Designing Strategic Cost Systems: How to Unleash the Power of Cost Information

LIANABEL OLIVER, MBA, CPA, CMA, is President and CEO of Pathways PR Inc., a company that provides training and consulting services in the areas of cost management, strategic planning, budgeting, performance measurement, statistics, quantitative modeling, accounting processes, and general business management. She has extensive industry experience in the areas of accounting and management and is the author of The Cost Management Toolbox: A Manager’s Guide to Controlling Costs and Boosting Profits. Her client base includes Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, and local manufacturing firms. She can be reached at pathwayspr.com.