive air-freight dispatches or secondary washing runs that wipe out profits.
Werkora links purchase orders, cutting floor fabric issues, piece-rate wages, and job work bills directly to the specific buyer purchase order. Real-time cost dashboards display estimated versus actual cost per garment across fabric, trims, labor, and overhead.
Werkora equips every shop-floor supervisor, line operator, storekeeper, and accountant with their own dedicated login with plans sized for your operation.
Excess fabric consumption caused by marker inefficiency, roll width variations, and unbudgeted cutting re-cuts is the single largest cost variance.
Review post-costing progressively at cut completion, stitching completion, and final packing to catch cost overruns while orders are still on the line.
Senior Finance & ERP Systems Architect, Werkora
Senior accountant and enterprise systems specialist with 9+ years of experience across Indian GST/TDS compliance, SAP S/4HANA, Tally Prime, and finance automation. Direct operational background in precision instruments manufacturing and multi-jurisdictional statutory compliance with a zero-penalty record.
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Benchmark your current software bills against Werkora's unit-based pricing (10 users/unit · min 3 units).
Projected 3-Year Savings for Your Operation (3 Factory Units · 30 Users)
Save up to ₹6.8 Lakhs over 3 years
Compared to standard per-user seat pricing models like ERPNext ($13.50/user/mo).
Each unit includes 10 active user seats (Operations, Store, Accounts, Planning).
Base commitment minimum is 3 units (30 user seats total).
Commitment Term:
₹14,997/mo (3 Units · 30 Seats)
Annual Cost
₹1,79,964
3-Year TCO
₹5,39,892
$13.50 / user / mo
Annual Cost (30 Users)
₹4,05,816
3-Year TCO
₹12,17,448
₹499 / user / mo (~$6)
Annual Cost (30 Users)
₹1,79,640
3-Year TCO
₹5,38,920
$8 / user / mo
Annual Cost (30 Users)
₹2,40,480
3-Year TCO
₹7,21,440
$50+ / user / mo
Annual Cost (30 Users)
₹15,03,000
3-Year TCO
₹45,09,000
Review the ERP buying guide or contact us to discuss the units, users, and deployment options your factory needs.
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