Supply Chain Costing and Performance Management (Hardcover, 2)

Preface ix

About the Authors xiii

Chapter 1: The Supply Chain Costing Journey: Why You Need to Take It 1

Chapter 2: Key Observations That Support the Development of the Book 13

Chapter 3: The Nature of Supply Chain Costing 27

Chapter 4: Developing a Foundational Understanding of Strategic Supply Chain Cost Management 45

Chapter 5: Why Supply Chain Cost Systems Differ from Traditional Cost Systems 59

Chapter 6: Overview of Cost Tools and Cost Classification 75

Chapter 7: Indirect Costs, the Influence of Cost Allocation, and the Need to Understand Activities 93

Chapter 8: The Need for Value Chain Analysis 109

Chapter 9: Customer and Distribution Channel Profitability Analysis 125

Chapter 10: Tools for Reducing Supply Chain Costs 139

Chapter 11: Supply Chain Cost Planning Tools 159

Chapter 12: Align Performance Measures with the Strategy 181

Chapter 13: Accept the Challenge of Improving Supply Chain Costing 207

Appendix: Additional Process and Productivity Tools for Supply Chain Costing 231

Index 241