Cost and Optimization in Government: An Introduction to Cost Accounting, Operations Management, and Quality Control

ISBN-13: 9781032206875 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 448 str.

USA) Khan Lubbock Aman (Texas Tech University

Opis

This book demonstrates that a good grounding in cost basics, especially those related to cost accounting, operations management, and quality control can help all organizations, in particular government, increase efficiency, improve performance, and, in the end, do a better job of running its everyday operation.

Recenzje

"This book is both a strong reference manual for practitioners in public finance and operations fields and a good textbook for the training of future public financial and operations managers. The material will stand the test of time as an essential  resource  for  practitioners  while  remaining  accessible  for  students.  The extended examples and figures demonstrate thoroughly the principles and techniques explained in the text." - Kenneth A. Kriz, University of Illinois, Springfield, USA

O autorze

Aman Khan, PhD, is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Texas Tech University, where he teaches public budgeting, financial management, and cost and managerial accounting in government and nonprofit organizations. He is the author and co-author of several dozen publications in professional journals and edited volumes, including seven books. His most recent publications include US Infrastructure: Challenges and Directions for the 21^st Century (coeditor: Dr. Klaus Becker) and Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance. Trained as an economist and planner, Dr. Khan has an MS in Urban & Regional Planning, an MA in Economics, and a PhD in Public Administration with specializations in public budgeting and finance. He previously served as Director of the Graduate Program in Public Administration at Texas Tech University and also taught graduate finance at a business school. Dr. Khan is the founder and current Director of the Institute of Governmental Finance, which provides, among others, professional training to middle- and upper-level managers in government and elected officials.