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The activity-based costing method developments: state-of-the art and case study

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  • Grégory Wegmann

    (LEG - Laboratoire d'Economie et de Gestion - UB - Université de Bourgogne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Nozile Stephen

    (Cetelem - BNP)

Abstract

This paper analyses the management accounting applications which try to improve the Activity-based Costing method. In the first part, we describe them using the Strategic Management Accounting stream. Then, we present the main features of these applications. In the second part, we examine in details two of these features: The widening of the analysis perimeter and the relevant level of details to analyse the costs. Then, we analyse several proposals: Customer Profitability Analysis (CPA), Interorganizational Cost Management (IOCM), Resource Consumption Accounting (RCA) and Time-driven ABC (TDABC). Finally, we describe an experience observed in the IT supply European division of an international group. This group experiments what we call at the end a supply chain ABC tool to manage its interorganizational relations.

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  • Grégory Wegmann & Nozile Stephen, 2009. "The activity-based costing method developments: state-of-the art and case study," Post-Print halshs-00482137, HAL.
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    3. Zoi Zografou, 2024. "The Contribution of Managerial Accounting Tools to the Operation of Businesses: Case Study of BIOKARPET S.A," Economics Working Papers 2024-02, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Economics, revised 29 Apr 2024.

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    Keywords

    Activity-based Costing; Strategic Management Accounting; Time-driven ABC; Case study.; Case study;
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    • M40 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - General

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