The controllers as lean leader a novel on changing behavior with a lean cost management system

This book delineates the differences between cost accounting and cost management. It uses a story format to present a compilation of experiences; some good, some bad, and some humorous. The story follows a fictional manufacturing entity embarking on a Lean change management journey for the second ti...

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Main Author: Sondergelt, Sue Elizabeth
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL CRC Press 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Unbridled, Unproductive Chaos!
  • 2. Systems of Merit
  • 3. Steering Team Offsite Meeting
  • 4. The CEO's Office after Hours
  • 5. Henry Ford, the Father of Lean
  • 6. Let's Get Started! Surfing atop the Breakers of Change
  • 7. Accounting's glass Slipper Does Not Fit
  • 8. Mother Comes to Visit
  • 9. The CFO and CEO Push Back on Lean Cost Management
  • 10. How Will the Lean P&L Work?
  • 11. Which Comes First : The Chicken or the Egg
  • 12. Mary, Our Intern, Speaks Up
  • 13. Lack of Metrics Is a Recipe for Failure
  • 14. A Behavioral Revolt! Bring in the Sales Guys!
  • 15. Target Costing Profit Management
  • 16. Town Hall Meeting-One Year Later
  • 17. The Role of Controller as Lean Leader