Target costing : market-driven product design

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    • Clifton, M. Bradford

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Target costing : market-driven product design

M. Bradford Clifton ... [et al.]

(Mechanical engineering, 161)

Marcel Dekker, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Compiling practical recommendations gleaned from more than 20 years of professional experience, Target Costing: Market Driven Product Design provides numerous examples from field authorities that illustrate valuable concepts and approaches employed in the application of target costing to large-scale manufacturing operations. The authors discuss set

Table of Contents

  • Define the product
  • set the target (product level)
  • set the target (subsystem level)
  • achieve the target
  • maintain competitive costs
  • putting target costing into practice
  • some case histories
  • wrap-up and conclusion
  • module A - create a business with a strategy
  • module B - quantify customers' needs
  • module C - determine target price and cost (product level)
  • module D - determine cost targets (subsystem level)
  • module E - find paths to achieve the targets
  • module F - get financial results
  • module G - optimizing results. Appendix: sample exercise.

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