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MBA 710

Strategic Cost Management

Course Information Page

Important Messages

Welcome to MBA 710

The reading material for this course is on-line content ordered directly from Harvard Business School Publishing.  See the syllabus for instructions on ordering the readings.

Order the readings as soon as possible. You will be given access to electronic versions of all of the readings except one which is only available in hard copy. It will take a few days to get the hardcopy.

This course will be as interesting as you make it.  Class participation is welcome and expected.  Please come to class prepared to discuss the day's topic.

Course Syllabus

MBA 710 Syllabus

Course Materials

Introduction

     PowerPoint Slides

The Nature of Costs

     PowerPoint Slides

Strategy and Cost Management

     PowerPoint Slides

The Balanced Scorecard

     PowerPoint Slides

     Assignment - Cost Terms, Confrontation Strategy, BSC

Activity-Based Costing

     PowerPoint Slides

     In-Class Example #1

     In-Class Example #2

          Spreadsheets for Example #2

    Assignment - Tyler Industries ABC Analysis

Budgeting

     PowerPoint Slides

     In-Class Example

     Assignment - Tyler Industries Budget

Tyler Industries In-Class Example

Outsourcing

     PowerPoint Slides

Theory of Constraints

     PowerPoint Slides

     In-Class Example

     Assignment Instructions - Widget Manufacturing

     Assignment Flowchart - Widget Manufacturing

Postponement of Inventory Differentiation

     PowerPoint Slides

Capacity Management

     PowerPoint Slides

     In-Class Example

Target Costing

     PowerPoint Slides

      In-Class Example

Final Exam

     Assignment - Final Exam

Assessment Exam Coverage