5. Conclusions
The findings of this research highlight several factors particularly relevant to supply management’s involve- ment in target costing and to the general applicability of target costing in various industries and purchases. Target costing is a valuable tool and philosophy to support the organization’s overall efforts to remain cost competitive while meeting the customer’s demands. Yet target costing is not a stand-alone effort. It is a process most effectively undertaken by cross-functional teams, in conjunction with other value-adding processes such as early supplier involvement, value analysis and value engineering. The key findings of this study are summar- ized in the following paragraphs.
Supply management is involved to various degrees in target costing, from very limited to that of being the driver of the entire process. Based on the case studies, it appears that it is most effective for supply management to participate in target costing as a member of a cross- functional team. Such involvement provides the knowl- edge, cooperation and commitment needed to increase the likelihood that target costing will be successful within an organization. The results of this study indicate that there is no one function that is best suited to lead target-costing efforts. It appears that the use of a cross- functional team is more important to the successful implementation of target costing than is the identity of the function leading the effort. Furthermore, in order for the cross-functional team to be effective, it is important that target-costing success be integrated into the performance objectives of each team member.
5. Conclusions
The findings of this research highlight several factors particularly relevant to supply management’s involve- ment in target costing and to the general applicability of target costing in various industries and purchases. Target costing is a valuable tool and philosophy to support the organization’s overall efforts to remain cost competitive while meeting the customer’s demands. Yet target costing is not a stand-alone effort. It is a process most effectively undertaken by cross-functional teams, in conjunction with other value-adding processes such as early supplier involvement, value analysis and value engineering. The key findings of this study are summar- ized in the following paragraphs.
Supply management is involved to various degrees in target costing, from very limited to that of being the driver of the entire process. Based on the case studies, it appears that it is most effective for supply management to participate in target costing as a member of a cross- functional team. Such involvement provides the knowl- edge, cooperation and commitment needed to increase the likelihood that target costing will be successful within an organization. The results of this study indicate that there is no one function that is best suited to lead target-costing efforts. It appears that the use of a cross- functional team is more important to the successful implementation of target costing than is the identity of the function leading the effort. Furthermore, in order for the cross-functional team to be effective, it is important that target-costing success be integrated into the performance objectives of each team member.
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