Quality cost measurement under activity-based costing Wen-Hsien Tsai National Central University‚ Chung-Li‚ Taiwan‚ Republic of China Introduction Many companies in the world gradually promote quality as the central customer value and regard it as a key concept of company strategy in order to achieve the competitive edge (Ross and Wegman‚ 1990). Measuring and reporting the cost of quality (COQ) is the first step in a quality management program. Even in service industries‚ COQ systems receive considerable
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true model of intellectual excellence. I also would like to thank my parents‚ Feng Yu and Wengu Zheng‚ for their constant support. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Acknowledgements iii List of Tables viii List of Figures x Summary xi Chapter I Auditor Industry Specialization and Real Activities Manipulation 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Literature Review and Hypotheses Development 3 1.2.1 Motives to Hire Industry Specialist Auditors 3 1.2.2 The
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established. The desired profit margin is subtracted from the target selling price to determine the target cost. If the target cost is below the company’s current cost‚ the company may decide to introduce the product and functional cost analysis may attempt to reduce cost to an acceptable level. If the target cost is above the current cost‚ functional cost analysis will make changes and prepare another cost estimates. If the target cost is equal to current cost‚ company may decide whether or not
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Komatsu‚ Ltd. (A) Target Costing System Komatsu • • • • • • • Founded 1917 Takeuchi Mining Co.‚Komatsu Ironworks 1921 Komatsu‚ Ltd. 1991- International Firm Revenue Y989 bn NI Y31bn Construction Equipment‚ Industrial Machinery- Core Business. Electronics applied products – New Business : 80% • Rest from construction‚ unit housing‚ cheimcals‚ plastics and SW Development • 1989: “3G” : Growth‚ Globalisation and Group Diversification • 1995 : Exp Y 1.4 Tn; Worldwide production by 2000; Develop
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Suppliers & the Target Costing Process The manufacturing process of AAV relied on high "value-added systems suppliers". MB used their supplier linkages to ensure their systems suppliers were a part of the AAV development process from the concept phase to the production phase. Suppliers were required to produce components on time and within MB quality standards while remaining within their established cost targets. Decisions had to be made early in the development stages so suppliers were brought
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Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 6 TARGET COSTING 7 TATA NANO – THE INTRODUCTION 9 A BREAK THROUGH CAR 11 COST CUTTING FEATURES 12 TARGET PRICING THE NANO 13 Product Features 13 Dimension 13 Engine specifications for Tata Nano 14 Safety features for Tata Nano – The 1 Lakh car 14 How green is Tata Nano? 14 IDEA GENERATION OF NANO 14 THE COST – THE TARGET 16 THE COST REDUCTION PARADIGM 17 Value Engineering Alternatives: 17 Now the question was‚ “how much to produce” 17 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 18 The Final verdict:
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the benefits and limitations of using target costing and life-cycle costing systems over the costing and performance measures currently being utilised by the company. The techniques currently being used by the company are useful for keeping costs under control‚ but they do not give an indication of the maximum costs the company can allow for designing new product features or profits over the total life cycle of a product. Target costing. Target costing is a pricing method used by companies
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Target Costing: Nissan v. Olympus Overview: Nissan Motor Company was the world’s 4th largest automobile manufacturer in 1990. They had 10% of the market for cars and trucks‚ with roughly 2 million passenger cars being produced each year. To increase its market share‚ Nissan implemented a plan to achieve domestic sales of 1.5 million cars by 1992. It also sought to obtain the number one rating in customer satisfaction. The company tried to develop a plan to produce a line of automobiles that
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Executive Summary Target Corporation is the second largest retailer in the U.S. with over 1700 Target and Super Target stores. Targets around the country offer everything from household essentials to computer software to groceries‚ and sell many of their products under private label brands. In addition to their retail segment‚ the company also offers credit and debit cards to its frequent shoppers. In our report‚ we analyze company’s past and present performance through a thorough study
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TOTAL ASSET MANAGEMENT Life Cycle Costing Guideline September 2004 TAM04-10 Life Cycle Costing Guideline September 2004 TAM04-10 ISBN 0 7313 3325 X (set) ISBN 0 7313 3272 5 1. 2. 3. I. Asset management – New South Wales. Capital Investment. Public administration – New South Wales Title. (Series : TAM 2004) This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968‚ no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from
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