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