Designing Cost Systems
Text, Cases and Readings
Published in May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
300 pages
978-0-13-202789-2 (ISBN)
Description
During recent years, the limitations of traditional cost accounting systems in today's competitive environment have been widely documented. This text provides material that enables students to analyze the defects with existing, traditional systems, and shows them how to design systems that provide value to their employing organizations. Key features of this book include case studies tested in American universities and teaching notes on the cases.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 204 mm
Weight
986 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-202789-2 (9780132027892)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Robin Cooper | Robert S. Kaplan
Design of Cost Management Systems
Book
12/1998
2nd Edition
Pearson
€297.72
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Content
Introduction to cost systems; the two-stage process - resources, cost centres and products; assigning the expenses of capacity resources; systems for operational control and performance measurement; activity-based cost systems for manufacturing expenses; using activity-based cut systems to influence behaviour; activity-based systems in service organizations and service functions.