EPISODE · Oct 6, 2021 · 25 MIN
Ep#20 Throughput Accounting: Taking decisions using financial metrics
from Counterpoint Podcast · host Vector Consulting Group
We had discussed problems with the current system of financial decision-making across companies in an earlier episode.In this episode we discuss why it is crucial for all organisational decisions to be taken with a clear assessment of their global impact on the firm. Also discussed is, why the techniques like marginal-costing and absorption-costing, does not suffice for this purpose. A new method is offered which not only overcomes the pitfalls of these traditional methods but also takes into consideration uncertainty of demand and effect of a decision on the system constraint, to arrive at a holistic financial impact of any decision.Tune in to also learn about the software tool developed by Vector to facilitate this holistic decision-making process in any organisation.For more details on this topic, you can check out the article at: https://www.vectorconsulting.in/blog/nuances-of-toc-concepts/throughput-accounting-an-introduction/For any further queries, please write to us on our social media handles or at https://vectorconsulting.in/Podbean ID: '4vi3hsfr'
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We had discussed problems with the current system of financial decision-making across companies in an earlier episode.In this episode we discuss why it is crucial for all organisational decisions to be taken with a clear assessment of their global impact on the firm. Also discussed is, why the techniques like marginal-costing and absorption-costing, does not suffice for this purpose. A new method is offered which not only overcomes the pitfalls of these traditional methods but also takes into consideration uncertainty of demand and effect of a decision on the system constraint, to arrive at a holistic financial impact of any decision.Tune in to also learn about the software tool developed by Vector to facilitate this holistic decision-making process in any organisation.For more details on this topic, you can check out the article at: https://www.vectorconsulting.in/blog/nuances-of-toc-concepts/throughput-accounting-an-introduction/For any further queries, please write to us on our social media handles or at https://vectorconsulting.in/Podbean ID: '4vi3hsfr'
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