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Target Costing, the Linkages Between Target Costing and Value Engineering and Expected Profit and Kaizen

Received: 8 December 2016     Accepted: 13 March 2017     Published: 29 March 2017
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Abstract

Target costing is a pricing method used by firms. It is defined as "a cost management tool for reducing the overall cost of a product over its entire life-cycle with the help of production, engineering, research and design". A target cost is the maximum amount of cost that can be incurred on a product and with it the firm can still earn the required profit margin from that product at a particular selling price. In this article, financial expertise of thousands of teachers the period 2011-2012 was used to study the linkages between Target costing and Value Engineering and Expected profit and Kaizen. As the newest and most accurate method of target costing strategy can be very effective on corporate profitability and the factors discussed in the implementation of this method was considered to be controlled.

Published in International Journal of Engineering Management (Volume 1, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijem.20170101.12
Page(s) 11-15
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Keywords

Target Costing, Kaizen, Value Engineering, Expected Profit

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  • Faculty Member Science and Research Branch of Tehran

  • Department of Azad University, Kish International Unit, Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute, Plasma Physics and Nuclear Fusion Research School, Tehran, Iran

  • Damavand Unit, Department of Azad University, Tehran, Iran

  • Damavand Unit, Department of Azad University, Tehran, Iran

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