Topic of TERM PAPER is Trends Impacting Cost/Management Accounting.  The objectives for the Term Paper must be specified by you and accepted by me in advance.  The objectives should be directed towards applications and/or intensive analysis of a few specific topical areas (preferably industry-based project).  Some suggested (but NOT limited) topics are listed below.

DUE:  October 15     NO LATE SUBMISSION.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1. Professionally typed (Hard copy & CD/Flash drive)

2. Length of paper should cover the topic thoroughly, but at the same time be precise and concise.

3. Order of paper:
4. Title page
5. Table of contents with subheadings and page numbers
6. Introduction – Purpose of paper
7. Main body of paper
8. Summary
9. Conclusion
10. References

GRADING:    Grades will be based on professional presentation, language, content, order and logic.

GOOD LUCK!

SOME SUGGESTED TERM PAPER TOPICS IN GENERAL

1. Cost of Quality
2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing, World Class Manufacturing
3. JIT and Inventory Management (specific area),
4. New Manufacturing Environment: The Impact on Capital Budgeting
5. Activity – Base Costing/Activity – Base Management, Activity-Based Budgeting
6. Target costing
7. Total Quality Control / Total Quality Management, QSA 9000 Application
8. Process Re-engineering
9. Performance Measurement in Manufacturing and Service Industries
10. Management of Costs through complexity reduction…
11. Cost System Design
12. Improving internal reporting using ABM and Theory of constraints
13. Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP).
14. Value Engineering
15. Integrated Cost Management
16. Strategic Cost Management
17. MRP systems
18. In Sourcing/Outsourcing
19. Etc. More….

Please send me at least one page of synopsis of your paper topic timely manner. Exactly what’s your topic and how and what are you going to accomplish writing your term paper.  Make it as detail as you can.