Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

Steven M. Bragg

ISBN 10: 0471576808 / ISBN 13: 9780471576808

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2004

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pp. ix + 374 Index.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471576808
• ISBN 13: 9780471576808
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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

About the Author

STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young. He is the author of seventeen books.