Costing for internal decision support requires a much different approach and perspective than the traditional costing done to support financial statements. Though costing will not be bound by ...

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External financial reporting standards are inconsistent with the essential principle for costing for internal decision support: The reflection of cause and effect relationships. The signs that your ...

You may believe that you have the actual cost of production for your products, but if you're not using activity-based costing (ABC) methods, you probably don't have the correct information and could ...

Activity-based costing systems, known as ABC systems in practice, are not compliant with generally accepted accounting principles. However, this does not mean that ABC systems aren't useful. ABC ...

Is offshore manufacturing causing the U.S. to lose the cornerstone of innovation? Intel senior adviser Andy Grove says yes, arguing that the de-emphasis of manufacturing can actually do more harm.

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January 27, 2026 – Boardera Software Inc., a provider of PCB costing and quoting automation software for the electronics manufacturing industry, today announced a strategic partnership with Revco ...