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Discover the tools for knowing the costs your company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services New from Steve Bragg, this book provides the tools for determining which costs a company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services. It explains how to use throughput analysis in order to locate bottleneck operations in a company, which in turn dictates where capital investments should (and should not) be made. * Delves into process analysis, to determine where excess resources are being used in a business process * Describes the total cost…mehr
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Discover the tools for knowing the costs your company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services New from Steve Bragg, this book provides the tools for determining which costs a company should cut, without impacting its ability to deliver goods and services. It explains how to use throughput analysis in order to locate bottleneck operations in a company, which in turn dictates where capital investments should (and should not) be made. * Delves into process analysis, to determine where excess resources are being used in a business process * Describes the total cost of ownership, showing how a single purchasing decision actually snowballs into a variety of ancillary costs * Shows how to create and use a spend management system to reduce procurement costs * Shows how just-in-time systems can be used to eliminate inventory costs Cost Reduction Analysis: Tools and Strategies provides examples to show how much cost can potentially be eliminated to avoid drastic action later that can imperil your corporation's direction and future.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 336
- Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 640g
- ISBN-13: 9780470587263
- ISBN-10: 0470587261
- Artikelnr.: 28242314
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
- Seitenzahl: 336
- Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
- Gewicht: 640g
- ISBN-13: 9780470587263
- ISBN-10: 0470587261
- Artikelnr.: 28242314
STEVEN M. BRAGG, CPA, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and an auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a master's degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, is an avid alpine skier and mountain biker, and is a certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado. He is also the author of Accounting Best Practices and Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual, both published by Wiley.
About the Author. Preface. PART I PRIMARY AREAS OF COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER
1 The Cost Reduction Process. Introduction. Need for Cost Reduction.
Advantages of Cost Reduction. Disadvantages of Cost Reduction. Cost
Reduction Politics. Cost Reduction Priorities. Cost Reduction Tools.
Process Analysis. Process Analysis Tools. Key Cost Reduction Questions.
Cost Reduction Reports. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 2 Selling and Marketing
Cost Reduction. Introduction. Customer Mix Analysis. Customer Class
Analysis. Sales Region Analysis. Dropped Customer Analysis. Price Setting
with Throughput Analysis. Sales Productivity Analysis. Sales Effectiveness
Analysis. Salesperson Analysis. Finding Throughput Problems in Sales. Sales
Process Flow. Sales Deduction Systems. Collections by the Sales Staff.
Marketing Cost Reductions. Sales and Marketing Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 3
Product Analysis. Introduction. Target Costing. Targeted Price Increases.
Eliminate Unprofi table Products. Add New Products. Outsource Products.
Product Rework Costs. Custom Product Costs. Product Metrics. Summary.
CHAPTER 4 Production Cost Reduction. Introduction. Throughput Analysis.
Product Line Complexity. Production Flow. Cellular Manufacturing.
Continuous Flow. Monument Equipment. Quick Changeovers. Assembly Line
Configuration. Assembly Line Length. Container Sizes. Source Inspection.
Control Chart Analysis. Mistake Proofing. Expediting. Maintenance Planning.
Machinery Standardization. Machinery Assignment. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER
5 Payroll Cost Reduction. Introduction. Analysis for a Workforce Reduction.
Cost of a Workforce Reduction. Alternatives to a Workforce Reduction.
Manage Payroll Expenses at the Hiring Stage. Combat Institutionalized Pay
Increases. Restructure Commissions. Restructure the Workforce. Hire
Contractors. Other Types of Payroll Cost Reduction. Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notifi cation Act. Payroll Cost Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 6
Benefits Cost Reduction. Introduction. Benefits Administration. Disability
Insurance. Life Insurance. Medical Insurance. Pensions. Seasonal Bonuses.
Sick Time. Snacks. Training. Vacation Time. Wellness Programs. Workers'
Compensation Insurance. Miscellaneous Perquisites. Free Benefits. Metrics.
Summary. PART II PROCUREMENT COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER 7 Procurement Cost
Reduction. Introduction. Standard Procurement Process Flow. Procurement
Cards. Evaluated Receipts System. Additional Procurement Process Flow
Changes. Supplier Consolidation. Supplier Relations. Additional Cost
Reduction Considerations. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 8 Spend Analysis.
Introduction. Spend Database. Spend Analysis. Spend Analysis Reports. Spend
Analysis Rollout. Third-Party Spend Management Systems. Low-Cost Spend
Management Systems. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 9 Maintenance, Repair, and
Operations Analysis. Introduction. Problems with MRO Cost Reduction. MRO
Cost Reduction Methodology. Distributor's Viewpoint. Metrics. Summary. PART
III ASSET REDUCTION. CHAPTER 10 Inventory Analysis. Introduction. Inventory
Purchasing. Inventory Receiving. Inventory Storage. Bill of Materials.
Obsolete Inventory. Miscellaneous Topics. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 11
Fixed Asset Analysis. Introduction. Fixed Asset Acquisition Analysis. Fixed
Asset Installation Reporting. Postinstallation Audit. Outsourcing
Alternative. Lease versus Buy Decision. Feature Reduction Analysis. Asset
Commoditization. Monument Analysis. Facility-Specific Considerations. Fixed
Asset Retention Analysis. Fixed Asset Maintenance Analysis. Fixed Asset
Location Tracking. Fixed Asset Condition Tracking. Fixed Asset Metrics.
Summary. PART IV SPECIAL TOPICS. CHAPTER 12 Throughput Analysis.
Introduction. Theory of Constraints. Operational Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Nature of the Constraint. Definitions for the Financial
Aspects of the Theory of Constraints. Financial Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Opportunity Cost of Operations. Locating the Constraint.
Management of the Constrained Resource. Types of Policy Constraints.
Constraint Buffer. Production Scheduling. Batch Sizes. Capacity Reduction
Analysis. Work Center Utilization. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 13 Cost
Reduction in Mergers and Acquisitions. Introduction. Integration Timing.
Integration Planning. Synergy Realization. Integration Manager. Integration
Team. Integration Communications--Internal. Integration
Communications--External. Employee Integration--Qualifi cation Assessment.
Employee Integration--Job Positioning. Employee Integration--Relocations.
Employee Integration--Key Employees. Layoffs. Compensation Integration.
Sales Integration. Process Integration. Technology Integration. Metrics.
Integration Pacing. Summary. Index.
1 The Cost Reduction Process. Introduction. Need for Cost Reduction.
Advantages of Cost Reduction. Disadvantages of Cost Reduction. Cost
Reduction Politics. Cost Reduction Priorities. Cost Reduction Tools.
Process Analysis. Process Analysis Tools. Key Cost Reduction Questions.
Cost Reduction Reports. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 2 Selling and Marketing
Cost Reduction. Introduction. Customer Mix Analysis. Customer Class
Analysis. Sales Region Analysis. Dropped Customer Analysis. Price Setting
with Throughput Analysis. Sales Productivity Analysis. Sales Effectiveness
Analysis. Salesperson Analysis. Finding Throughput Problems in Sales. Sales
Process Flow. Sales Deduction Systems. Collections by the Sales Staff.
Marketing Cost Reductions. Sales and Marketing Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 3
Product Analysis. Introduction. Target Costing. Targeted Price Increases.
Eliminate Unprofi table Products. Add New Products. Outsource Products.
Product Rework Costs. Custom Product Costs. Product Metrics. Summary.
CHAPTER 4 Production Cost Reduction. Introduction. Throughput Analysis.
Product Line Complexity. Production Flow. Cellular Manufacturing.
Continuous Flow. Monument Equipment. Quick Changeovers. Assembly Line
Configuration. Assembly Line Length. Container Sizes. Source Inspection.
Control Chart Analysis. Mistake Proofing. Expediting. Maintenance Planning.
Machinery Standardization. Machinery Assignment. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER
5 Payroll Cost Reduction. Introduction. Analysis for a Workforce Reduction.
Cost of a Workforce Reduction. Alternatives to a Workforce Reduction.
Manage Payroll Expenses at the Hiring Stage. Combat Institutionalized Pay
Increases. Restructure Commissions. Restructure the Workforce. Hire
Contractors. Other Types of Payroll Cost Reduction. Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notifi cation Act. Payroll Cost Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 6
Benefits Cost Reduction. Introduction. Benefits Administration. Disability
Insurance. Life Insurance. Medical Insurance. Pensions. Seasonal Bonuses.
Sick Time. Snacks. Training. Vacation Time. Wellness Programs. Workers'
Compensation Insurance. Miscellaneous Perquisites. Free Benefits. Metrics.
Summary. PART II PROCUREMENT COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER 7 Procurement Cost
Reduction. Introduction. Standard Procurement Process Flow. Procurement
Cards. Evaluated Receipts System. Additional Procurement Process Flow
Changes. Supplier Consolidation. Supplier Relations. Additional Cost
Reduction Considerations. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 8 Spend Analysis.
Introduction. Spend Database. Spend Analysis. Spend Analysis Reports. Spend
Analysis Rollout. Third-Party Spend Management Systems. Low-Cost Spend
Management Systems. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 9 Maintenance, Repair, and
Operations Analysis. Introduction. Problems with MRO Cost Reduction. MRO
Cost Reduction Methodology. Distributor's Viewpoint. Metrics. Summary. PART
III ASSET REDUCTION. CHAPTER 10 Inventory Analysis. Introduction. Inventory
Purchasing. Inventory Receiving. Inventory Storage. Bill of Materials.
Obsolete Inventory. Miscellaneous Topics. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 11
Fixed Asset Analysis. Introduction. Fixed Asset Acquisition Analysis. Fixed
Asset Installation Reporting. Postinstallation Audit. Outsourcing
Alternative. Lease versus Buy Decision. Feature Reduction Analysis. Asset
Commoditization. Monument Analysis. Facility-Specific Considerations. Fixed
Asset Retention Analysis. Fixed Asset Maintenance Analysis. Fixed Asset
Location Tracking. Fixed Asset Condition Tracking. Fixed Asset Metrics.
Summary. PART IV SPECIAL TOPICS. CHAPTER 12 Throughput Analysis.
Introduction. Theory of Constraints. Operational Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Nature of the Constraint. Definitions for the Financial
Aspects of the Theory of Constraints. Financial Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Opportunity Cost of Operations. Locating the Constraint.
Management of the Constrained Resource. Types of Policy Constraints.
Constraint Buffer. Production Scheduling. Batch Sizes. Capacity Reduction
Analysis. Work Center Utilization. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 13 Cost
Reduction in Mergers and Acquisitions. Introduction. Integration Timing.
Integration Planning. Synergy Realization. Integration Manager. Integration
Team. Integration Communications--Internal. Integration
Communications--External. Employee Integration--Qualifi cation Assessment.
Employee Integration--Job Positioning. Employee Integration--Relocations.
Employee Integration--Key Employees. Layoffs. Compensation Integration.
Sales Integration. Process Integration. Technology Integration. Metrics.
Integration Pacing. Summary. Index.
About the Author. Preface. PART I PRIMARY AREAS OF COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER
1 The Cost Reduction Process. Introduction. Need for Cost Reduction.
Advantages of Cost Reduction. Disadvantages of Cost Reduction. Cost
Reduction Politics. Cost Reduction Priorities. Cost Reduction Tools.
Process Analysis. Process Analysis Tools. Key Cost Reduction Questions.
Cost Reduction Reports. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 2 Selling and Marketing
Cost Reduction. Introduction. Customer Mix Analysis. Customer Class
Analysis. Sales Region Analysis. Dropped Customer Analysis. Price Setting
with Throughput Analysis. Sales Productivity Analysis. Sales Effectiveness
Analysis. Salesperson Analysis. Finding Throughput Problems in Sales. Sales
Process Flow. Sales Deduction Systems. Collections by the Sales Staff.
Marketing Cost Reductions. Sales and Marketing Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 3
Product Analysis. Introduction. Target Costing. Targeted Price Increases.
Eliminate Unprofi table Products. Add New Products. Outsource Products.
Product Rework Costs. Custom Product Costs. Product Metrics. Summary.
CHAPTER 4 Production Cost Reduction. Introduction. Throughput Analysis.
Product Line Complexity. Production Flow. Cellular Manufacturing.
Continuous Flow. Monument Equipment. Quick Changeovers. Assembly Line
Configuration. Assembly Line Length. Container Sizes. Source Inspection.
Control Chart Analysis. Mistake Proofing. Expediting. Maintenance Planning.
Machinery Standardization. Machinery Assignment. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER
5 Payroll Cost Reduction. Introduction. Analysis for a Workforce Reduction.
Cost of a Workforce Reduction. Alternatives to a Workforce Reduction.
Manage Payroll Expenses at the Hiring Stage. Combat Institutionalized Pay
Increases. Restructure Commissions. Restructure the Workforce. Hire
Contractors. Other Types of Payroll Cost Reduction. Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notifi cation Act. Payroll Cost Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 6
Benefits Cost Reduction. Introduction. Benefits Administration. Disability
Insurance. Life Insurance. Medical Insurance. Pensions. Seasonal Bonuses.
Sick Time. Snacks. Training. Vacation Time. Wellness Programs. Workers'
Compensation Insurance. Miscellaneous Perquisites. Free Benefits. Metrics.
Summary. PART II PROCUREMENT COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER 7 Procurement Cost
Reduction. Introduction. Standard Procurement Process Flow. Procurement
Cards. Evaluated Receipts System. Additional Procurement Process Flow
Changes. Supplier Consolidation. Supplier Relations. Additional Cost
Reduction Considerations. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 8 Spend Analysis.
Introduction. Spend Database. Spend Analysis. Spend Analysis Reports. Spend
Analysis Rollout. Third-Party Spend Management Systems. Low-Cost Spend
Management Systems. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 9 Maintenance, Repair, and
Operations Analysis. Introduction. Problems with MRO Cost Reduction. MRO
Cost Reduction Methodology. Distributor's Viewpoint. Metrics. Summary. PART
III ASSET REDUCTION. CHAPTER 10 Inventory Analysis. Introduction. Inventory
Purchasing. Inventory Receiving. Inventory Storage. Bill of Materials.
Obsolete Inventory. Miscellaneous Topics. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 11
Fixed Asset Analysis. Introduction. Fixed Asset Acquisition Analysis. Fixed
Asset Installation Reporting. Postinstallation Audit. Outsourcing
Alternative. Lease versus Buy Decision. Feature Reduction Analysis. Asset
Commoditization. Monument Analysis. Facility-Specific Considerations. Fixed
Asset Retention Analysis. Fixed Asset Maintenance Analysis. Fixed Asset
Location Tracking. Fixed Asset Condition Tracking. Fixed Asset Metrics.
Summary. PART IV SPECIAL TOPICS. CHAPTER 12 Throughput Analysis.
Introduction. Theory of Constraints. Operational Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Nature of the Constraint. Definitions for the Financial
Aspects of the Theory of Constraints. Financial Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Opportunity Cost of Operations. Locating the Constraint.
Management of the Constrained Resource. Types of Policy Constraints.
Constraint Buffer. Production Scheduling. Batch Sizes. Capacity Reduction
Analysis. Work Center Utilization. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 13 Cost
Reduction in Mergers and Acquisitions. Introduction. Integration Timing.
Integration Planning. Synergy Realization. Integration Manager. Integration
Team. Integration Communications--Internal. Integration
Communications--External. Employee Integration--Qualifi cation Assessment.
Employee Integration--Job Positioning. Employee Integration--Relocations.
Employee Integration--Key Employees. Layoffs. Compensation Integration.
Sales Integration. Process Integration. Technology Integration. Metrics.
Integration Pacing. Summary. Index.
1 The Cost Reduction Process. Introduction. Need for Cost Reduction.
Advantages of Cost Reduction. Disadvantages of Cost Reduction. Cost
Reduction Politics. Cost Reduction Priorities. Cost Reduction Tools.
Process Analysis. Process Analysis Tools. Key Cost Reduction Questions.
Cost Reduction Reports. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 2 Selling and Marketing
Cost Reduction. Introduction. Customer Mix Analysis. Customer Class
Analysis. Sales Region Analysis. Dropped Customer Analysis. Price Setting
with Throughput Analysis. Sales Productivity Analysis. Sales Effectiveness
Analysis. Salesperson Analysis. Finding Throughput Problems in Sales. Sales
Process Flow. Sales Deduction Systems. Collections by the Sales Staff.
Marketing Cost Reductions. Sales and Marketing Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 3
Product Analysis. Introduction. Target Costing. Targeted Price Increases.
Eliminate Unprofi table Products. Add New Products. Outsource Products.
Product Rework Costs. Custom Product Costs. Product Metrics. Summary.
CHAPTER 4 Production Cost Reduction. Introduction. Throughput Analysis.
Product Line Complexity. Production Flow. Cellular Manufacturing.
Continuous Flow. Monument Equipment. Quick Changeovers. Assembly Line
Configuration. Assembly Line Length. Container Sizes. Source Inspection.
Control Chart Analysis. Mistake Proofing. Expediting. Maintenance Planning.
Machinery Standardization. Machinery Assignment. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER
5 Payroll Cost Reduction. Introduction. Analysis for a Workforce Reduction.
Cost of a Workforce Reduction. Alternatives to a Workforce Reduction.
Manage Payroll Expenses at the Hiring Stage. Combat Institutionalized Pay
Increases. Restructure Commissions. Restructure the Workforce. Hire
Contractors. Other Types of Payroll Cost Reduction. Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notifi cation Act. Payroll Cost Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 6
Benefits Cost Reduction. Introduction. Benefits Administration. Disability
Insurance. Life Insurance. Medical Insurance. Pensions. Seasonal Bonuses.
Sick Time. Snacks. Training. Vacation Time. Wellness Programs. Workers'
Compensation Insurance. Miscellaneous Perquisites. Free Benefits. Metrics.
Summary. PART II PROCUREMENT COST REDUCTION. CHAPTER 7 Procurement Cost
Reduction. Introduction. Standard Procurement Process Flow. Procurement
Cards. Evaluated Receipts System. Additional Procurement Process Flow
Changes. Supplier Consolidation. Supplier Relations. Additional Cost
Reduction Considerations. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 8 Spend Analysis.
Introduction. Spend Database. Spend Analysis. Spend Analysis Reports. Spend
Analysis Rollout. Third-Party Spend Management Systems. Low-Cost Spend
Management Systems. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 9 Maintenance, Repair, and
Operations Analysis. Introduction. Problems with MRO Cost Reduction. MRO
Cost Reduction Methodology. Distributor's Viewpoint. Metrics. Summary. PART
III ASSET REDUCTION. CHAPTER 10 Inventory Analysis. Introduction. Inventory
Purchasing. Inventory Receiving. Inventory Storage. Bill of Materials.
Obsolete Inventory. Miscellaneous Topics. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 11
Fixed Asset Analysis. Introduction. Fixed Asset Acquisition Analysis. Fixed
Asset Installation Reporting. Postinstallation Audit. Outsourcing
Alternative. Lease versus Buy Decision. Feature Reduction Analysis. Asset
Commoditization. Monument Analysis. Facility-Specific Considerations. Fixed
Asset Retention Analysis. Fixed Asset Maintenance Analysis. Fixed Asset
Location Tracking. Fixed Asset Condition Tracking. Fixed Asset Metrics.
Summary. PART IV SPECIAL TOPICS. CHAPTER 12 Throughput Analysis.
Introduction. Theory of Constraints. Operational Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Nature of the Constraint. Definitions for the Financial
Aspects of the Theory of Constraints. Financial Aspects of the Theory of
Constraints. Opportunity Cost of Operations. Locating the Constraint.
Management of the Constrained Resource. Types of Policy Constraints.
Constraint Buffer. Production Scheduling. Batch Sizes. Capacity Reduction
Analysis. Work Center Utilization. Metrics. Summary. CHAPTER 13 Cost
Reduction in Mergers and Acquisitions. Introduction. Integration Timing.
Integration Planning. Synergy Realization. Integration Manager. Integration
Team. Integration Communications--Internal. Integration
Communications--External. Employee Integration--Qualifi cation Assessment.
Employee Integration--Job Positioning. Employee Integration--Relocations.
Employee Integration--Key Employees. Layoffs. Compensation Integration.
Sales Integration. Process Integration. Technology Integration. Metrics.
Integration Pacing. Summary. Index.