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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTINGACCOUNTING
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Identify the strategic issues in MA Describe the issues conceptually Explain approaches used in handling the
strategic issues Discuss the role of management accountant
in confronting the issues Discuss strategic environmental MA
Learning objectives
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IntroductionIntroduction
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an integrated set of actions aimed at an integrated set of actions aimed at securing a sustainable securing a sustainable competitive advantage.competitive advantage.
StrategiStrategic c plplaannnininngg
- a process of designing a mission - a process of designing a mission statement, setting long-term statement, setting long-term goals and objectives, and goals and objectives, and establishing strategies.establishing strategies.
- a long term plan.- a long term plan.
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IntroductionIntroduction
Strategic Strategic manmanageagemenmen
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long term planning, implementation and long term planning, implementation and controlling which provides a controlling which provides a framework for all the actions framework for all the actions managers take and how they managers take and how they
are assessed.are assessed.Strategic Strategic
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the role of mgt accounting in the the role of mgt accounting in the strategic analysis, planning and strategic analysis, planning and
control of org. control of org.
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Why Traditional Management Accounting is Why Traditional Management Accounting is not sufficient to provide information not sufficient to provide information for strategic decisions?for strategic decisions?
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Comparison between SMA and Conventional MA
Conventional
Historical
Manufacturing focus
Existing activities
Reactive
Overlook linkages
Data orientation
SMA
Prospective
Competitive focus
Possibilities
Proactive
Embraces linkages
Information orientation
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Ability to acquire, allocate and utilize resources in line with the needs of environment is very crucial, so the focus of management accountant, therefore, should be outwards and forward.
The Needs of SMA
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What is SMAWhat is SMA• The provision of information to support strategic decisioThe provision of information to support strategic decisio
ns inns in organizations (Innes,1998).organizations (Innes,1998).
• • Review of literature by Lord (1996) identified the followinReview of literature by Lord (1996) identified the following strands:g strands:
• Target costing is also identified as falling within the domTarget costing is also identified as falling within the domain of SMA.ain of SMA.
• • Strategic role of MA emphasized in formulating and supStrategic role of MA emphasized in formulating and supporting the porting the overall strategy of an organization by develooverall strategy of an organization by developing an ping an integratedintegrated framework of performance measureframework of performance measurement.ment.
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Life Cycle Costing (LCC), Kaizen Costing Target Costing (TC) Benchmarking.
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LCC – strategic analysis tool/discussed in form of life cycle cost management and life cycle cost analysis.
Kaizen Costing – effort to reduce costs of existing products and processes continually.
TC – the difference between the sales price needed to capture a predetermined market share and the desired per-unit profit.
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Benchmarking – a close phenomenon to competitor accounting. Competitor accounting is a special accounting-based form of strategic level benchmarking, which does not include cooperation with the object of this comparison activity.
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Life Cycle – defined as the period of a product in the market. Life cycle analysis should consider the period between birth and decease which studies the phases of life, the repeated patterns that occur during life, and the causes an effects of incidences, aiming at something that can be recognized and learned from the earlier life cycles of the items under study.
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Life cycle costing defined as the total cost of ownership of a system during its operational life where it embraces all costs associated with the feasibility studies, research, development, production, maintenance, replacement and disposal as well as support, training and operating costs generated by acquisition of the equipment (accumulates the actual costs attributable to each product form start to finish
Whole life cost, the total cost of ownership over the life of an asset, also commonly referred to as "cradle to grave" or "womb to tomb"
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Strategies and Techniques in Strategies and Techniques in Management Accounting- LCCManagement Accounting- LCC
• • Traditional management accounting Traditional management accounting procedures procedures havehave focused primarily ofocused primarily on the manufacturing stage n the manufacturing stage of aof a product ’s life cycleproduct ’s life cycle..
• • LCC focuses on costs over the product ’s entire life cycle LCC focuses on costs over the product ’s entire life cycle tto o determine wdetermine whether profits earned during thehether profits earned during the manufacturing phase will cover thmanufacturing phase will cover the costs incurred duringe costs incurred during the pre-and post-manufacturing stages.the pre-and post-manufacturing stages.
• • A large proportion of a product ’s costs can be committedA large proportion of a product ’s costs can be committed or ‘locked in ’dor ‘locked in ’during the planning and design stage (seeuring the planning and design stage (see Figure 2.1).Figure 2.1).
• • Cost management can be most effectively exercised duringCost management can be most effectively exercised during the planning the planning and design stage.and design stage.
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Figure 2.1 Cost committed and incurred during a Figure 2.1 Cost committed and incurred during a products lifecycleproducts lifecycle
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Kaizen Costing – defined as the maintenance of present cost levels for products currently being manufactured via systematic efforts to achieve the desired cost level.
Kaizen means improvement which contain two elements- improvement and continuity. One important advantage is its low cost setup. There is basically not much investment in terms of equipment. It is more of using the already existing resources and information to reduce cost.
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Strategies and Techniques in Management Strategies and Techniques in Management Accounting - Accounting - Kaizen CostingKaizen Costing
• • Kaizen Kaizen costing is applied during manufacturing stagcosting is applied during manufacturing stage e wherewhereas target costing is during planning stage.as target costing is during planning stage.
• • Kaizen Kaizen costing focuses on production processes whereascosting focuses on production processes whereas tatarget costing focuses on the product.rget costing focuses on the product.
• • Kaizen Kaizen costing aims to reduce costs of processes by a precosting aims to reduce costs of processes by a pre--sspecified amount relying on employee empowerment.pecified amount relying on employee empowerment.
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Target Costing – is a relatively new concept first adopted by some Japanese companies in the early 1970’s. it is a procedural approach to determining a maximum allowable cost for an identifiable, proposed product assuming a given target profit margin.
Has two objectives:i) To lower the costs of new products so that the
required profit level can be ensured while the new products meet the levels of quality, delivery timing, and price required by the market.
ii) To motivate all company employees to achieve the target profit during new product development by making target costing a company wide profit management activity.
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Strategies and Techniques in Strategies and Techniques in Management Accounting - Management Accounting - Target co Target costingsting• Focuses on managing costs during a product/service’s planning andFocuses on managing costs during a product/service’s planning and
design phase.design phase.• • Involves the following stages:Involves the following stages:
1.1. Determine the target price which customers will be prepared to pDetermine the target price which customers will be prepared to payay for the product.for the product.
2.2. Deduct a target profit margin from the target price to determine tDeduct a target profit margin from the target price to determine thehe target cost.target cost.
• Estimate the actual cost of the product.Estimate the actual cost of the product.• If estimated actual cost exceeds the target cost investigate ways If estimated actual cost exceeds the target cost investigate ways
ofof driving down the actual cost to the target cost.driving down the actual cost to the target cost. 1.1. Iterative process involving:Iterative process involving:
1.1. Tear-down analysisTear-down analysis2.2. Value analysis and functional analysisValue analysis and functional analysis
• • It is important that target costing is supported by an accurate costingIt is important that target costing is supported by an accurate costing
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An example of target costingAn example of target costing
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Benchmarking – defined as a process of studying and adapting the best practices of other organizations to improve the firms own performance and establish a point of reference by which other internal performance can be measured.
Also referred as “best practice benchmarking” or “process benchmarking”.
Types of benchmarking:◦ Internal benchmarking◦ Functional benchmarking◦ Competitive benchmarking◦ Strategic benchmarking◦ Product benchmarking◦ Process benchmarking
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Stages of the benchmarking process:◦ Stage 1 : Internal study and preliminary
competitive analyses◦ Stage 2: developing long-term commitment to
the benchmarking project and coalescing the benchmarking team
◦ Stage 3: Identifying benchmarking partners◦ Stage 4: Information-gathering and sharing
methods◦ Stage 5: Taking action to meet or exceed the
benchmark.
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In 2008, a comprehensive survey on benchmarking was commissioned by the (a network of benchmarking centers representing 22 countries). Over 450 organizations responded from over 40 countries. The results showed that:◦ Mission and Vision Statements and Customer (Client)
Surveys are the most used (by 77% of organisations) of 20 improvement tools, followed by SWOT analysis(72%), and Informal Benchmarking (68%). Performance Benchmarking was used by (49%) and Best Practice Benchmarking by (39%).
◦ The tools that are likely to increase in popularity the most over the next three years are Performance Benchmarking, Informal Benchmarking, SWOT, and Best Practice Benchmarking. Over 60% of organizations that are not currently using these tools indicated they are likely to use them in the next three years.
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Porter’s Approach Michael Porter in 1980’s. Premised on two basic questions: How attractive, from the viewpoint of long-
term profitability, are different industries? What is the enterprise’s relative position in
its industry?
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Porter’s 5 Forces in formulating & implementing strategy: The threat of new entrants
Do certain factors such as economics of scale, product differentiation, capital requirement, protect the firm fr newcomers?
Do other factors such as govt regulations & policies restrict competition?
To what degree is the firm protected fr competition fr new entrants to the industry?
The threat of substitutes Will the presence of readily substitutable products
increase the level of intensity of competition for the firm?
Eg. plastics, glass & fiber-foil exert pressure on the metal can market., electronic alarm system vs security guard market, fax machines & electronic mail vs express delivery.
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The rivalry amongst existing companies Intense rivalry can be result of high entry barriers,
rapid product innovation, slow growth in total market demand.
How intense is the overall industry rivalry facing the firm?
The bargaining power of supplies The greater the bargaining power of a firm’s
suppliers, the greater the overall level of competition facing the firm.
The bargaining power of suppliers will be higher when the group of suppliers to the firm is dominated by a few large firms, and when these suppliers have other good outlets for their products.
Eg. soft-drink firms sell to fast-food restaurant chains & athletic teams that hv strong bargaining power.
The bargaining power of consumers The greater the bargaining power of a firm’s
customer, the greater the level of competition facing the firm.
Barg. power of cust. will likely be higher if there are relatively low switching costs and if the products are not differentiated.
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Porter’s Competitive Advantage
Competitive Strength/ Strategic Advantage
Uniqueness Perceived by the
customer
Low Cost Position
No.of Strategic options/ Targets
Industry Wide DIFFERENTIATION COST LEADERSHIP
Specific Segment Only
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Cost leadership strategy: aims to be the lowest-cost
producer◦ *product design *scale economics *experience
curve To provide the same or better value to
customers at a lower cost than offered by competitors.
Example: A company might redesign a product so that fewer parts are needed, lowering production costs and the costs of maintaining the product after purchase.
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Focus strategyFocus strategy::
• directed at narrow segments directed at narrow segments *avoid strategy distraction *compete with limited resources *reduce competitive pressure *bypass competitor skills/assets• Example: Paging Network, Inc., a Example: Paging Network, Inc., a
paging services provider, has targeted paging services provider, has targeted particular kinds of customers and is in particular kinds of customers and is in the process of weeding out the the process of weeding out the nontargeted customers.nontargeted customers.
• Competitive advantage is based on Competitive advantage is based on either cost leadership or product either cost leadership or product differentiation.differentiation. 22
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offer some unique dimension*generate customer value *be difficult to copy
Strives to increase customer value by increasing what the customer receives (customer realization).
Example: A retailer of computers might offer on-site repair service, a feature not offered by other rivals in the local market.
Differentiation strategy:
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Is a strategic analysis tool used to identify where value to customers can
be increased or costs reduced & to better understand the firm’s linkage
with suppliers, customers & other firms in the industry.
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The value chainThe value chain
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Value chain analysisSteps required in under-taking value-chain
analysis: Identify the appropriate value-chain and
assign costs and assets to it Diagnose the cost driver of each activity
and how they interact Identify competitor value-chains, and
determine the relative cost of competitors and the sources of cost differences
Develop a strategy to achieve a lower relative cost position through controlling cost drivers or reconfiguring the value-chain
Ensure that cost reduction efforts do not erode differentiation
Test the cost reduction strategy for sustainability
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Example Cost Driver in Value Chain
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Organizational activities: ◦ Structural activities: activities that determine
the underlying economic structure of the organization.
◦ Executional activities: activities that define the processes and capabilities of an organization and thus are directly related to the ability of an organization to execute successfully.
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VC analysis is identifying a and exploiting internal and external linkages with the objective of strengthening a firm’s strategic position.
The exploitation of linkages relies on analyzing how costs and other nonfinancial factors vary as different bundles of activities are considered.
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Value-chain framework linkages◦ Internal linkages: relationships among activities
that are performed within a firm’s portion of the value chain
◦ External linkages: the firm’s value-chain activities that are performed with its suppliers and customers Supplier linkages Customer linkages
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Exploiting Internal linkages ◦ Relationship between activities are assessed
and used to reduce costs and increase value. Example: Product design & development
activities are occur before production and are linked to production activities.◦ The way the product is designed affects the
costs of production.◦ How production costs are affected requires a
knowledge of cost drivers.◦ Thus, knowing the cost drivers of activities is
crucial for understanding and exploiting linkages.
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Exploiting external linkages – supplier & customer◦ Means managing these linkages so both the
company and the external parties receive an increase in benefits.
Exploiting supplier linkages◦ Example: in Total quality control,
relationship between company and supplier is very important to ensure raw materials are delivered on time and high quality.
◦ Activity-based supplier costing
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Exploiting customer linkages Customers can also have a significant
influence on a firm’s strategic position. Managing customer service costs
◦ Identify which profitable and unprofitable customers
◦ Customer profitability analysis◦ Activity-based customer costing
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Gaining competitive advantage throughGaining competitive advantage through exploiting linkages in the value chexploiting linkages in the value chain:ain:
• • Focuses on each link in the chain from the customer’sFocuses on each link in the chain from the customer’s perspective.perspective.
• • Claimed that traditional management accounting startsClaimed that traditional management accounting starts too late and too late and finishefinishes too soon in terms of the value chain.s too soon in terms of the value chain.
• • Porter advocates identifying the value chain and operationPorter advocates identifying the value chain and operation of cost drivers of cof cost drivers of competitors in order to understandompetitors in order to understand relative competitiveness.relative competitiveness.
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Definition of SMA by Simmonds:The provision and analysis of management accounting data about a business and its competitors for use in developing and monitoring the business strategy
Emphasizes on:Real cost and priceVolumeMarket shareCash flowThe proportion demanded of an enterprise’s total resources
The focus shifts from the analysis of cost per se to the value of information
* Data orientation vs Information orientation The significant of competitive position as being the
basic determinant of future profits & of the enterprise value.
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Bromwich define SMA as;- The provision and analysis of financial information on the firm’s product markets and competitor’s cost and cost structures and the monitoring of the enterprise’s strategies and those of its competitors in these markets over a number of periods.
Focus on identifying the distinctive characteristics of market offering in order that these might be costed.
To secure competitive advantage, cost positioning relative to rivals, should be conducted
Purpose of analysis: the attribution of costs which are normally treated as product costs to the benefits they provide to the customer
Recommended approach: List separately the benefits to consumers contained in the market offering, then to relate costs to these.
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◦ Dr William G.Ouchi, management theorist introduced Theory Z in 1981. The CLAN based approach.
◦ Traditionally, strategy has been viewed as the response of an organization to environment.
◦ A growing understanding that strategy of an enterprise, its structure, people who hold power, its control system, the way its operates reflect culture of org.
◦ Ouchi suggested that Japanese commitment to democratic leadership that resulted in increased quality, increased productivity and decreased costs while making workers at all levels full partners in business.
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Environmental cost management
Becoming of increasing importance because:
1. Environmental costs can represent a large proportion of operating costs in some companies.
2. Demands from society for companies to become environmentally friendly
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ENVIRONMENTAL COST◦ Incurred because of poor environmental quality◦ Environmental quality cost◦ Link to creation, detection, remediation and
prevention of environmental degradation◦ Type of environmental cost
Environmental prevention cost Environmental detection cost Internal failure environmental cost External failure environmental cost
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Environmental prevention cost◦ Objective: to minimize, if not eliminated, the
amount of waste material generated.◦ Include: all costs associated with training
employees, evaluating and selecting suppliers, evaluating and selecting equipment to control pollution, designing process to reduce environmental problems etc
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Environmental detection costs◦ Cost of activities executed to determine if
products, processes and other activities are in compliance with environmental standards.
◦ Environmental standards: Regulatory laws of governments ISO 14001 Environmental policies developed by management
◦ Examples: auditing environmental activities, inspecting product and processes, carry out contamination test etc
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Internal failure environmental costs◦ Cost of activities performed because of
contaminants and waste have been produced but not discharged into the environment.
◦ Examples: operating equipment to minimize or eliminate pollution, treating and disposing of toxic materials, maintaining pollution equipment etc
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External failure environmental costs◦ Costs of activities performed after discharging
contaminants and waste into the environment ◦ Two types: realized and unrealized◦ Realized: incurred and paid for the firm◦ Unrealized: caused by the firm but incurred and
paid by parties outside
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Definition by the Brundland Report◦ To meet the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
Combines three dimensions: social, economic and environment
Sustainable development and competitive advantage
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Main goal of sustainable development
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Sustainability – the goal of the process of sustainable development
Sustainable development – balancing concept between economic growth and environmental protection
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Application of the control system to environmental management
Is about learning how people in the firm manage to control environmental issues as a whole
Ensures that environmental issues are dealt with through a continuous process
Similar to management control system◦ Planning, action, measurement, comparison
between plans and actual outcomes, feedback and revision of expectation for future periods
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