This unique resource takes an in-depth look at creating value through activity-based budgeting (ABB). As most organizations are dissatisfied with some aspects of their performance, ABB has become an increasingly popular process for which many companies are abandoning traditional methods that no longer meet their demands. Emphasizing the importance of budgeting by activities and features rather than by cost elements, Driving Value Using Activity-Based Budgeting offers a complete overview of feature costing, a technique used in conjunction with...
A practical guide to the ABCs of ABB
This unique resource takes an in-depth look at creating value through activity-based budgeting (ABB)...
Increasing global competition is causing upheaval in every area of industry and commerce. An explosion in the use of advanced technologies is continuing to fundamentally revolutionize the way we go about doing business. These factors are in turn driving dramatic reductions in product life cycles (the average product life cycle is now well under five years) and exerting tremendous pressure on profit margins. The effect has been to substantially change cost structures with their traditional focus on direct labor and arbitrary allocation...
New costing procedures for a new economic age
Increasing global competition is causing upheaval in every area of industry and commerce. A...
While activity-based accounting, a form of cost accounting, is based on the various activities an organisation uses in its business process, activity-based management takes this a step further. This book offers a guide to activity-based management.
While activity-based accounting, a form of cost accounting, is based on the various activities an organisation uses in its business process, activity-...
