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“This short story highlights the problems inherent in using accounting’s traditional percentage measures when determining the value a product, program or customer brings to a business. Written in the style of the classic Sherlock Holmes novels, Dr. Watson, aka Doug Hicks, brings to life a very important message in this entertaining short story”. Edited by Mark Stevens.
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This document provides a formal Methodology for Evaluating and Selecting software to best meet specific Profitability & Cost Management system requirements. The methodology is a result of extensive experience and expertise developed over 30 years assisting organizations in virtually every industry select and implement Profitability and Cost Management systems software.
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PCS Consulting alliance partner Doug Hicks makes the case for better understanding and implementation of costing systems by examining the roll and impact of managerial accountants. This brief article exposes the dangers of basing decisions on inaccurate data from systems not designed to reflect true organizational behavior. ...More...
Over the past two decades cost and profitability modeling systems have been limited by their ability to efficiently collect, process, and report information. Models had to be designed within the limitations of the technology and the modelers' ability to maintain the systems over time. Those limitations are continuously being removed, providing for deeper profitability insight.
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The Coming of Age of the "Consumption-Based" Approach -
There is growing interest in the subject of activity-based planning. Many articles and books have condemned the annual budgeting ritual in favor of more relevant planning to support the strategic objectives of an organization. Some organizations have gone so far as to eliminate the budget completely.
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