Special Edition Using Oracle® 11i

Chapter 20. Using Oracle Cost Management

In this chapter

• Understanding the Structure of the Cost Management Application

• Cost Management’s Relationship to Other Applications

• Discovering New Features in Release 11i

• Critical Implementation Factors

• Configuring the Application

• Processing Transactions

• Understanding Key Reports from Cost Management

• Troubleshooting

Understanding the Structure of the Cost Management Application

The Oracle Cost Management application provides an organization with a full-absorption, perpetual cost system for purchasing, inventory, work in process, and order management transactions. This application provides comprehensive valuation and variance reporting and supports activity-based costing. It also provides extensive cost simulation, ...