TY - BOOK AU - John K Shank AU - Vijay Govindarajan TI - Strategic cost management : : the new tool for competitive advantage SN - 9781439150368 U1 - 657.42 SHA PY - 1993/// CY - New York PB - : Maxwell Macmillan International KW - Management KW - Cost accounting KW - Managerial accounting N1 - An introduction to strategic cost management : new wine, or just new bottles? -- Strategic cost management : three key themes -- Demonstrating strategic versus conventional analysis : a peek at the SCM themes -- The value chain concept : the first key to effective cost management -- Cost analysis considerations and managerial applications of value chains : an extended field study -- Explicit attention to strategic positioning : the second key to strategic cost management -- Profit variance analysis : a strategic perspective on a common cost management tool -- Differentiating cost management systems based on strategic positioning : a field study -- Nonfinancial performance measures : another key to strategically adapted cost management -- What drives cost? the third key to strategic cost management -- Product line complexity as a cost driver--activity-based costing : theory, practice, and limitations -- Using and abusing the ABC concept : a case study -- Measuring and analyzing cost for one important executional cost driver--quality : the SCM perspective -- Strategic analysis for one important structural cost driver--technology choices N2 - An indispensable guide for managers concerned with cost, strategy, and business re-engineering. Experts on the strategic use of cost data, the authors show how stategic cost management is revolutionizing accounting practices in leading companies. Includes numerous examples. 120 line drawings ER -