Cost reduction analysis : tools and strategies / Steven M. Bragg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bragg, Steven M.

Series:

Wiley corporate F & A series.

Wiley Corporate F&A ; v.7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cost control.

Cost accounting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Discover the tools for knowing the costs your company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services New from Steve Bragg, this book provides the tools for determining which costs a company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services. It explains how to use throughput analysis in order to locate bottleneck operations in a company, which in turn dictates where capital investments should (and should not) be made.Delves into process analysis, to determine where excess resources are being used in a business process Describes

Contents:

Cost Reduction Analysis: Tools and Strategies; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Part I: Primary Areas of Cost Reduction; Chapter 1: The Cost Reduction Process; Chapter 2: Selling and Marketing Cost Reduction; Chapter 3: Product Analysis; Chapter 4: Production Cost Reduction; Chapter 5: Payroll Cost Reduction; Chapter 6: Benefits Cost Reduction; Part II: Procurement Cost Reduction; Chapter 7: Procurement Cost Reduction; Chapter 8: Spend Analysis; Chapter 9: Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Analysis; Part III: Asset Reduction; Chapter 10: Inventory Analysis

Chapter 11: Fixed Asset Analysis Part IV: Special Topics; Chapter 12: Throughput Analysis; Chapter 13: Cost Reduction in Mergers and Acquisitions; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-68421-3

9786612684210

1-118-26834-2

0-470-62245-8

OCLC:

630540262