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Evaluating Information Technology Investments in Emerging Economies Using Activity-Based Costing
White Papers This paper presents a framework for evaluating information technology investments by integrating the value chain model with activity-based costing. Many firms in emerging economies invest in information technology primarily with the objective of...
[May 4, 2006, 10:17]
SAP Engineering & Construction: Activity-Based Costing With R/3 at ABB Industrie AG
White Papers It was impossible to determine the process costs both before and after optimization and the requirements for costing based on cause-effect relationships could also not be satisfied. In the light of these circumstances, the company decided to...
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
Activity-Based Costing in the Info Age, Part II
White Papers Activity Based Costing (ABC) adds the most value to an organization when it is used as the informational basis of managing and improving the business. Activity analysis leads to an Activity Based Management (ABM) business model from which...
[August 10, 2006, 0:00]
How Much Does IT Cost?: A Practical Approach to Costing in Information Technology Shared Services Units
White Papers To develop a deeper understanding of how and why IT costs are incurred and provide a firm basis for cross charging, many shared services units are using activity-based costing (ABC). This White Paper examines the role of ABC in Shared Services...
[August 20, 2007, 0:25]
Defining, Modeling & Costing IT Services: Integrating Service Level, Configuration & Financial Management Processes
White Papers This paper will examine the fundamental steps for defining IT services, modeling IT services in a Configuration Management Database (CMDB) and developing service based IT costing models. These activities are part of three IT processes (Service...
[September 2, 2008, 7:35]
Poor telecoms regulation 'costing UK £20bn'
News The study is highly critical of the current regulatory regime, arguing that it has allowed BT to retain its grip on the wholesale telecoms market, slowing innovation and costing the economy billions in potential growth.
[January 15, 2004, 11:25]
How much is junk traffic costing you?
News A few weeks ago, a coworker asked me a simple question: How much of the Internet traffic coming into our network was "junk", and how much was this unwanted traffic costing us? Before delving too deeply into his request, I asked him to define the...
[December 8, 2005, 7:25]
Enabling Decision Support and Costing of Product Designs by Using Visual Metaphors
White Papers SEEDS expertise is in working with aerospace organisations to apply techniques in managing, categorising and visualising information to support costing of products within the aerospace sector. The Systems Engineering Estimation and Decision Support...
[July 3, 2007, 1:00]
Activity-Based Costing and Predatory Pricing
White Papers The article emphasises on activity based costing (ABC). The assignment of indirect costs in a traditional costing system can lead to product-cost subsidization. One way to deal with this problem is to employ activity-based costing (ABC).
[January 9, 2004, 22:10]
Activity-Based Costing and the Enterprise Cost Management Solution
White Papers Although many manufacturing and service companies have achieved numerous successes with initiatives in activity-based costing in recent years, many of these efforts are unsustained or have not achieved their objectives over the long term.
[January 8, 2004, 23:00]
Activity Based Costing: How ABC Is Used in the Organization
White Papers In July 2005, a study was conducted among BetterManagement members to determine the state of Activity Based Costing (ABC). An on-line survey was completed by 528 participants from companies across various industries, sizes, geographies and job levels.
[January 8, 2008, 2:07]
Survey: ID theft costing UK billions in taxes
Talkback Social Security and Benefits fraud may well be running at around £2 billion a year, but the "identity theft" component of this is only around £50 million, out of total payments of over £100 billion a year.
[July 15, 2004, 1:36]
Ineffective email use 'costing millions'
News It's a phenomenon that's costing firms millions of pounds a year, according to research by business-writing consultants Emphasis. Endless distribution lists and overused CCs are not the only way email is costing UK firms.
[July 18, 2003, 11:12]
How much is junk traffic costing you?
Talkback Brilliant Article Jonathan Yarden. I would appreciate it if you could also write product reviews on "Traffic analysis" tools in the market - if you come up with a comparison of the various products available will be very useful
[April 20, 2006, 12:26]
Tech support costing companies
Talkback I wonder if these constant tech support costs are included in Microsoft's 'research' which stated that "TCO of Windows is lower than Linux".
[July 29, 2004, 15:29]
Activity-Based Costing in the Info Age, Part I
White Papers Despite the fact that it is over 75 years old, most companies still use standard cost systems both to value inventory for financial statement purposes and for many other management purposes as well. While it has some advantages for financial...
[August 10, 2006, 0:00]
City of Burlington Manages Growth With Activity-Based Costing
White Papers Located west of Toronto, the city of Burlington is a growing municipality with a long-term vision to manage growth and development in a way that maintains a strong network of residential neighborhoods, a diverse economic base, a sound...
[August 10, 2006, 0:00]
Survey: ID theft costing UK billions in taxes
News Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money is stolen each year through ID theft and other fraudulent activities, according to a survey of public sector security analysts and IT managers. The survey, which was conducted by risk management consultants...
[July 14, 2004, 17:10]
Ineffective email use 'costing millions'
Talkback The enduser is the weakest link. No education on how to position e-mail as a comm.vehicle, no etiquette and no writing skills. Since the PC everyone has to be his/her own secretary without proper training.
[September 8, 2003, 9:26]
A Shipshape Costing Structure: U.S. Navy Improves Financial Visibility With Activity-Based Cost Management
White Papers Encouraging military leaders to look at the business aspects of war is not always an easy task, but the U.S. Navy does it with an activity-based cost management (ABC/M) program that utilizes SAS Activity-Based Management software.
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
