PART A
INTRODUCTION OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Growing global competition has affected the organisational structure. Companies have moved to divisional structure, which generates the need for top management to assess the divisional performance. Divisions tend to be categorised into either a profit centre or an investment centre. While some measure of profit is used to measure the performance of profit centres, for investment centres many firms employ measures that are based on profit and invested capital(McGraw-Hill Higher Education).
C. Drury (2008) argues that performance measurement is one of the key functions of management accounting. Neely, Adams & Kennerly (2002) has defined performance measurement as the following:
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In other words, the company has created wealth. If the value of EVA is negative, the company is consuming capital, rather than generating wealth. A company’s goal is to have positive and increasing EVA. Thus, EVA is used to focus manager’s attention on creating value for shareholders, by earnings profits greater than the firm’s cost of capital.
The use of EVA does have its downside. EVA does not control for size differences across plants or divisions (Hansen & Mowen, 1997; Horngren, et al., 1997). A larger plant or division will tend to have a higher EVA relative to its smaller counterparts. EVA is a computed number that relies on financial accounting methods of revenue realisation and expense recognition. If motivated to do so, managers can manipulate these numbers by altering their decision-making processes (Horngren, et al., 1997). EVA is short term oriented and results oriented.
From the above analysis, I agree, “Both ROI and EVA, when used as performance measures in an organisation, encourage managers to be short-term in their focus and decision-making”.
Addressing the dysfunctional consequences of short-term financial performance measures, the following measures can be adopted to overcome: 1. Divisional performance evaluated on the basis of
The Performance Measurement is a way to either measure or give a understandable value to what has been done compared to what was supposed to be done. It applies to all aspects in the working environment, such as procedures, critical activities and processes. In other words, first you set pre-defined goals and give away tasks and responsibilities to other workers, then at the deadline you can compare the achieved results to what the original goal was at the beginning. It is also useful to evaluate not only the final result, but even all the actions taken to get that particular results and the way the actions have been taken as well.
To evaluate the Performance in any organization would simply mean to understand the goals and objectives of the company and how the goals/ objectives are achieved are the means of measurement. Different organization will have different objectives. For some it would mean high revenue, managing resources, customer satisfaction, and strong governance, building
Wysocki says “tracking project performance using metrics, like schedule performance index (SPI) and cost performance index (CPI) and discussing the results with project stakeholders will eliminate surprises later in the project and may lead to a successful completion of your project” (p.638). Earned value analysis (EVA), otherwise known as earned value management (EVM), has been around for many years (Wysocki, 2012). Many say that EVM originated in the federal government and later was deployed in the private industry. It was noted in earlier discussion, actual cost, earned value and planned value looks at one form of analysis and schedule performance (SPI) and cost performance index looks at something else. They are computed as follows: SPI = EV / PV CPI = EV / AC. The order entry
AE = Profitability and/or decision analysis is applied appropriately in the analysis of at least three strategic alternatives and at least one other relevant performance management concept or tool is applied appropriately in the quantitative analyses;
Measuring performance means when a business will measure the quality of the activities that are passing and the quality of the services provided to the customers by employees. It involves creating a simple, but effective, system for determining whether organizations meet objectives. It’s also a process of collecting and reporting information regarding the performance of an individual, group or organizations. It can
Performance measurement enables quality improvement through the measurement of performance based upon quality indicators. Therefore, performance measurements can lead to quality monitoring and ultimately quality improvements and the two are dependent upon each other. External indicators
The Company believes EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating ARI's operating performance compared to that of other companies in the same industry. In addition, ARI's management uses EBITDA to evaluate operating performance. The calculation of EBITDA eliminates the effects of financing, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending. These items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to the overall operating performance of a company's business. EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP). Accordingly, when analyzing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for net earnings, cash flows provided by operating activities or other statement of operations or cash flow data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The calculation of EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to that of other similarly titled measures reported by other
In this case, performance measurement is an important element. Performance metrics should be constructed to encourage performance improvement, effectiveness, efficiency, and appropriate levels of internal controls. They should also incorporate cost/risk/benefit analysis, where appropriate. The SMART concept is frequently used to provide a quick reference to determine the quality of a particular performance metric:
Each division is operating independently with its own division manager. Also, each division’s performance had been judged on its profit and return on investment (ROI). The company policy of decentralizing responsibility and authority for all
EVA stands for economic value added. EVA is a value based financial performance measure based
So with EVA, division managers ' goals and corporate goals align. Any investment opportunity with an EVA greater than zero (or a return greater than the cost of capital) will be viewed favorably by division managers and the company. Investment options with an EVA less than zero (or a return less than the cost of capital) will be viewed unfavorably by division managers and the company. Thus, the primary strength of EVA is that it provides a measure of wealth creation that aligns the goals of divisional or plant managers with the goals of the entire company.
Throughout history, PMS clearly have a considerable contribution to evaluate the success of organisations. According to Neely et al. (2002), performance measurement is "the process of quantifying the efficiency and effectiveness of past actions". Moullin (2003) indicates that "PM is evaluating how well organisations are managed and the value they deliver for customers and other stakeholders". The modern accounting framework can be traced back to the Middle Ages and since that time appraisal of performance has primarily been ground on financial criteria (Bruns, 1998).
Performance measuring is vital part which assessing value of employee and management. Performance can be measure through employee’s overall impact cost efficiency and effectives. (Anon., 2017)
After subtracting all economic costs from operating profits after taxes EVA reveals the true economic surplus available for further investment. Traditional cash flow analysis can easily disregard companies with negative cash flows because main purpose of traditional cash value metric is to control cash generation. In contrast, the main purpose of EVA is to optimize resource allocation. At difference to accounting measures, EVA highlights the gap in performance, and hence, aligns the interests of managers and shareholders. The link between shareholders value and economic profit of the company becomes more transparent. At difference to traditional accounting measures of corporate profit, EVA fully accounts for the company¡¦s overall capital costs. It includes both, the direct cost of debt capital and the indirect cost of equity capital. The cost of capital is the minimum return required to pay shareholder¡¦s equity . EVA can therefore determine whether or not the business is creating value but it can also indicate how much value is created at different business levels.
Accounting data frequently is used in performance evaluations, because it is seen as an objective method to evaluate performance. While there are many advantages to using accounting information for this purpose, small-business owners should be careful to understand that there are drawbacks as well. Knowing the pros and cons of using accounting metrics can help business owners choose the right data to use for evaluating employee performance.