TOPIC: ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION Activity based management (ABM) is an approach to management that aims to maximize the value adding activities to the customers while minimizing or eliminating non-value adding activities. The objective of ABM is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization in securing its markets. It draws on activity based-costing (ABC) as its major source of information and focuses on managing activities to (1) reduce costs‚ (2) create performance
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Accounting II Final Exam Review Chapter 18 Direct and Indirect Costs -Cost – a payment of cash or a commitment to pay cash in the future for the purpose of generating revenues. A. Cost object – costs that are often classified by their relationship to a segment of operations. Ex. Product‚ sales territory‚ a department‚ or an activity‚ such as research and development 1. Direct Cost = identified with and can be traced to a cost object Ex. The wood for a guitar is a direct cost of the
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Accounting has a primary function to provide and develop data measuring the performance and disclosure of the company or organization to assist managers‚ investors‚ tax authorities and decision makers. The individual in the role of accounting is called an accountant and he or she has the responsibility to prepare financial statements such as balance sheets‚ income statements‚ and cash flows. The different categories for accounting are financial‚ cost‚ internal and external accounting. Finance has
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Agenda – Submit term projects to TURNITIN ASAP – Assignment #2 due April 1st 1159pm • List the coauthor’s name in the subject line. • Teaching Evaluation • Transfer pricing (cont.) – Stanco Inc. • Review chapters 11 and 12 & the practice final – Practice Q1 and Q2 • Review chapters 8 and 9 and the practice final – Practice Q3 and Q4 ACTG 2020 Week 11 1 • Online Course Evaluations (ONCE)/ & Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Awards (Schulich TEA) – TEA: http://schulich.yorku.ca/tea. – ONCE:
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CHAPTER 1 THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING IN A DYNAMIC BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Learning Objectives 1. Define managerial accounting and describe its role in the management process. 2. Explain four fundamental management processes that help organizations attain their goals. 3. List and describe five objectives of managerial accounting activity. 4. Explain the major differences between managerial and financial accounting. 5. Explain where managerial accountants are located
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CAPE ACCOUNTING UNIT 2 MODULE 1: COSTING PRINCIPLES CONTENT: Cost and Management Accounting‚ Manufacturing Enterprises‚ Elements of Cost 1. INTRODUCTION TO COST AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING i. Discussing the importance and role of Cost Accounting and Management Accounting ii. Differentiating between Cost and Management Accounting and Financial Accounting iii. Discussing the role of Cost and Management Accounting and service industries 2. ACCOUNTING FOR MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES i. Flow of costs i. Cost
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VOL.7 NO.1 Accounting for Lean Fall Manufacturing: Another 2005 Missed Opportunity? B Y K AY C A R N E S ‚ P H . D . ‚ C PA ‚ AND SCOTT HEDIN‚ PH.D. MANY COMPANIES ARE IMPLEMENTING LEAN ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES‚ YET THE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING LITERATURE AND CURRICULA LAG BEHIND IN THEIR COVERAGE OF THESE TOPICS. THE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FIELD FACES A SEVERE CHALLENGE TO CATCH UP OR RISKS LEAVING GRADUATES UNPREPARED FOR THEIR CAREERS. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While much has been written
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overstated by the standard cost system. At last‚ A12 Junction Box could be identified it is an attractive and profitable product‚ at the same time‚ it demonstrates the value of ABC. Introduction Alice Johnson has to make a presentation to the management team that explains how ABC can add value to the decision-making process within Wilson Electronics. The presentation focuses on a cost-reduction proposal as a way to demonstrate that ABC is capable of aiding the decision-making process. This proposal
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An Introduction to Strategic Cost Management (SCM) Vance Chan Associates www.vancechan.com Introduction to SCM ©1998 Vance Chan Associates. Not to be reproduced without permission. 1 The challenge Rising costs are everyone’s concern… Introduction to SCM ©1998 Vance Chan Associates. Not to be reproduced without permission. 2 The challenge In today’s economy‚ most companies must make fundamental changes to cost structure while trying to maintain growth Slower revenue
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the profits from one part of the country were hiding‚ or offsetting‚ the losses from a different part of the country. This phenomenon does not lend itself to controlling costs and has an impact in how the product is priced to their customers. Management needed to identify the true cost of production to better price their products and to negotiate better rates with their vendors. Therefore‚ to better identify their costs Super Bakery‚ Inc. adopted the Activity Based Costing system‚ or the ABC
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