Cost and optimization in government : an introduction to cost accounting, operations management, and quality control
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Cost and optimization in government : an introduction to cost accounting, operations management, and quality control
（Public administration and public policy）
Routledge, 2022
3rd ed
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Demonstrates the ways in which cost accounting, operations management, and quality control can increase efficiency, improve performance, and prepare public organizations to weather hard times
Simple, accessible language and explanations are integrated throughout, and examples have been drawn from government so that readers can readily relate to them.
Assumes no prior subject knowledge and covers cost basics comprehensively, before moving on to optimization of costs and operations and special topics like network analysis, productivity measurement, and quality control.
Can be used on a variety of public administration courses with a focus on efficiency, and is ideal reading for public managers looking for a deeper understanding of the efficiency tools available to them.
Table of Contents
Part I: Cost Basics
1. Introduction
2. Cost Classification
3. Cost Behavior
4. Cost Analysis
5. Cost Assignment
6. Cost Allocation
7. Cost Control
Part II: Optimization Basics
8. Classical Optimization
9. Mathematical programming
10. Network Analysis
11. Productivity Measurement
12. Games and Decisions
Part III: A Special Case in Cost and Optimization
13. Quality Control
14. Concluding Observations
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