Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations

The Controller's Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations is a comprehensive guide for controllers, CFOs, and budget managers who need to determine:
* The soundness of sales forecasts
* The best approach for setting product prices
* The profitability of customers and market segments
* Federal tax remittance rules
* The impact of a just-in-time system on inventory levels
Packed with clear and realistic strategies, it helps create a coherent framework of financial plans that apply to the full breadth of ongoing corporate control systems, as well as illustrates:
* When to use labor and materials standards to control manufacturing
* How to control research and development costs
* How to grant appropriate credit levels to customers
* How to set up an effective capital budgeting process
* How to create a cost-of-capital calculation

The Controller's Guide to planning and Controlling Operations describes key planning and control activities in every major area of a company, ranging from sales and manufacturing to the management of cash, receivables, and inventory. Through clear and realistic strategies, it helps controllers create a coherent framework of for gongoing corporate control systems.