Strategic Cost Analysis

Increasing business competition is compelling managers not only to develop realistic and achievable strategies but also to analyze goals in financial terms and to evaluate performance. But where do you, as a manager, learn about the key methods and techniques of strategic cost analysis? This second edition of Strategic Cost Analysis explains in simple language the methods and techniques of cost analysis that can be applied strategically at any level in an organization-be it manufacturing, service, or the nonprofit sector. Since the interaction of the organization's activities, the influences of the external world, and your responsibilities as a manager need to be captured in financial terms to help plan, control, and make decisions, this book is what you'll require in today's world. Inside you will learn how to answer the following four crucial questions: What did it cost? What should it have cost? How can we improve? What is our next strategic move?