Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

Resumen

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