Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis (16th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134475585
Author: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.20E
Key success factors. Dominion Consulting has issued a report recommending changes for its newest manufacturing client, Gibson Engine Works. Gibson currently manufactures a single product, which is sold and distributed nationally. The report contains the following suggestions for enhancing business performance:
- a. Develop a rechargeable electric engine to stay ahead of competitors.
- b. Adopt a TQM philosophy to reduce waste and defects to near zero.
- c. Reduce lead times (time from customer order of product to customer receipt of product) by 20% in order to increase customer retention.
- d. Negotiate faster response times with direct material suppliers to allow for lower material inventory levels.
- e. Benchmark the company’s gross margin percentages against its major competitors.
Link each of these changes to the key success factors that are important to managers.
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