TY - BOOK AU - Slagmulder, Regine AU - Cooper, Robin TI - Target costing and value engineering SN - 9781563271724 PY - 1997/// PB - Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), Productivity Press KW - HD INDUSTRIES. LAND USE. LABOR KW - Target costing KW - Cost control KW - Value analysis N1 - Includes case studies, bibliographical references and index; Executive Summary--; How Firms Compete Using the Confrontation Strategy--; The Role of Cost Management in Confrontation Strategy--; The Research Project--; An Overview of Target Costing and Value Engineering--; Market-Driven Costing--; Product-Level Costing--; Value Engineering--; Component-Level Target Costing--; Factors That Influence the Target Costing Process--; Target Costing and Value Engineering in Action--; Lessons for Adopters--; Case Studies--; Toyota Motor Corporation--; Komatsu, Ltd.--; Olympus Optical Company, Ltd: Cost Management--; Sony Corporation--; Topcon Corporation--; Isuzu Motors, Ltd-- N2 - Effective cost management must start at the design stage. As much as 90-95% of a product's costs are added in the design process. That is why effective cost management programs focus on design and manufacturing. The primary cost management method to control cost during design is a combination of target costing and value engineering UR - https://books.google.es/books?id=wro6DwAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=Target%20Costing%20and%20Value%20Engineering&hl=es&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ER -