{"product_id":"9789811617508","title":"Designing Cost Management Systems to Support Business Decision-Making: Industry Inspired Case Studies","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDesigning Cost Management Systems to Support Business Decision-Making: Industry Inspired Case Studies\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBuys, Pieter\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book illustrates the importance effective cost management systems in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproviding a supportive environment in which reliable and relevant management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation can be generated. Such a cost management system is only attainable\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eif the importance of key business, operational and stakeholder requirements are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecognised within the organisational context. In illustrating this importance, this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook provides several case studies as examples thereof. The first two case studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efocus on the engineering sector and illustrates the development of a cost\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanagement system in a water recycling context; and the design of a budgetary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystem in a mining engineering context. The remaining case studies focus on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eservices sector, including cost management systems for a digital technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eservices provider and a medical insurance services provider; an alternative\u003c\/p\u003eactivity-based costing approach for a public sector services provider; and finally\u003cp\u003ea re-designed value stream for an automotive services provider. Academic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresearchers and industry managers in the fields of management accounting and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efinancial management, as well as engineering and operations management, will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efind value in the experiences described herein.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2021-07-20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811617508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-16-1751-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 150\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531296587916,"sku":"9789811617508","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811617508.jpg?v=1776051317","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811617508","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}