Cost accounting

Behavioural research is well established in the social sciences, and has flourished in the field of accounting in recent decades.

Performance management is key to the ongoing success of any organisation, allowing it to meet its strategic objectives by designing and implementing management control systems.

This book is an easy-to-read introduction to the principles and methods of building procurement and is aimed at first year students or non-cognate graduates starting out on a career in construction, property, quantity surveying and construction management.

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is the systematic and analytical process of comparing benefits and costs in evaluating the desirability of a project or programme - often of a social nature.

This book is an adaptation of the successful US text Cost Management by Hilton, Maher and Selto, written specifically for an international audience.

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This book is an easy-to-read introduction to the principles and methods of building procurement and is aimed at first year students or non-cognate graduates starting out on a career in construction, property, quantity surveying and construction management.

Handbook of Cost Management, Second Edition covers all of the essential topics in cost management and accounting.

Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b /$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to.

This book analyses the seminal role of megaprojects for sustainable development, and the related, complex challenges they bring.

The purpose of cost and management accounting is to provide managers with information which helps them to control, plan and make decisions.

Performance management is key to the ongoing success of any organisation, allowing it to meet its strategic objectives by designing and implementing management control systems.

The field of critical accounting has expanded rapidly since its inception and has become recognised as offering a wealth of provocative insights in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Purchasing and cash disbursements are common targets for fraud in any entity's environment.

Dedicated to the proper design, layout, and location of facilities, this definitive textbook outlines the main design and operational problems that occur in manufacturing and service systems, explains the significance of facility design and planning problems, and describes how mathematical models can be used to help analyze and solve them.

Although there are numerous books on alternative accounting methods, such as Lean accounting, none focus on the impact of time and how accounting practices can be modified to acknowledge the power of time.

Das Buch umfasst die Themenbereiche Strategisches Produktmanagement; Materialwirtschaft und Beschaffung; die klassische Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (PPS); Supply Chain Management sowie Logistische Steuerungs- und Integrationskonzepte.

The Net Present Value (NPV) forecast lies at the heart of the business case on many projects.

This book is the first to bring together academic and practitioner views of Value for Money (VFM).

Dedicated to the proper design, layout, and location of facilities, this definitive textbook outlines the main design and operational problems that occur in manufacturing and service systems, explains the significance of facility design and planning problems, and describes how mathematical models can be used to help analyze and solve them.

Purchasing and cash disbursements are common targets for fraud in any entity's environment.

Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other Random Models (Volume V in the Working Guides to Estimating and Forecasting series) goes part way to debunking the myth that research and development cost are somewhat random, as under certain conditions they can be observed to follow a pattern of behaviour referred to as a Norden-Rayleigh Curve, which unfortunately has to be truncated to stop the myth from becoming a reality!

A comprehensive and authoritative introduction to cost-benefit analysis that aims to be readable and user-friendly.

Quality Management: Reconsidered for the Digital Economy continues to provide a one-stop-shop for anyone studying the theory and practice of quality management.

Principles, Process and Practice of Professional Number Juggling (Volume 1 of the Working Guides to Estimating & Forecasting series) sets the scene of TRACEability and good estimate practice that is followed in the other volumes in this series of five working guides.

ESSENTIALS OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Full of valuable tips, techniques, illustrative real-world examples, exhibits, and best practices, this handy and concise paperback will help you stay up to date on the newest thinking, strategies, developments, and technologies in accounts payable.

Everyone jokes about the 20/20 hindsight of cost management.

An important scholar in the history of accounting, Geoffrey Whittington's numerous articles cover a broad spectrum of the field and are both sharply insightful and extremely significant.

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Over the last two decades, cost management has been an area of dynamic change and development.

The Origins Of Accounting Culture aim at studying the origins of the accounting culture in Venice, with a specific focus on accounting education.

Von den Aufgaben des Controllings über Planung und Budgetierung, Berichtssysteme und Kennzahlensysteme, bis hin zur Kostenrechnung, der Investitions- und Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung, enthält dieses Buch viele Übungen und Klausuren zum Controlling, jeweils mit Lösungen.

This book is the first comprehensive methodological guide for accounting researchers on Interventionist Research (IVR).

The forming, funding, approval, and planning of a project are key factors in its future success or failure.

There is increasing interest in accounting issues in China.

Raymond John Chambers was born just over a century ago on 16 November 1917.

The Origins Of Accounting Culture aim at studying the origins of the accounting culture in Venice, with a specific focus on accounting education.

An important scholar in the history of accounting, Geoffrey Whittington's numerous articles cover a broad spectrum of the field and are both sharply insightful and extremely significant.

Best Fit Lines and Curves, and Some Mathe-Magical Transformations (Volume III of the Working Guides to Estimating & Forecasting series) concentrates on techniques for finding the Best Fit Line or Curve to some historical data allowing us to interpolate or extrapolate the implied relationship that will underpin our prediction.

Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b /$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to.

A Practical Guide to Cost Engineering aims to show you how to work as a cost engineer out in the real world.

There is growing interest in the history of accounting amongst both accounting practitioners and accounting academics.