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Pieter W. Buys ()
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Pieter W. Buys: North-West University

Chapter Chapter 9 in Crafting Efficiency in Managerial Costing System Design, 2024, pp 171-178 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In the context of the modern manufacturing organization operating within a dynamic commercial milieu, the imperative for adept cost control to ensure viability is pronounced. Nevertheless, the prevailing consensus underscores a recurring deficiency in the capacity of managerial costing systems to furnish consequential internal cost intelligence. This deficiency is attributed to multiple causes, encompassing suboptimal architectural design of such systems, a prevailing bias toward catering to external reporting needs, and a limited understanding of the internal operational dynamics and broader business terrain. Within this discourse, we posit that a conspicuous inadequacy exists in the commitment to managerial costing systems, notwithstanding the intrinsic interrelation between resources and the products they engender. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of aligning operational activities and cost management strategies to engender effective outcomes. In this regard, it is paramount that the efficacy of cost management measures is quantitatively substantiated, thereby offering tangible support for oversight of operational intricacies and judicious allocation of resources. This chapter summarizes the process and results of using a design science-based approach to guide the design of effective managerial costing systems and concludes with some suggestions for potential applications of this process.

Keywords: Cost management strategies; Design science research; Managerial costing systems; Manufacturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L60 M41 N60 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-0934-2_9

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