1. IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THROUGH HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Background To The Study
Human Resource Management (HRM) is of strategic importance in all organizations. It contributes to the success of the organization and creates competitive advantage for the organization (Rana & Rastogi, 2010). The way HRM practices and polici...
2. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STANDARD COSTING AS A CONTROL TOOL FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
BACKGROUD OF THE STUDY
Knowing that a standard is a pre-determined foundation or benchmark against which actual performance results are measured. A standard cost is a predefined or established cost, objective, or goal that the management of a business o...
3. APPRAISAL OF EXPENDITURE CONTROL IN GOVERNMENT
Background to the study
Expenditure control, often known as cost control, is an essential component of every organization's management control process. This procedure is critical for every organization, whether for profit or not for profit. Thus, a...
4. EFFECT OF OVERHEAD COST ON THE SELLING PRICE OF A PRODUCT
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
In this present time of poor economy situation of the country, there has been a persistence race of poor variance on the cost of a product, which mostly was due to the lack of control. The primary motive of a firm is to set a stand...
5. THE ROLE OF BUDGETARY CONTROL AS A TOOL FOR COST CONTROL IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study examined the role of budgetary control as a tool for cost control in manufacturing companies in Nigeria. The study sought to examine the impact of budgetary control on cost control. The sample of the study comprised of ten manufacturi...
6. EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES IN THE CATERING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
Hospitality industry is one of the business entities that budgeting must be functional and active. The method of it application or execution matters; it will be of good note to know that for effective hospitality operation and growth the food costing and control system should b...
7. THE ROLE OF COST ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUES IN ACHIEVING EFFECTIVE COST CONTROL IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
This research report was carried out to ascertain whether traditional costing techniques (standard, marginal and absorption costing) are still relevant for today’s demand and greater cost accuracy. Managers and Accounting are confused about which of these techniques will...
8. INVENTORY CONTROL AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR COST CONTROL IN AN ORGANISATION
ABSTRACT
This research work is on inventory control as an effective tool for cost control in an organization using Cadbury Nigeria plc as a case study. The management of various companies is faced with the problem of at what level inventory should be he...
9. EFFECTS OF STANDARD COSTING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY
ABSTRACT
The topic of this research is effects of standard costing on the profitability of a manufacturing company. The purpose of this study was to discover if the application of standard costing techniques have any effect on profitability, to explore the relationship between standard...
10. THE ROLE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT TO COST CONTROL AND PROFIT PERFORMANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION
ABSTRACT
Accountants have been bestowed with the role of providing information to the management regarding the affairs of the organization in particular and to the stakeholders in general. Internally, in manufacturing organization, management has always relied on the management accounta...
11. INFLUENCE OF COST CONTROL PRACTICES ON THE COST PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN ABUJA-FCT, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The Nigerian Construction Industry (NCI) faces numerous cost-related challenges that have in some cases increased costs of construction projects by up to 61.84%. Such challenges include the increasing complexity of construction projects which necessitate specia...
12. ASSESSMENT OF COST CONTROL TECHNIQUES ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY IN FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
In construction industry the aim of project control is to ensure the projects finish on time, within budget and achieving other project objective. The advancement of technology in the last century has contributed to the increase in the number of complex construction projects th...
13. COMPUTERIZED TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Introduction
The transportation community has experienced the beginnings of a cultural shift toward embedding transportation system management and operation into our culture, work ethic Manufacturers, distributors, and third-party logistics companies all have specific b...
14. IMPACT OF COST CONTROL SYSTEM ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (A STUDY OF NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY)
Background of the study
Today's corporate organizations operate in an increasingly aggressive business climate marked by increased global rivalry, shorter product life cycles, technological development, and consumer expectations for greater pro...
15. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COST PLANNING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is a known fact that the Nigerian construction industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing or other service industries, (Aibinu and Jagboro, 2002). The...
