所有权的总成本一个关键的概念战略成本管理的决定外文翻译Word文件下载.docx
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一、外文原文
原文:
Totalcostofownership:
akeyconceptinstrategiccostmanagementdecisions
Strategiccostmanagementisnotanewconceptintheory.Inapplication,however,itpresentsmajoropportunitiesfordecision-makingimprovementsformostorganizations.AsdescribedbyShankandGovindarajan.strategiccostmanagementtakesabroadviewoftheorganization'
scosts,bothinternalandexternalinsuchawayastoenhancecompetitiveadvantage.
Muchoftheliteratureonstrategiccostmanagementhasapproacheditfromafinancialoraccountingperspective.Thisislogical,sincethosefunctionsoftheorganizationoftenhavefiduciaryresponsibilityforcostcontrol.Inmanyorganizations,however,itisthesupplymanagementarea,alsoreferredtoaspurchasing,procurement,sourcing.oranumberofothernames,thathastheultimateresponsibilityforcontrollingthebulkoftheorganization'
sexpenditures.Arecentstudyindicatesthatpurchaseditemsmakeupanaverageof63.5%oftotalcostsformanufacturingfirmsand25%fornonmanufacturers.Suchexpendituresaredirectlyrelatedtotheorganization'
scosts,butmanydiscussionsofstrategiccostmanagementconceptsfocusprimarilyoncontrolofmanufacturingcosts,suchaslaborandmachinetime.Inmostorganizations,thecostsofpurchasedmaterialsandservicesfaroutweighinternalmanufacturingcosts.
Thisarticlehasseveralpurposes.Itbeginswithanexplorationoftheconceptoftotalcostofownership(TCO)andwhyitisanincreasinglyviablemodelforuseinacquisitiondecisionstoday.Second,areviewoftheTCOliteratureasitappliestopurchasingdecisionsispresented.Next,therelationshipbetweenstrategiccostmanagementandTCOanalysisinpurchasingdecisionsisexplored.
CasestudiesofelevenorganizationsthatapplyTCOconceptstotheirpurchasingdecisionsareusedtooverviewhowandwhereTCOmodelsarecurrentlybeingapplied.Basedonthosedataandpreviousresearch,evidenceispresentedastowhyTCOconceptsarenotmorewidelyimplemented.Managerial/strategicsuggestionsarepresentedforovercomingbarrierstoapplyingTCOinpurchasingandforlinkingTCOtostrategiccostmanagementconcepts.Thepapercloseswithsuggestionsforfutureresearch.
TCOisapurchasingtoolandphilosophyaimedatunderstandingtherelevantcostofbuyingaparticulargoodorservicefromaparticularsupplier.ReferencestoTCOandrelatedconcepts,suchaslifecyclecostanalysis,havebeenintheliteratureforsometime,butitspracticalapplicationhasbeensomewhatlimited.TCOisanimportanttooltosupportstrategiccostmanagement.Itisacomplexapproachthatrequiresthebuyingfirmtodeterminewhichcostsitconsidersmostrelevantorsignificantintheacquisition,possession,use,andsubsequentdispositionofagoodorservice.Inadditiontothepricepaidfortheitem,TCOmayincludethecostsincurredbypurchasingfororderplacement,researchandqualificationofsuppliers,transportation,receiving,inspection,rejection,storage,anddisposal.
Reviewoftheliterature
OneuseofTCOanalysisistosupportthesupplierselectionandevaluationdecision.Traditionalapproachesincludeselectingandretainingasupplierbasedonpricealone,orbasedprimarilyonprice.orqualitativelyevaluatingthesupplier'
sperformanceusingcategoricalorweightedpoint/matrixapproaches.Whilethelatterarcpreferredtoa"
priceonly"
focus,suchapproachestendtodeemphasizethecostsassociatedwithallaspectsofasupplier'
sperformanceandgenerallydisregardinternalcosts.ExaminationofsuchcostsisastrengthoftheTCOapproach.
TCOAnalysis
SelectionandevaluationconceptscloselyalignedwithTCOincludelife-cyclecosting,zero-basepricing,all-in-costs,cost-basedsupplierperformanceevaluation.andthecost-ratiomethod,Noneoftheseapproacheshavereceivedsignificant,widespreadsupportintheliteratureorinpracticeforavarietyofreasons,primarilybecauseoftheircomplexityandthelackofgeneralunderstandingoftheconcepts.
Life-cyclecostingfocusesprimarilyoncapitalorfixedassets,"
Theaimistogobeyondthepurchasepriceofanasset,todeterminehowmuchitactuallycoststheorganizationtouse,maintain,anddisposeofthatassetduringitslifetime.Pretransactioncoststendtobede-emphasized.ThisapproachiscongruentwithTCObutisonlyasubsetofTCOactivity.TCOisapplicabletovirtuallyeverytypeofpurchaseandincludestheprepurchasecostsassociatedwithaparticularsupplier.
Zero-basepricingandcost-basedsupplierperformanceevaluationbothadvocateunderstandingsuppliers'
totalcosts.IncontrasttoTCO,zero-basepricingfocusesheavilyonthesupplier'
spricingstructureandcostofdoingbusiness.Cost-basedsupplierperformanceevaluationhasanarrowerscopethanTCO,focu