Publisher's 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
