of the decision making unit (DMU). According to the Financial Times‚ the DMU is a group of people in a company or organization involved in making an important decision especially about buying something. It is also known as the buying centre which is a collection or a team of individuals who participate in a buyer decision process. The design of the decision making unit of an organization is in a cross functional manner such that there is maximization of knowledge from the different relevant parties
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A M BORISON Applied Decision Analysis. Inc. 27W Sand Hill Road Mcnio Park. California 94025 Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC) provides wholesale power to consumer-owned distribution cooperatives in Georgia. Late in 1990‚ OPC managers learned that Florida Power Corporation wanted to expand its connections to Georgia with another transmission line. To decide whether to build this line‚ OPC worked with Applied Decision Analysis‚ Inc. to conduct a comprehensive decision analysis in less than two
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with the cost drivers in place‚ we are ready to calculate Auntie Wuni’s monthly costs. • Leave a row under the Spaghetti: Px/box row and create a subtitle ‘Total Cost of Ingredients’ in cell B28 • Hit Ctrl-B on cell B28 to render the title in bold • Starting from cell B29 and moving downwards‚ populate the cells in this section simply with the name of the ingredients‚ i.e. Oil; Tomatoes; Rice; Pepper; Fish; Cow-leg; Beans; Spaghetti. • Now move the cell highlighter to cell C29‚ which is the cell
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Is equity still relevant today? Prior to the Norman conquest in 1066 ‚ different areas of England were governed by different systems of law. William the conqueror gained the English throne in 1066 and began standardizing the law. “Itinerant justices” were able to discuss the various customs of different parts of the century. The principle of ‘stare decisis’ grew up and by 1250 a ‘common law’ has been produced. Common law is the basis of our law today. It is an unwritten law that developed from
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Decision Making Across the Organization The key strategic in every organization is to identify what is the influence of decision making across the organization as a whole. There are benefits and challenges in every organization no matter how large or small it may be. Business owner has to have a plan and a solution for every challenge that may arise in the organization. A manger is not to be in reasonable when he has to make a decision for the organization; he is to be expected to have a solution
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Case (in the Bel-Jean handout packet or under the Course Materials tab‚ in the Week 1 folder). 3) Do 2-20 (the cost object is the entire product line‚ not the individual car). (75 min.) Cost Terms and Purposes Handout – Chapter 2 Learning Objectives HDR 2 (pp. 26-37) Two Articles – Where Toyota Went Wrong; Toyota Is Changing How it Develops Cars (Classify the activities and costs discussed in these articles in Toyota’s value chain. How has Toyota shifted emphasis across the elements of its
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different quality material from standard; Buying materials from a non‑usual source due to urgency; Utilising different labour from standard; Price changes due to economic conditions; scarcity of supplies; Choosing to incur additional discretionary fixed costs; More (or less) overtime hours used than budgeted. 2. Efficiency/usage/quantity variances: Standard is out of date‚ set without due care; Inefficient use of material/labour‚ deliberate or otherwise; Poor supervision/equipment/maintenance.Changes in
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COST ACCOUNTING Select the one best answer for each: 1. Which one of the following would not be classified as manufacturing overhead? a. Indirect labor b. Direct materials c. Insurance on factory building d. Indirect materials 2. Prime costs of a company are $3‚000‚000‚ manufacturing overhead is $1‚500‚000 and direct labor is $750‚000. What is the amount of direct materials? a. $1‚500‚000. b. $750‚000. c. $2‚250‚000.
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Down the Rabbit Hole Boys journey to becoming a man “One of the signs of passing youth‚ is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them” (Virginia Wolfe). In our culture‚ do we define the moment a boy becomes a man by his age? Is it by his size‚ stature or accomplishments? Does it happen the first time he makes love to a woman? Wikipedia defines coming of age as a young person’s transition from childhood to adulthood. I believe adulthood can be distinguished
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Chapter 4: Costs and Cost Minimization Multiple Choice 1. Suppose you are a star basketball player at a major university in your sophomore year. You are sought after by several NBA teams. Which of the following choices best characterizes your opportunity cost if you choose to drop out of college and enter the NBA? a) The value of your college scholarship that you have given up. b) The skills that two more years of playing at your college would have given you along with their additional value
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