Activity-based techniques can support this. It includes:
- a review of the different uses of Activity-based Costing within financial institutions, including the problems most frequently encountered
- a focus on strategic value management which identifies the principle uses of Costing and relates them to different types of financial institution
- the mechanics of calculating Activity-based costs
- an approach to implementing an Activity-based information system through 24 basic steps grouped into 6 broad phases
With case-studies, tables and chapter summaries running throughout, this book provides the means to understanding the behavior of all costs within an organization and explains how these costs can be managed more effectively. (text from the publisher)