Inventory Costing Methods
Complete the e-Activity. Next, imagine that you have been hired as the production manager of a manufacturing company and must determine the best inventory costing system to implement. Discuss the key factors that must be considered before making the determination. Provide specific details and a rationale for your decision.
As a production manager, one of your key tasks is to improve efficiencies by either increasing productivity or reducing cost.
Determine whether the responsibility reports needed to track performance should be created by department, function, or manager, using a costing method of your choice. Based on the costing method you selected, determine the type of data needed to track and evaluate performance to control costs such as cost per unit, cost per hour, etc. Be specific with your examples.