Controller's guide to planning and controlling operations / Steven M. Bragg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bragg, Steven M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Controllership--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Controllership.

Business planning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Business planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : John Wiley, 2004.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations is a comprehensive guide for controllers, CFOs, and budget managers who need to determine:The soundness of sales forecastsThe best approach for setting product pricesThe profitability of customers and market segmentsFederal tax remittance rulesThe impact of a just-in-time system on inventory levels Packed with clear and realistic strategies, it helps create a coherent framework of financial plans that apply to the full breadth of ongoing corporate control systems, as well as illustrates:When to

Contents:

CONTROLLER' S GUIDE; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: GENERAL DISCUSSION OF ACCOUNTING/STATISTICAL STANDARDS: BENCHMARKING; MEANING OF ACCOUNTING/STATISTICAL CONTROL; EXTENT OF ACCOUNTING/STATISTICAL CONTROL; NEED FOR STANDARDS; DEFINITION OF STANDARDS; ADVANTAGES OF STANDARDS; RELATIONSHIP OF ENTITY GOALS TO PERFORMANCE STANDARDS; TYPES OF STANDARDS NEEDED; TREND TO MORE COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE MEASURES; BENCHMARKING; BALANCED SYSTEM OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES; SETTING THE STANDARDS; USE OF STANDARDS FOR CONTROL; PROCEDURE FOR REVISING STANDARDS; RECORDING STANDARDS

APPLICATION OF STANDARD COSTSMANAGEMENT USE OF STANDARD COSTS; Chapter 2: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF SALES; INTRODUCTION; SALES MANAGEMENT CONCERNS; CONTROLLER'S ASSISTIVE ROLE IN SALES MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS; CONTROLLER'S INDEPENDENT ROLE IN THE PLANNING AND CONTROL OF SALES; CONTROL OF SALES; SALES ANALYSIS; SALES PLANNING: BASIS OF ALL BUSINESS PLANS; STEPS IN DEVELOPING THE NEAR-TERM SALES PLAN/BUDGET; CONTROL PHASE; METHODS OF DETERMINING THE SALES LEVEL; USEFUL SOURCES OF FORECASTING INFORMATION; FORECASTING THE BUSINESS CYCLE; SALES STANDARDS; SALES REPORTS

PRODUCT PRICING: POLICY AND PROCEDUREChapter 3: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MARKETING EXPENSES; INTRODUCTION; DEFINITION; SIGNIFICANCE; FACTORS INCREASING THE DIFFICULTY OF COST CONTROL; SALES MANAGER AND MARKETING EXPENSES; BASIC APPROACH IN THE PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MARKETING EXPENSES; MARKETING EXPENSE ANALYSIS; TYPES OF ANALYSES; PLANNING MARKETING EXPENSES; SPECIAL COMMENTS ON ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION EXPENSE; CONTROL OF MARKETING EXPENSES; MARKETING EXPENSE STANDARDS; Chapter 4: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING COSTS: DIRECT MATERIAL AND DIRECT LABOR

GENERAL ASPECTS OF MANUFACTURINGDIRECT MATERIAL COSTS: PLANNING AND CONTROL; LABOR COSTS: PLANNING AND CONTROL; Chapter 5: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING COSTS : MANUFACTURING EXPENSES; NATURE OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSES; RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSES; APPROACH IN CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSES; PROPER DEPARTMENTALIZATION OF EXPENSES; VARIATIONS IN COST BASED ON FIXED AND VARIABLE COSTS; VARIATIONS IN COST BASED ON DIRECT LABOR; VARIATIONS IN COST BASED ON BATCH SIZE; VARIATIONS IN COST BASED ON OVERHEAD; VARIATIONS IN COST BASED ON TIME

COST ESTIMATION METHODSNORMAL ACTIVITY; ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT PRODUCTION COSTS; BUDGETARY PLANNING AND CONTROL OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSES; REVISION OF MANUFACTURING EXPENSE BUDGETS; SECURING CONTROL OF OVERHEAD; INDIRECT LABOR: A MORE PRECISE TECHNIQUE; OTHER ASPECTS OF APPLYING BUDGETARY CONTROL; OTHER CONTROL PROCEDURES; ROLE OF THE CONTROLLER; REPORTS FOR MANUFACTURING EXECUTIVES; Chapter 6: PLANNING AND CONTROL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES; IMPACT OF R&D ACTIVITIES ON CORPORATE EARNINGS; R&D ACTIVITIES IN RELATION TO CORPORATE OBJECTIVES

INTEGRATION OF R&D WITH OTHER FUNCTIONS

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610276561

9781280276569

1280276568

9780471690313

0471690317

OCLC:

63193347