Technological changes have impacted the gathering and use of information in job order costing systems by

• including a job order costing module in even ba¬ sic accounting software.

• aiding the product management of jobs through software programs that allow operational and financial data about jobs to be shared through¬ out the firm, often disseminated on company intranets.

• tracking job costs because more accurate and timely data are gathered and employees are re¬ lieved of the recun'ing burden of logging data.

• allowing mechanical tracking, through scanners and bar codes, of employee work information and flow of parts and components.

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