Cost management: a management tool

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João Santana Redondo

Abstract

The “cost” is made up of the amount of  the  required  resources  to  carry  out  a specific  activity,  monetary  assessed.  An efficient  management  of  costs  may  con-tribute  to  an  effective  management  in  any kind of organization. The aim of this article  is  to  introduce  the  Management of  Costs  as  a  functionable  Management Toll  for  the  Brazilian  Army,  specially  on Budgetary  Planning,  Analysis  and  Deci-sions. Some concepts adapted to the real-ity of the Brazilian Army will be present, emphasizing the following aspects: Total Cost  (Systems  Engineering),  Direct  and Indirect Costs, Fixed and Variable Costs, Costs Center, Breakeven Point, Transpor-tation Costs and Storage .

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REDONDO, J. S. Cost management: a management tool. Coleção Meira Mattos: revista das ciências militares, n. 15, 11.
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