Module 11 : Activity Based Costing
Lecture 1 : Activity Based Costing
 

Eliminating non-value added costs using ABM

  • Identifying Activities.
  • Identifying non-value added  activities.
  • Understanding activity linkage, root causes and triggers.
  • Establishing performance measures.
  • Reporting non value added costs.
ABM seeks to satisfy following customers needs
  • Lower costs.
  • Higher quality.
  • Faster response time.
  • Greater innovation.
Customer Profitability Analysis
Customer profitability analysis uses activity-based costing to determine the activities, costs and, profit associated with serving particular customers.