Attachments
Resources
The following resources discuss making outsourcing and
deletion of services, products, and departments decisions:
• Marshall, D., McManus, W., & Viele, D.
(2020). Accounting: What the numbers mean (12th ed.).
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Available in the courseroom
via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.
• Chapter 15, “Cost Control.”
• Chapter 16, “Costs for Decision Making.”
• McIvor, R. (2011). Outsourcing. In J. Law, Business: the
Ultimate Resource (3rd ed.). London, UK: A&C Black.
Skillsoft Tutorial
The following interactive course provides step-by-step
instruction and practice with concepts related to this
assessment:
• Skillsoft. (n.d.). Basic accounting concepts for non-
financial professionals [Tutorial].
• Negating Risk Like a Pro.
Expansion Considerations
The following articles cover a variety of considerations
involved in making expansion decisions:
• Momani, A. M., Al-Hawari, T. H., & Mousa, R. W.
(2016). Using expanded real options analysis to evaluate
capacity expansion decisions under uncertainty in the
construction material industry. South African Journal of
Industrial Engineering, 27(2), 1–14.
• Deossa, P., De Vos, K., Deconinck, G., & Espinosa, J.
(2017). Generation expansion models including technical
constraints and demand uncertainty. Journal of Applied
Mathematics, 2017, 1–11.
• Energy costs factor into business development,
expansion decisions. (2017, February 15). Energy
Monitor Worldwide.
Capella Career Center
As you wrap up this course, it is a good time for you to reflect
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