SCM Flashcards
involves the development if a sustainable competitive position or strategy. It is simply how to develop a strategy
Strategic Management
is the financial and non-financial data needed by the manager to effectively manage the firm.
Cost Management Information
is the practice in accounting
in which the accountant develops and uses cost management information.
Cost Management
is the development of cost management information (gathering of data) to aid in strategic management
Strategic Cost Management
It is also important to view a problem not as a separate departmental problem but as a problem of all departments or the use of
Cross functional View
actively but not directly involved in the process of managing the entity, which includes strategic (long term), tactical (mid long/short), and operating (short) decisions.
Management Accountant
often do the following:
1. scorekeeping or data accumulation
2. interpreting and reporting information
3. problem-solving
Also provide cost management data
Management Accountant
Organizational leaders must be able to unite the behaviors of employees who have diverse needs, beliefs, and goals.
Leadership Perspective
concern is to create value for customers and how to attain this is what strategy is about.
considers how to make the business stand out among others to attract customer.
Strategic Management Approach
“We can customize our products
and services to meet your individual
needs better than our competitors.”
Customer Intimacy
“We deliver products and service
faster, more conveniently, and at a
lower price than our competitors.”
Operational Excellence
“We offer higher quality products
than our competitors.”
Product Leadership
also called the finance director
chiefly responsible for the financial operations of the organization.
CFO
aims to ensure that resources are
utilized in line with goals and
objectives.
Controllership
authority to give orders or command action to subordinates
people with this authority are directly responsible for attaining the objectives of the business
exercised downward. (e.g. sales and production managers, CEO)
Line Authority
ensure that the procedures and
policies of the company are followed
especially procedures about
accounting.
Internal Audit
you are expert and reliable because you know what you are doing because of your technical knowledge and skills
Competence
undergo ongoing and continuous development of knowledge and skills
Competence
prepare complete, clear, and comprehensive
reports
Competence
refrain from unnecessary sharing of
information
Confidentiality
don’t use information for unethical and illegal personal advantage
Confidentiality
refers to honesty and purity of image, character, conscience, and professional position
Integrity
avoid actual or apparent conflict of interest
Integrity
refrain from actively or passively subverting the organization’s goals and objectives
Integrity
disclose fully all relevant information that could influence an intended user’s understanding of comments, reports, and recommendations.
Objectivity
objective means based from facts and what the real data or result is.
Objectivity
involved identifying constraints
constraints are barriers that hinder or impede the progress toward an objective
steps are taken to improve or remove this constraint.
look for possible mix of products to maximize the limited resources and
therefore push the profit to become higher.
analyzes constraint and find ways to eliminate that limit.
Theory of constraints
are barriers that hinder or impede the progress toward an objective
constraints
use of technology in designing and manufacturing a product to quickly respond to the market demand.
use of computer to make intricate design and produce it as well in an instant.
Computer Aided Design
involves radical redesigning of processes
aims to simplify processes and eliminate waste.
Process Reeningineering
procedures are evaluated whether they are value-adding or non-value adding
jobs are modified, combined, and
eliminated
Process Reengineering
involves looking at the best practices within the firm or industry and aiming to achieve or surpass that standard.
Benchmarking
costs are grouped into cost pools and finding cost drivers.
cost drivers are managed to minimize cost
Activity Based Costing Management
ensures that budget guidelines are being followed by reviewing and approving the budget.
Top Management
composed of representatives
from the different functional areas is formed with the controller as the head in many cases.
Budget Committee
acts as the coordinator of the
process and:
- recommends how budgets must be prepared
- assembles the budgets
- prepares budgetary reports and analysis
- offers suggestions for improvement
Controller