Question - Total-life-cycle costing versus traditional methods Gregoire Grant is a traditional manufacturing manager who is concerned only with managing costs over the manufacturing cycle of the product. He argues that since traditional accounting methods are focused on this cycle, he should not bother with the RD&E cycle because it is separate from his area of manufacturing.
Required: Write an essay (only one page) discussing Gregoire's views. What types of structural and functional changes in organizations may be necessary to help Gregoire overcome his traditional view?