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continuous-operation costing — A system of costing applied to industries in which the method of production is in continuous operation; examples include electricity generation and bottling. Because the product is homogeneous, this costing system is essentially a form of average … Accounting dictionary
continuous-operation costing — A system of costing applied to industries in which the method of production is continuous processing; examples include electricity generation and bottling. Because the product is homogeneous, this costing system is essentially a form of average… … Big dictionary of business and management
Process costing — is an accounting methodology that traces and accumulates direct costs, and allocates indirect costs of a manufacturing process. Costs are assigned to products, usually in a large batch, which might include an entire month s production. Eventually … Wikipedia
process costing — A costing system sometimes applied to production carried out by a series of chemical or operational stages or processes. Its characteristics are that costs are accumulated for the whole production process and that average unit costs of production … Accounting dictionary
process costing — A costing system sometimes applied to production carried out by a series of chemical or operational stages or processes. Its characteristics are that costs are accumulated for the whole production process and that average unit costs of production … Big dictionary of business and management
process costing — Accounting. a method of assigning costs to production processes where products must of necessity be produced in one continuous process, with unit cost arrived at by averaging units produced to the total cost of the process. Cf. job order costing … Universalium
process costing — Accounting. a method of assigning costs to production processes where products must of necessity be produced in one continuous process, with unit cost arrived at by averaging units produced to the total cost of the process. Cf. job order costing … Useful english dictionary
continuous improvement — The ongoing process of improving an organization s goods or services, with the aim of increasing customer satisfaction. In a highly competitive environment, organizations need to search actively for ways of reducing costs, improving quality, and… … Accounting dictionary
average costing — A method of obtaining unit costs sometimes used when the items produced have a high degree of homogeneity. The unit cost is obtained by dividing the total production cost by the number of items produced. See also: continuous operation costing,… … Accounting dictionary
kaizen costing — A technique for reducing and managing costs during the manufacturing process. Kaizen is the Japanese term for making continuous improvements to a process through small incremental changes. Managers will start with the previous year s actual costs … Accounting dictionary
economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… … Universalium
