| Summary: | Despite the obvious need for transparency, a company "s lean results can continue to hide behind the mask of traditional accounting and dilute the benefits of a lean implementation. When your organization opts to go lean, its accountants must be empowered with lean tools in service of the lean mission. This step-by-step workbook demonstrates how to develop information and financial reports that serve the needs of lean-minded businesses. It includes checklists, guidelines, exercises, case studies, and company stories. It demonstrates alternative methods of reporting, offers special sections on healthcare and service industries, and includes a step-by-step guide for transitioning to lean accounting methods. Finally, the workbook directly confronts the fears that are often the source of accountants " resistance to change. These stumbling blocks include inventory management and valuation, SOX issues, GAP compliance, and loss of control and benchmarks. Each fear is identified and resolved i.
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