Fuzzy activity based costing: A methodology for handling uncertainty in activity based costing systems

Engineering Economist

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 245-273

  Achtmann, Heathern ^a   Eedy, Kim Lascolan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC ANALYSIS; ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING SYSTEMS; FUZZY ACTIVITY; INPUT DATAS; PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS;

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 15444372987     PISSN: 0013791X     EISSN: 15472701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00137910108967577     Document Type: Article

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