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Holding cost determination: An activity-based cost approach

Peter Berling
- 01 Apr 2008 - 
- Vol. 112, Iss: 2, pp 829-840
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In this paper, a more general model of the cost of holding inventory based on a microeconomic framework is presented, which can be used in existing heuristics/formulas.
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This article is published in International Journal of Production Economics.The article was published on 2008-04-01. It has received 35 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Holding cost & Total absorption costing.

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Application of activity-based costing to a land transportation company: A case study

TL;DR: An integrated approach that combines ABC with business process modeling and analytical hierarchy approach is proposed and it is figured out that the proposed approach is quite effective in costing services of the land transportation company compared to the existing traditional costing system which is in use.
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Supply Chain Management, Activity-Based Costing and Organisational Factors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the extent of association between business size as well as business industry (as organisational factors) affecting the adoption of ABC in New Zealand (NZ) through using a survey questionnaire and targeting NZ qualified CIMA members.
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Applying activity-based costing in a supply chain environment

TL;DR: A conceptual framework for activity-based costing in a supply chain has been developed and forms the basis for a single case study conducted at Europe's largest company for facade components, demonstrating how significant inter-firm cost saving opportunities can be identified and offers a first step in assessing the suitability of the proposed model.
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Inventory holding costs measurement : a multi-case study

TL;DR: The inventory holding cost rate computation is illustrated, when different kind of warehousing systems are applied, to understand how the holding cost parameter is currently computed by industrial managers.
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Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting

TL;DR: Relevance Lost as mentioned in this paper is an overview of the evolution of management accounting in American business, from textile mills in the 1880s and the giant railroad, steel, and retail corporations, to today's environment of global competition and computer-automated manufacturers.
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Intermediate microeconomics : A modern approach

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TL;DR: The Varian approach as mentioned in this paper gives students tools they can use on exams, in the rest of their classes, and in their careers after graduation, and is still the most modern presentation of the subject.
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Capital-labor substitution and economic efficiency

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Strategic Logistics Management

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Accounting and Management: Field Study Perspectives

TL;DR: In this article, accounting and management explores the problems faced by companies as they attempt to modernize their management accounting systems and examines how companies such as Weyerhaeuser, Johnson and Johnson and Hewlett-Packard have designed new control systems and provided new directions for measuring product costs and managerial performance.
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