Chapter 14 (Operational Performance Measurement) Argues That a Comprehensive Management

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Essay

Chapter 14 (Operational Performance Measurement) argues that a comprehensive management accounting and control system would include nonfinancial as well as financial performance indicators. Two such nonfinancial performance indicators were discussed in conjunction with organizations that adopt a just-in-time (JIT) production philosophy: customer-response time (CRT) and process cycle efficiency (PCE). Explain each of these two performance indicators.

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