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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 6 page paper examining some of the
ways that technology has influenced management accounting. Examples are from the
manufacturing perspective, particularly as it applies to a Just-In-Time (JIT) system. Some authors
believe that increased technology also increases risk, but the general attitude is that as technology
continues to evolve, so will the capabilities of management accounting. Bibliography lists 13
sources.
Page Count:
6 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSmgAcctTech.rtf
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our lives at all levels, and it can only be expected to increase in its relevance to management accounting. There have been business-defining changes in manufacturing systems and approaches
over the past two decades, particularly as increasing numbers of manufacturers adopt Just-In-Time (JIT) techniques and attempt to follow some of Demings (1986) exhortations not to choose vendors based solely
on price determination. Some management accountants believe that the changes in manufacturing systems and approaches also warrant related changes in management accounting techniques. Others believe that the old
methods work just as well with the new systems as they did with the old, and that all needing adjusting is the choice of the items being measured.
Rationale Those calling for a need to change management accounting methods point to decreasing labor costs and
higher relative value of overhead investment, but do not separately acknowledge technology. Boer (1994) is certain that these two costs have not changed as dramatically as some believe, however.
He says the notions are nothing more than "myth," noting, "an analysis of labor-cost data collected by the US Dept. of Commerce since 1849 shows that this is not
so. Labor cost in 1849 was actually 23% of sales, a relatively low figure" (Boer, 1994; p. 82). He further states that "two other myths hold that traditional costing
methods have become out of date in the face of modern manufacturing and that overhead has risen radically over the last few years" (Boer, 1994; p. 82).
The actual problem in defining proper management accounting today could lie in another area altogether. "Management guru Peter F. Drucker believes that the greatest challenge
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