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should cost

German translation: Soll-Kosten-Ziele, Soll-Kostenziele, Kostensenkungsziele

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:should cost targets (to proactively target cost reduction)
German translation:Soll-Kosten-Ziele, Soll-Kostenziele, Kostensenkungsziele
Entered by: Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.

12:57 Aug 18, 2022
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Engineering (general) / cost calculation
English term or phrase: should cost
Context: Company had limited resources to develop should cost targets and didn’t have an enterprise-wide tool to help with should costing

Im Internet findet man verschiedenste Übersetzungen von Soll-Kosten, Should-Kosten bis hin zu Zielkosten. Kennt sich hier jemand aus? Gibt es eine offizielle Übersetzung?
Julika Katz
Netherlands
Local time: 15:21
Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)
Explanation:
should cost targets = Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)

Personalmanagement: Informationsorientierte und verhaltenstheoretische ...
8.3. Taktische Ebene

[Tabelle]
Aufgabenstellung: Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)
https://books.google.at/books?id=spDSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA839&lpg=P...

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Note added at 31 mins (2022-08-18 13:29:09 GMT)
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Soll-Kostenziele ...... Link oben
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 15:21
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
4Sollkosten
Regina Eichstaedter
Summary of reference entries provided
Helpful?
Kim Metzger

  

Answers


21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)


Explanation:
should cost targets = Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)

Personalmanagement: Informationsorientierte und verhaltenstheoretische ...
8.3. Taktische Ebene

[Tabelle]
Aufgabenstellung: Kostensenkungszielen (Soll-Kosten-Ziele)
https://books.google.at/books?id=spDSAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA839&lpg=P...

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Note added at 31 mins (2022-08-18 13:29:09 GMT)
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Soll-Kostenziele ...... Link oben

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 15:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Regina Eichstaedter: Ziele(n)? Mit "n" nur im Dativ
1 hr
  -> Typo korregiert (31 mins): *Soll-Kostenziele*... Asker: "Context: Company had limited resources to develop should cost targets"... cfr. "Should Cost Management to proactively target cost reduction https://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/cost-management

agree  Johannes Gleim: "Soll-Kosten-Ziele" für 'should cost targets'
3 hrs
  -> danke
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sollkosten


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2022-08-18 14:29:57 GMT)
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https://welt-der-bwl.de/Sollkosten


    https://www.google.com/search?q=sollkosten+definition&oq=sollkosten&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0i19l4j0i19i30l3.6673j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung-s
Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.: Asker: "Context: Company had limited resources *to develop should cost targets* didn’t have a tool..." cfr "Should Cost Management is a technique... designed *to proactively target cost reduction* https://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/cost-management
17 mins
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Reference comments


11 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Helpful?

Reference information:
A program’s “Should-Cost” Target represents what the Program Manager believes the program ought to cost if identified cost-saving initiatives are achieved. https://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/cost-management#:~...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.: "Should Cost Management: technique implemented on acquisition programs. It helps Program Managers identify and eliminate inefficient and non-productive tasks, to proactively target cost reduction" https://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/cost-management
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