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Job profitability analysis for Global Shop Solutions shops
See which Global Shop Solutions jobs lost money, how much, and in which cost category, from the export you already have. Keep Global Shop Solutions as your ERP.
By the MarginGuard team · FactoryEdgeAI · Last reviewed
- Works with Global Shop Solutions CSV/Excel exports today (live API on the roadmap, not claimed)
- Every job ranked by margin dollars lost, not just a percentage
- Erosion broken down by labor, burden, material, and outside processing
- Weekly review list with alerts and tracked follow-through
The problem
Global Shop's job cost analysis shows each work order's costs. MarginGuard adds the cross-job view: which customers and categories account for most of the erosion this quarter, and what changed since last month.
What to measure
For each job: estimated margin, actual margin, and the dollar gap, split by cost category. Across jobs: total erosion this period, the customers and part families that account for most of it, and whether last month's fixes held. The example below uses a job from the Global Shop Solutions sample export.
How MarginGuard helps
Export a job-cost report from Global Shop Solutions (see the export guide), upload it, confirm the job number and customer columns, and MarginGuard builds the dashboard: total erosion, top losing jobs, where the money went, and alerts for new jobs that slip. Re-upload weekly to keep it current. Global Shop Solutions stays the system of record.
Next step: sign up, load the demo, or compare plans.
How to get started
- Step 1Export from Global Shop Solutions
Follow the Global Shop Solutions export guide to get one row per job with revenue and estimated and actual costs.
- Step 2Upload and confirm
MarginGuard maps the columns, shows a readiness score, and asks about anything ambiguous before saving.
- Step 3Review where margin went
Open the dashboard: erosion in dollars, top losing jobs, cost-category breakdown, and customer rollups. Assign follow-ups as opportunities.
What MarginGuard adds to Global Shop Solutions
Global Shop Solutions answers “what did this job cost?”. MarginGuard answers “which jobs, customers, and cost categories are costing us margin, and are we fixing it?”. It does that by ranking erosion in dollars across every imported job, keeping history across uploads, and tracking each improvement as potential, implemented, and verified. There are no claimed savings until they're verified.
What it doesn't do
MarginGuard doesn't schedule, quote, purchase, or post transactions, and it doesn't write anything back to Global Shop Solutions. It doesn't live-sync today; you upload an export. That keeps setup to minutes and leaves Global Shop Solutions untouched.
| Line | Estimated | Actual | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost | $8,900 | $9,090 | $190 |
| Margin | $3,600 (28.8%) | $3,410 (27.3%) | −$190 erosion |
Revenue $12,500. Estimated cost is a total in this export; actual is the FLOOOM sum (labor $3,100 + overhead $2,100 + material $3,350 + outside $420 + freight $120).
Downloads
- Global Shop Solutions sample export (CSV)
Try the full flow before exporting your own data.
FAQ
- Does MarginGuard replace Global Shop Solutions?
- No. Global Shop remains the ERP. MarginGuard reads a work-order cost export and focuses on margin.
- Is there a live Global Shop integration?
- Not today. Excel export works now; a live connector is on the roadmap.
- Will FLOOOM categories carry over?
- Yes. Freight, labor, overhead, outside, other, and material map to MarginGuard cost drivers automatically.
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