Author : Matthew Zander
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420013661
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Book Synopsis Supply Chain Cost Control Using Activity-Based Management by : Matthew Zander
Download or read book Supply Chain Cost Control Using Activity-Based Management written by Matthew Zander and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-07-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having an accurate assessment of company expenditures is a key to staying in business. Activity-based management (ABM) is the only system that offers the tools to correctly assess the outflow involved in a tightly knit supply chain and enables understanding not only of the total cost of ownership (TCO), but also how these costs should be allocated. Supply Chain Cost Control Using Activity-Based Management discusses the competitive advantage that cost analysis and management can bring to companies within a supply chain. Addressing a number of strategies to evaluate the total cost inherent in a customer-supplier relationship, this book uses TCO, activity-based costing (ABC), and ABM to analyze and control supply chain costs. It employs industry survey data to examine whether these techniques are being used in real life, which factors affect their usage in the supply chain, and whether they are producing results. Combining survey results with game theory, the authors suggest cost reduction strategies for competitive environments and predict the outcomes of these strategies. This cost-effective system helps businesses remain competitive and profitable. Supply Chain Cost Control Using Activity-Based Management shows the importance of partnerships in applying ABM principles to suppliers and demonstrates the positive results that ABM can have on elements of the TCO.