UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA, SHAH ALAM FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MASTERS OF BUSINESS ASMINISTRATION (BM 770) MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (ACC 770) INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: CONTEMPORARY MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (CONCENTRATION AREA: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT) PREPARED BY: STUDENT ID.: PREPARED FOR: NURWAHIDA BT. MOHD. YAAKUB 2009782101 DR. AZIZAH BT. ABDULLAH SUBMISSOION DATE: 10 FEBRUARY 2010 Table of Contents Contents Chapter One: Introduction to Contemporary Managerial Accounting Concepts
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1. What does the term cost management mean? Who in the typical firm or organization is responsible for cost management? = Cost Management is the process of effectively planning and controlling the costs involved in a business. The one who’s responsible for cost management is management accountant. 2. List the four functions of management. Explain what type of cost management information is appropriate for each. = 1. Strategic Management. Cost management information is needed to make sound
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Cost Methods Paper This week’s paper consists of writing about cost methods pertaining to Super Bakery, Inc. This paper will layout the strategies that the management of Super Baker, Inc. used, as well as discuss why management thought it was a good idea to an activity-based costing system into their business. The comparison of a job order cost system and a process order system will be analyzed to decide which would be the best fit for Super Bakery, Inc. Super Bakery, Inc. was founded by ex-National
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A MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Submitted by Yvonne Leonie Jacobs In fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Economical Science Department of Business Management University of the Free State Promoter: Prof J A A Lazenby UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE 31 May 2004 A MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is good to have an end to journey towards
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Introduction to Management Accounting There are many definitions of what management accounting is and its role in an organisation and society. For example the American Accounting Association describes accounting as: “the process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information.” (Drury, 2008) Whereas in Management Accounting by a team of practising lecturers, it is defined as: “it involves producing and interpreting
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Source: http://www.allbusiness.com/accounting-reporting/methods-standards-cost-accounting/498244-1.html#ixzz1nMWBS5qI By Juras, Paul E. ABSTRACT Descriptions of activity-based-costing (ABC) systems have become a standard part of managerial accounting texts. While ABC implementation issues are the focus of a number of articles, these issues are often not addressed in a typical textbook. This case is designed to familiarize you with the behavioral and technical variables that can aid or impede
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The process of asset management in universities does not utilise good information system. Many processes are still done manually and not integrated automatically using the system. Furthermore, the existing system is not ideally applied and causes it to run improperly, which obstructs its implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this study development is to solve problems faced by universities using business process re-engineering to gain significant improvements. The process of managing assets and
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Risk-based Auditing PHIL GRIFFITHS CHAPTER 1 What is Risk-based Audit? The Internal Audit identity crisis Let’s face it, if you are reading this book, you are probably either already an auditor, preparing to become one or responsible for managing or overseeing the function. The other possibility is that you are considering a role in Internal Audit – if this is the case I hope to be able to whet your appetite and show you what a wonderful opportunity it brings. Whichever category of reader
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Management accounting is concerned with the provision and use of accounting information to managers within organizations, to facilitate the managers in their decision making and management control functions. Unlike financial accounting information (which, for the most part, is made publicly available), management accounting information is used within an organization and is usually confidential. (Jiambalvo) The distinction between traditional and innovative management accounting practices can be
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TARGET COSTING FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Target Costing is a process to make sure that a product launched with particular functions, quality and price can be made at a cost that would generate a reasonable amount of profit. It is different from the other costing approaches as it is a part of the company’s product development and introduction process. Therefore target costing requires all the information regarding the company’s competitive, product and supply chain strategies. After getting this
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