Systematic control of factory and manufacturing costs / McNesby, Edward J.

Includes index.

Chapter 1. The Master Plan for Cost Reduction and Control -- Chapter 2. All-out War on Material Cost -- Chapter 3. Controlling Cost where the Action is on the factory Floor -- Chapter 4. Keeping The Lid on Overhead -- Chapter 5. Applying the Tested Techniques of Break-Even Analysis to Improve Profits -- Chapter 6. How to Reduce Costs with Variance Analysis -- Chapter 7. New Products- "Go" or "No Go" -- Chapter 8. Using Cost for Price Decisions -- Chapter 9. Computer Applications for Tighter Cost Control -- Chapter 10.How to Cull meaningless Information and Reduce Accounting Expense -- Chapter 11. Converting Losses to Profits with Modern Reporting Techniques.

This book gives the reader a ten-step proven-in-practice program for cost reduction and control, starting with the master plan and then followed with a step by step procedure for implementing each of the benefits set forth in the master plan. It shows, step by step, how to reduce manufacturing costs and then keep them under control in a systematic manner. These manufacturing systematics have been proven in practice with outstanding success. Not only have millions of dollars been saved, but better managers have been developed with a far clearer understanding of how best to run their operations.