Author Description

Changes in the business environment over the past twenty years continue to profoundly affect cost accounting and cost management. Cost Management captures the dynamics of cost management in today's organizations. This book emphasizes both the advantages and disadvantages of new and traditional cost management approaches. It thoroughly explores important new issues, balanced by complete, integrated coverage of traditional topics. In addition, examples are drawn from familiar businesses--The Gap, Pottery Barn, Birkenstock's, Starbucks and FedEx--among hundreds of others. A must for anyone presently or soon-to-be involved in the cost management of any organization!