Cokins, Gary creator author. Pohlen, Terrance author. Klammer, Thomas P. 1944- author. text nju 2021 Second edition. monographic eng

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xv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. "This book is a "how-to" guide to assist managers and employee teams to obtain interenterprise cost information on supply chain processes. It provides techniques for obtaining accurate cost and performance information on the activities performed within their firm and on activities performed by other trading partner firms comprising key processes within the supply chain. The techniques and approaches comprising the book were developed from supply chain costing practices implemented by leading-edge firms. Readers will understand how they can have access to reasonably accurate costs and profit margins involved with suppliers, products, stock keeping units (SKUs), service-lines, channels, and customers. In addition, they will have visibility and transparency to the activity costs in the various end-to-end business processes for each of those including the "drivers" for each type of cost. This information will provide managers with insights to make better decisions to improve an organizations performance and profitability."-- The supply chain costing journey: why you need to take it -- Key observations that support the development of the book -- The nature of supply chain costing -- Developing a foundational understanding of strategic supply chain cost management -- Why supply chain cost systems differ from traditional cost systems -- Overview of cost tools and cost classification -- Indirect costs, the influence of cost allocation, and the need to understand activities -- The need for value chain analysis -- Customer and distribution channel profitability analysis -- Tools for reducing supply chain costs -- Supply chain cost planning tools -- Align performance measures with the strategy -- Accept the challenge of improving supply chain costing. Gary Cokins, Terrance Pohlen, and Thomas Klammer. Includes index. Business logistics Cost allocation HD38.5 .C6455 2021 658.7 C669s Cokins, Gary, Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2021] Second edition. (DLC) 2021018153 9781119793632 2021018152 WaSeSS/DLC 210420 20241207161221.0 22008159 eng