Academic: Cost accounting Ebooks

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Explicit Cost Dynamicsby Reginald Tomas Yu-Lee
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 110.50
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTOM LINE Traditional cost management systems typically defeat their own purpose by leading corporations to make decisions that ultimately do not optimize performance. These systems are the foundation for decisions that are made throughout the corporation. In order for organizations to increase performance beyond current capabilities, a new approach is needed that addresses issues such as understanding the true impact of various actions on the bottom line-and eliminating methods that distort numbers and narrow options. Explicit Cost Dynamics (ECD) offers such an alternative, and this expertly written, revolutionary book provides an indispensable introduction to the subject. Informative and easy-to-read,... more...
Activity-Based Cost Managementby Gary Cokins
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 41.95
Proven strategy for reducing production and operating costs while increasing profits As the growth of the Internet shifts power to consumers, the pressure on companies to keep prices low will continue to mount. Increasingly corporations are relying on "margin management" and supply chain management as a means of keeping prices low while raising profits. Activity-based costing and management (ABC/M) data is key to succeeding in both these critical management strategies. This book explains how executives can effectively use the information furnished by cutting-edge ABC/M systems. The author, an acknowledged expert in the field, clearly defines the ABC/M system and explains how to use the information it provides for best results. He provides... more...
Pricing for Profitabilityby John L. Daly
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 120.95
Three things can happen when establishing a product price. A price set too high is a lost sale that could have been profitable at a lower price. A price set too low is rewarded with unprofitable work. Only when a price is set appropriately does a company make both a sale and a profit. Just as activity-based costing and activity-based management revolutionized the cost accounting world, activity-based pricing will bring a disciplined approach to developing pricing. Activity-based pricing examines the relationships between price, cost and sales volume and how this relationship effects profitability. Pricing for Profitability joins the disciplines of marketing, economics, business strategy, engineering and cost accounting to achieve maximum profitability. more...
Handbook of Cost Managementby Roman L. Weil; Michael W. Maher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 157.95
Handbook of Cost Management, Second Edition covers all of the essential topics in cost management and accounting. It includes conventional topics, such as job costing and cost allocation, as well as such current topics as balanced scorecard, economic value added, logistics and marketing cost, theory of constraints, inter-organizational costing, and the cost of quality. more...
Costing Towards Effectivenessby Gerald Vinten
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005; US$ 199.00
Standard costing, according to various authors, is inconsistent with today?s manufacturing environment (e.g. Monden and Lee, 1993; Ferrara, 1995; Drury, 1999). Instead, to meet the intensely, competitive, global business environment, companies should use tools or strategies such as JIT, ABC, TQM, process reengineering, life cycle assessment and target costing. more...
Case Studies in Performance Managementby Tony C. Adkins
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006; US$ 63.50
Praise for Case Studies in Performance Management "With this book, Tony Adkins has made an important contribution to the body of knowledge of managerial accounting." --From the Foreword by Gary Cokins, lead strategist, Business Performance Management Solutions group with SAS Institute and internationally recognized expert in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems "If you want to achieve direction, traction, and speed in business, Case Studies in Performance Management: A Guide from the Experts is a must-read . . . jam-packed with golden nuggets you can put to work immediately." --Jason Jennings, bestselling author of Think Big, Act Small, Less Is More and It's Not the Big That Eat the Small . . . It's the Fast That... more...
A Primer for Benefit-Cost Analysisby R.O. Zerbe; A.S. Bellas
Edward Elgar Publishing 2006; US$ 40.00
Benefit?cost analysis (BCA) is the best technique for analyzing proposed or previously enacted projects to determine whether doing them is in the public interest, or to chose between two or more mutually exclusive projects. An introduction to BCA for students as well as practitioners, this accessible volume describes the underlying economic theory and legal and philosophical foundations of BCA. more...
Preparing for Annual Appraisal Discussionsby Jon C Warner
Worldwide Center for Organizational Development 2007; US$ 17.50
As part of the Janus Performance Management System, ?Preparing for Annual Appraisal Discussions? is a practical 40-page workbook provides a practical guide to the steps that should be taken by both the manager and the appraisee to ensure that the end of cycle appraisal discussion is constructive and worthwhile for both parties. The discussion is an evaluation of the whole performance management process and the extent to which it worked or delivered individually and collectively positive results. more...
Performance Competenciesby Jon C Warner
Worldwide Center for Organizational Development 2007; US$ 17.50
As part of the Janus Performance Management System, ?Performance Competencies Workbook? is a practical 32-page workbook that explains the competency-based system that underpins the whole Janus process and describes the 36 'core competencies' that are made available. A competency is a blend of knowledge, skills and behavioral values that create an appropriate mindset to contribute what is necessary for success. This is primarily a reference module to underpin the other nine sections. more...
An Introduction to Allocation Rulesby Springer
Springer 2009; US$ 139.00
This book focuses on analyzing cost and surplus sharing problems in a systematic fashion. It offers an in-depth analysis of various types of rules for allocating a common monetary value (cost) between members of a group or network - e.g. individuals, firms or products. The results can help readers evaluate the pros and cons of the various methods involved in terms of various factors such as fairness, consistency, stability, monotonicity and manipulability. As such, the book represents an up-to-date survey of cost and surplus sharing methods for researchers, students and practitioners alike. The text is accompanied by practical cases and numerous examples to make the theoretical results easily accessible. more...