Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations
1. Auflage März 2004
384 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
In these tough economic times, all companies want to have better planning and to control their costs. This is the first book in the marketplace that focuses entirely on helping controllers plan and control their operations. The following operations are examined: Sales, manufacturing costs (including direct material and labor and manufacturing expenses), R&D, service companies, general and administrative expenses, and payroll. By following the practices described in the text controllers can ensure that their operations are running in an efficient and cost effective manner.
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 forecasts
* The best approach for setting product prices
* The profitability of customers and market segments
* Federal tax remittance rules
* The 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 use labor and materials standards to control manufacturing
* How to control research and development costs
* How to grant appropriate credit levels to customers
* How to set up an effective capital budgeting process
* How to create a cost-of-capital calculation
1. General Discussion of Accounting/Statistical Standards.
2. Planning and Control of Sales.
3. Planning and Control of Marketing Expenses.
4. Planning and Control of Manufacturing Costs: Direct Material and Direct Labor.
5. Planning and Control of Manufacturing Costs: Manufacturing Expenses.
6. Planning and Control of Research and Development Expenses.
7. Planning and Control of General and Administrative Expenses.
8. Planning and Control of Cash and Short-Term Receivables.
9. Planning and Control of Receivables.
10. Planning and Control of Inventories.
11. Planning and Control of Plant and Equipment of Capital Assets.
12. Planning and Control of Liabilities.
13. Management of Shareholders' Equity.
Index.
