Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations by Steven M. Bragg

Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

1st Edition

Steven M. Bragg

Wiley · Print & ebook · February 9, 2004

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

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Who it’s for
Corporate financial planning meets practical decisions on forecasts, pricing, costs, and capital budgeting.
Themes
Corporate financial planning and control, Sales forecasting and product pricing, Cost and capital budgeting
Genres
Managerial Accounting, Operations Management, Strategic Planning

About this book

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

Forecasts and Controls

Corporate financial planning meets practical decisions on forecasts, pricing, costs, and capital budgeting.

Come here for

  • Sales forecasts, product pricing, and customer profitability
  • Guidance on tax remittances, inventory, and manufacturing controls

Expect

  • Coverage of research and development cost control
  • Guidance on customer credit and cost-of-capital calculations

Where it sits

Managerial Accounting84%
Operations Management54%
Strategic Planning34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Managerial Accounting
Authors
Steven M. Bragg
Publisher
Wiley
Published
February 9, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Corporate financial planning and control · Sales forecasting and product pricing · Cost and capital budgeting
Reading lane
Managerial Accounting