TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of manufacturing practices in mediating the impact of activity-based costing on plant performance
AU - Banker, Rajiv D.
AU - Bardhan, Indranil R.
AU - Chen, Tai Yuan
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - We study the impact of activity-based costing (ABC) on adoption of world-class manufacturing (WCM) practices and plant performance. In contrast to earlier research that estimates the direct impact of ABC on plant performance, we develop an alternative research model to study the role of world-class manufacturing practices as a mediator of the impact of ABC. Analysis of data from a large cross-sectional sample of US manufacturing plants indicates that ABC has no significant direct impact on plant performance, as measured by improvements in unit manufacturing costs, cycle time, and product quality. We find, however, that WCM practices completely mediate the positive impact of ABC on plant performance, and thus advanced manufacturing capabilities represent a critical missing link in understanding the overall impact of ABC. Our results provide a different conceptual lens to evaluate the relationship between ABC adoption and plant performance, and suggest that ABC adoption by itself does not improve plant performance.
AB - We study the impact of activity-based costing (ABC) on adoption of world-class manufacturing (WCM) practices and plant performance. In contrast to earlier research that estimates the direct impact of ABC on plant performance, we develop an alternative research model to study the role of world-class manufacturing practices as a mediator of the impact of ABC. Analysis of data from a large cross-sectional sample of US manufacturing plants indicates that ABC has no significant direct impact on plant performance, as measured by improvements in unit manufacturing costs, cycle time, and product quality. We find, however, that WCM practices completely mediate the positive impact of ABC on plant performance, and thus advanced manufacturing capabilities represent a critical missing link in understanding the overall impact of ABC. Our results provide a different conceptual lens to evaluate the relationship between ABC adoption and plant performance, and suggest that ABC adoption by itself does not improve plant performance.
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000252722800001
UR - https://openalex.org/W3122008284
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/36249000697
U2 - 10.1016/j.aos.2006.12.001
DO - 10.1016/j.aos.2006.12.001
M3 - Journal Article
SN - 0361-3682
VL - 33
SP - 1
EP - 19
JO - Accounting, Organizations and Society
JF - Accounting, Organizations and Society
IS - 1
ER -
