Management Accounting Quarterly

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Articles in Fall, 2006 issue of Management Accounting Quarterly

• Total optimal performance scores: a practical guide for integrating financial and nonfinancial measures in performance evaluation: tops uses Excel Solver, a mathematical optimization tool, to determine the most efficient or top-performing division in an o
  by John Briggs
• Segment reporting transparency—caveat emptor: financial analysts, M&A managers, and others need to understand The required segment reporting disclosures under SFAS no. 131. The authors offer some of its key points and a glimpse into the manageria
  by Jonathan B. Schiff
• Does the balanced scorecard improve performance? Much of the evidence available to gauge the success of the balanced scorecard has been anecdotal. A recent survey of IMA members provides numbers. Do they reach a final verdict? You be the judge
  by Gerald K. DeBusk
• Supply chain management: monitoring strategic partnering contracts with activity-based measures: second-generation ABC systems may be the wave of the future, not just for TQM but now also in supply chain management. In a creative tale of a fictitious smal
  by Michael F. Thomas
• Applying strategic cost analysis concepts to capacity decisions: strategic cost analysis helps companies identify, analyze, and use strategically important resources for continuing success and growth of the business
  by Paul Juras
• Do we teach enough it skills in management accounting courses? A survey of accounting educators that explores the current use of Information technology content in management accounting Education shows that accounting students are not being taught the it s
  by Akhilesh Chandra