Constraint-based accounting and its impact on organizational performance: A simulation of four common business strategies

Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 190-200

  Draman, Rexford H ^a   Lockamy, Archie ^b   Cox, James F ^c  

^a ST EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost accounting; Performance measurement; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACTIVITY-BASED ACCOUNTING; CONSTRAINT-BASED COST ACCOUNTING;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0036275974     PISSN: 09576061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09576060210426895     Document Type: Article

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