1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461486603321

Autore

Sower Victor E

Titolo

Better business decisions using cost modeling [[electronic resource] ] : for procurement, operations, and supply chain professionals / / Victor E. Sower and Christopher H. Sower

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, c2012

ISBN

1-78268-060-8

1-283-89486-6

1-60649-267-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (159 p.)

Collana

Supply and operations management collection, , 2156-8200

Altri autori (Persone)

SowerChristopher H

Disciplina

658.1552

Soggetti

Costs, Industrial - Mathematical models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Constructing cost models -- 3. Internal cost models -- 4. Other internal cost models -- 5. External cost models for procured materials -- 6. External cost models for procured services -- 7. Total cost of ownership models -- Appendix: Data sources for cost modeling -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Information is power in supply chain operations, negotiations, continuous improvement programs, process improvement, and indeed in all aspects of managing an operation. Accurate and timely information can result in better decisions that translate into the improvement of bottom-line results. The development and effective use of cost modeling as a method to understand the cost of products, services, and processes can help drive improvements in the quality and timeliness of decision making. In the supply chain community, an understanding of the actual cost structures of products and services, whether with new or nonpartner suppliers, can facilitate fact-based discussions that are more likely to result in agreements that are competitively priced and with fair margins. Further, accurate cost models that are cooperatively developed between supply chain partners



can form the basis for joint efforts to reduce non-value-added costs and provide additional focus toward operational improvement.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910446346103321

Titolo

The next rural economies : constructing rural place in global economies / / edited by Greg Halseth, Sean Markey, David Bruce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI North American Office, 2010

ISBN

1-282-70150-9

9786612701504

1-84593-582-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HalsethGreg

MarkeySean Patrick <1970->

BruceDavid <1967->

Disciplina

307.1/412091722

Soggetti

Rural development

Rural population

Rural-urban relations

Rural tourism

New business enterprises

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Next Rural Economies; Demographics, Migration, and Immigration; Emerging Economies; Rural Policy and Governance; Rural-Urban Exchange; Renewal in Resource Peripheries; Closing; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discusses the future of rural development and the recognition of the importance of 'place-based economies'. This title includes topics such as seasonal economies, amenity migration, IT industries, green energy, and transportation developments.