Production planning and cost management
Description
Global competition has made business optimization more important than ever. In module one of this program, Ernst & Young describes the concept of process-oriented cost accounting. Module two focuses on lean production, as demonstrated by "smart factory" technology and tight manufacturer/supplier cooperation, while module three concentrates on how Electrolux Hungary makes decisions concerning outsourcing and the optimal investment of scarce funds.
Runtime
29 min
Series
- Global Business: New Ways to Improve the Bottom Line (10)
- South-Western Introduction to Business DOD Collection (50) (38)
Subjects
- Social change (532)
- International business enterprises (261)
- Business planning (234)
- Globalization (272)
- Production management (42)
- Operations research (43)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1999
Database
Films on Demand
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