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Cost System Evaluation Rubber Enterprise Case Study. ME2605 – Cost Management Fouad El Mernissi Frederico Ottoni Lorena Calvo Pablo Abad. Situation Description. Brazilian Company 120 employees Anual income = R$ 12 million Products: Rubber Technical Components. Process Description.
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Cost System EvaluationRubber Enterprise Case Study ME2605 – Cost Management Fouad El Mernissi Frederico Ottoni Lorena Calvo Pablo Abad
Situation Description • Brazilian Company • 120 employees • Anual income = R$ 12 million • Products: Rubber Technical Components
Process Description Mixture Vulcanization Finishing Packaging • Low Complexity – 4 main processes • High Variety – 300 different products • Intensive hand labour (61% of total costs for workers’ wages) Source: Brunstein et all, 2001
Cost System Direct Operational Expenses Indirect Operational Expenses Raw Materials Administrative Expenses Cost centres Standard Cost Products Departments
Two-stage process : example Overheadcostaccounts Manufacturing, industrial administration, engineering Mixture & Preparation Presses Injector L1 … Rubber ring Products
Conclusions and Suggestions Raw Materials Direct Operational Expenses Indirect Operational Expenses Administrative Expenses • Accounting Focus Management Focus • Possibility of applying multiple methods in the company • Importance of identifying the information’s cost-benefit Activity Based Costing Standard Cost Cost Centres Products Departments Losses Process Services Products