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Costeo basado en actividades –ABC: revisión de literatura

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  • Alina Marcela Bustamante-Salazar

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En la década de 1980 la contabilidad de gestión experimenta el surgimiento de un nuevo sistema: costeo basado en actividades, lo que implica un cambio de énfasis del registro de información para la valuación de los inventarios y la elaboración de informes financieros, al control de los recursos, las actividades y la generación de información para la toma de decisiones. Este artículo presenta una síntesis de los antecedentes, los fundamentos, las potencialidades, las limitaciones y las aplicaciones en sectores específicos del costeo basado en actividades, a partir de la revisión de literatura de artículos publicados en revistas académicas especializadas durante el periodo 2007-2014. La revisión muestra que a pesar de las potencialidades de los sistemas ABC para la asignación más precisa de los costos, el control de los recursos y la gestión de la capacidad disponible, la complejidad y el alto costo que implica su implementación se constituyen en limitaciones. Así mismo, se evidencia una mayor aplicación en organizaciones privadas del sector salud y manufactura, encontrándose menos evidencias respecto a su aplicación en organizaciones públicas. ****** In the 1980, management accounting experience the emergence of a new system: activity-based costing and with it a change of emphasis, the record of information for the valuation of inventories and reporting financial; control of resources, activities and generating information for decision-making. This article presents an overview of the background, rationale, potential, limitations and applications in specific sectors of activity-based costing, based on the literature review of articles published in academic journals during the 2007-2014 period. The review shows that despite the potential of ABC systems for more accurate cost allocation, resource control and management of the available capacity; the complexity and high cost of its implementation constitute limitations. Likewise, a wide application in private health organizations and manufacturing sector is evident while it is less obvious regarding its application in public organizations.

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  • Alina Marcela Bustamante-Salazar, 2015. "Costeo basado en actividades –ABC: revisión de literatura," Revista CEA, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, vol. 1(1), pages 109-119, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000549:017898
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