Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

Steven M. Bragg

ISBN 10: 0471576808 / ISBN 13: 9780471576808

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2004

About this Item

In these tough economic times, all companies want to have better planning and to control their costs. This is the first book in the marketplace that focuses entirely on helping controllers plan and control their operations. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KFCM; KJMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714. . 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

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

About this title

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.