Works with · ProShop ERP job profitability analysis
Job profitability analysis for ProShop shops
See which ProShop jobs lost money, how much, and in which cost category, from the export you already have. Keep ProShop as your ERP.
By the MarginGuard team · FactoryEdgeAI · Last reviewed
- Works with ProShop 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
ProShop has strong live job costing. Shops add MarginGuard when they want a weekly, cross-job erosion ranking and an opportunity tracker that leadership reviews, separate from the shop-floor system.
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 ProShop sample export.
How MarginGuard helps
Export a job-cost report from ProShop (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. ProShop stays the system of record.
Next step: sign up, load the demo, or compare plans.
How to get started
- Step 1Export from ProShop
Follow the ProShop 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 ProShop
ProShop 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 ProShop. It doesn't live-sync today; you upload an export. That keeps setup to minutes and leaves ProShop untouched.
| Line | Estimated | Actual | Variance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost | $8,900 | $9,620 | $720 |
| Margin | $3,600 (28.8%) | $2,880 (23.0%) | −$720 erosion |
Revenue $12,500. Labor ran $300 over and material $150 over; the remaining $270 is in categories not split out in this export. The exported Margin column (23.0%) reconciles with MarginGuard's calculation.
Downloads
- ProShop sample export (CSV)
Try the full flow before exporting your own data.
FAQ
- Does MarginGuard replace ProShop?
- No. ProShop stays your ERP/QMS. MarginGuard is a focused margin review layer that runs on an export.
- Is there a live ProShop integration?
- Not today. Excel/CSV export is the supported path.
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