Under globalization, and thus under the increase of
competition, companies have a growing need to find solutions
as quickly and as efficiently as possible in order to survive in
the new global market. Management accounting and costing are
part of the tools that can support managers’ actions in this
regard, but their value is null if the role and the benefits it could
bring are not understood. The famous Michael E. Porter
highlights the importance of cost knowledge for the company’s
management, and that higher quality means lower cost. Thus,
Porter said a few years ago that "for a company to be
competitive in the long run, it must provide customers with
greater value or a value comparable to a lower cost, or both."
(M.E. Porter, 1996:62)
From the extensive theoretical review we may agree on the
advantages of modern costing systems, promoting the idea of
transforming the traditional systems into a page of history in the
research specialized literature. Although the sense of abandonment
is unanimously supported, within this context, however, it is
necessary to keep a note of wisdom, because there is a risk that
‘any economic advantage could be ephemeral and any bet on the
future could be extremely risky.’ (Tabără & Mihail, 2004).