(BQ) Part 2 book "Core concepts of accounting information systems" has contents: Accounting information systems and business processes, accounting and enterprise software; computer crime, ethics, and privacy; introduction to internal control systems; developing and implementing effective accounting information systems,.and other contents. | Find more at Chapter 8 Accounting Information Systems and Business Processes: Part II INTRODUCTION THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS Human Resource Management REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS ANSWERS TO TEST YOURSELF Fixed Asset Management THE PRODUCTION PROCESS Objectives of the Production Process Inputs to the Production Process Outputs of the Production Process THE FINANCING PROCESS Objectives of the Financing Process Inputs to the Financing Process Outputs of the Financing Process BUSINESS PROCESSES IN SPECIAL INDUSTRIES Professional Service Organizations Not-for-Profit Organizations Health Care Organizations BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING Why Reengineering Sometimes Fails After reading this chapter, you will: 1. Appreciate the many ways technology is changing management’s ability to monitor and control business processes across the organization. 2. Know the objectives, inputs, and outputs of the resource management, production, and financing processes. 3. Understand how business strategy affects the data that are collected in the firm’s AIS and how that impacts performance measures. 4. Be able to explain why some organizations have special accounting information needs. 5. Recognize the special information needs of several different types of organizations. 6. Understand how companies use business process reengineering (BPR) to cut costs and improve their operational efficiency. AIS AT WORK—REENGINEERING THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE SUMMARY KEY TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW TEST YOURSELF DISCUSSION QUESTIONS PROBLEMS CASE ANALYSES Hammaker Manufacturing I Hammaker Manufacturing II Hammaker Manufacturing III 249 Find more at 250 PART THREE / Using Accounting Information ‘‘Companies using lean accounting have better information for decision-making; have simple and timely reports that are clearly understood by everyone in the company; understand the true financial impact of lean changes; and focus the business .
