I don’t like the taste of crow, which is a shame, because I’m about to eat a huge helping of it.

This is a continuation of my last column, which I’ve written to honor my late dad who loved golf.

No, this isn’t an opinion piece or in any way a critique. It’s more like a public service announcement for business professionals in the job market, looking for a strategy position with a market leader.

“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.”

—Margaret Mead

T here are three ways in which a standard costing system is typically used in a manufacturing company:

1. Performance measurement
2. Decision making
3. Inventory valuation