{"product_id":"designing-cost-management-systems-to-pieter-buys-9789811617508","title":"Designing Cost Management Systems to Support Business Decision-Making: Industry Inspired Case Studies","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pieter Buys\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9811617503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789811617508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d","brand":"Pieter Buys","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49000710930687,"sku":"9789811617508","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/designing-cost-management-systems-to-pieter-buys-9789811617508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}