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Strategic Cost Analysis is a six-chapter book published by the Business Expert Press and written by Roger Hussey, Dean of Guangzhou International Business School and Professor Emeritus at the University of the West of England, and Audra Ong, Associate Professor at the Odette School of Business at University of Windsor. This book provides tools for managers to understand and interpret financial information as part of their organization's strategic planning and decision-making. The authors say that, regardless of industry or field, all managers must be able to use financial information effectively in their jobs. Through the context of four key questions, the authors explain how to calculate, control, and monitor costs, as well as to integrate cost analysis into organizational decision-making. The book includes examples and practical tips for managers at all levels. Chapter 6, Strategic Cost Management (22 pages), reviews trends in cost analysis and shows how to use it in strategic planning. The authors summarize two techniques that offer a comprehensive view of an organization: value chain analysis and the balanced scorecard. They provide practical guidance for reducing costs and evaluate three methods: target costing, life-cycle costing, and activity-based management. They discuss performance evaluation and emphasize the importance of determining what measures are required for effective evaluation. Finally, the authors relate strategic cost management to the larger context of an organization's performance and highlight the manager's responsibility for first gathering the right data, and then using it in decision-making.

• Finance and investing
• Balanced scorecard
• Cost analysis
• Variance analysis
• Activity-based costing
• Cost control