Author: Brian Maskell and Bruce Baggaley
As companies move ahead with the implementation of lean production, financial functions often lag behind. When this happens, not only do they fail to actively support the effort, but they can actually hinder it. In Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise, authors Brian Maskell and Bruce Baggaley present a step-by-step method for transforming a manufacturing company's financial functions to support lean manufacturing. A case study runs throughout the text illustrating the lean accounting transformation within the context of the whole lean enterprise. A CD-ROM is included containing a comprehensive lean accounting diagnostic, detailed forms, and diagrams supporting the transformation to lean accounting. Practical Lean Accounting is a valuable tool for CFOs, controllers, accounting staff, and general managers that use key financial information to control their processes and support lean implementation." Practical Lean Accounting provides a very comprehensive and straightforward approach to this most difficult topic. A must read for the serious Lean practitioner." - mark DeLuzio, President Lean horizons Consulting, LLC. "..Practical Lean Accounting is a highly readable and uncomplicated guide for financial and other managers of lean companies and will no doubt become an invaluable reference for years to come." - Fred Garbinski, Parker Hannifin Corporation.
