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Strategic Cost Management (SCM)

Definition: Strategic Cost Management or otherwise called as SCM is the cost management technique that aims at reducing costs while strengthening the position of the business. It is a process of combining the decision-making structure with the cost information, in order to reinforce the business strategy as a whole. It measures and manages costs to align the same with the … [Read more...] about Strategic Cost Management (SCM)

Auditing

Definition: The term 'audit' means an unbiased examination of the financial statements, i.e. account books and other relevant documents such as vouchers, invoices, bills, receipts, etc., of a business entity, regardless of the size, nature, orientation and legal structure, carried out by an auditor so as to give an opinion on the financial statement. The auditor can satisfy … [Read more...] about Auditing

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Definition: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), can be understood as the business strategy that involves obtaining, arranging and managing customer information and using the same across different 'touch points' of the customers, so as to improve customer service, which leads to the increase in customer loyalty and retention and boosts sales. The term 'customer touch … [Read more...] about Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Promissory Note

Definition: A Promissory Note, as the name itself gives a brief description, is a legal financial instrument issued by one party, promising to pay the debt owed to another party. It is a written negotiable instrument duly signed by the maker that contains an unconditional promise to pay the stated sum of money to a particular person or to any other person, on the order of … [Read more...] about Promissory Note

Cost Accounting

Definition: Cost Accounting implies a branch of accounting which deals with recording, classifying, accumulation, allocation and control of the cost of production. It captures the incomes and expenditures and prepares statements and reports for the respective period, so as to determine and control costs. It aims at keeping a record of the cost of production, by ascertaining … [Read more...] about Cost Accounting

Financial Management

Definition: As the name itself gives a brief description, financial management is the management of firm's financial resources, in relation to its acquisition and application. It is that branch of management, which deals with the procuring, financing and managing business assets, to achieve the objectives of the concern. Aspects of Financial Management The two aspects that … [Read more...] about Financial Management

Standard Costing

Definition: Standard Costing is a costing method, that is used to compare the standard costs and revenues with the actual results, in order to arrive at the variances along with its causes, to inform the management about the deviations and take corrective measures, for its improvement. The term 'standard cost' can be defined as the expected cost per unit of the products … [Read more...] about Standard Costing

Process Costing

Definition: Process Costing is defined as a branch of operation costing, that determines the cost of a product at each stage, i.e. process of production. It is an accounting method which is adopted by the factories or industries where the standardized identical product is produced, as well as it passes through multiple processes for being transformed into the final … [Read more...] about Process Costing

Budget

Definition: In the general sense, the budget is described as a precise statement, representing a financial estimate of income and expenditure of the government for a certain period. In cost accounting, budget means a quantitative statement, prepared before a particular period to serve as an estimate of future receipts and disbursements. The integrated process of preparing, … [Read more...] about Budget

Departmentalization

Definition: Departmentalization or Departmentation is a process wherein jobs/teams are combined together into functional units called as departments on the basis of their area of specialization, to achieve the goals of the organisation. So, in this way, the entire organization is divided into parts, i.e. departments which comprise of a group of employees, who carry out … [Read more...] about Departmentalization

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