Forward by GSB Professor Horngren
Offering a multidisciplinary roadmap for the design, development, and implementation of a strategic cost system, this book shows how to design a cost system to become a more effective decision-making tool and a source of competitive advantage for the organization. It describes how to structure a cost systems design project and discuss the issues that should be addressed up front from a management, operations, and costing perspective. Book includes: a URL site containing key terms and helpful Excel templates; highlights the logistics of putting together and managing the project team; addresses the technical and political issues that may arise as the project unfolds.