THE RELATIONSHIP OF ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING AND ACTIVITY-BASED MANAGEMENT
Activity accounting is an essential factor for operationalizing continuous improvement. Processes are the source of many of the improvement opportunities that exist within in organization. Processes are made up of activities that are linked to perform a specific objective. Improving processes means improving the way activities are performed. Thus management of activities, not costs, is the key to successful control for firm operating in continuous improvement environments. The realization that activities are crucial to both improved product costing and effective control has led to a new view of bussiness processes called activity-based management.