Activity-Based Life-Cycle Costing applied to an innovative forestry company product portfolio
Activity-Based Life-Cycle Costing applied to an innovative forestry company product portfolio
Author(s): Achille-B. Laurent, Robert Beauregard, Sophie D’amoursSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Accounting - Business Administration
Published by: Scientific Publishing House "SciView"
Keywords: product portfolio analysis; activity-based costing; life-cycle costing; engineered wood products;
Summary/Abstract: An accounting system helps to provide information for planning and control of production. This article presents a Life Cycle Costing by using an Activity Based Costing approach of an innovative forestry company. In order to perform a cradle-togate assessment the study covers the forest and industrial activities of the forest product processing. The costs of each product in the portfolio are determined by the treatment activities they undergo. The inventory covers several years of activity of the company, which makes it possible to calculate the uncertainty of the average results with Monte Carlo simulation presented in the result section. Based on the results a products portfolio analysis was performed to identify the development progress phases of the mains products to support the product rollover strategy decision.
Journal: Economics, Management and Sustainability
- Issue Year: 6/2021
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 6-26
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English