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Lean Accounting Books
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Real Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean OrganizationReal Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean Organization by Jean E. Cunningham
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $14.99
The authors of this book, Orrie Fiume & Jean Cunningham, are both CFO's of companies that are outstanding lean organizations. Great insight into the issues & methods of Lean Accounting.
Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean EnterpisePractical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterpise by Brian H. Maskell
Buy new: $45.00 / Used from: $44.88
What can I say. I am plugging one of my own books!!
The Lean Business Management System; Lean Accounting Principles & Practices ToolkitThe Lean Business Management System; Lean Accounting Principles & Practices Toolkit by Brian H. Maskell
Buy new: $24.99
A broader book and an easy read. How to approach the daily management of a lean organization.
Who's Counting? A Lean Accounting Business Novel (Winner of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence)Who's Counting? A Lean Accounting Business Novel (Winner of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence) by Jerrold M. Solomon
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $20.47
Very readable and insightful story of how one CFO introduced Lean Accounting methods to his (sometimes reluctant) management team.
Life's Little Lean Accounting Instruction BookLife's Little Lean Accounting Instruction Book by Brian H Maskell
Buy new: $12.99
This little book teaches Lean Accounting in a quick and amusing way.
Lean Accounting: Best Practices for Sustainable IntegrationLean Accounting: Best Practices for Sustainable Integration
Buy new: $52.00 / Used from: $45.88
Fourteen papers from speakers at the Lean Accounting Summit conferences provide insight into both theory and practical application.
Maximizing Profit: How to Measure the Financial Impact of Manufacturing DecisionsMaximizing Profit: How to Measure the Financial Impact of Manufacturing Decisions by Walter Thrun
Buy new: $45.00 / Used from: $55.79
Excellent & easy-to-read book on the use of linear programming in MS Excel to optimize process results. We use this for Sales, Operations, & Financial Planning.
Profit Beyond Measure: Extraordinary Results through Attention to Work and PeopleProfit Beyond Measure: Extraordinary Results through Attention to Work and People by H. Thomas Johnson
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $10.54
A more theoretical book that describes cost management at Toyota and Scania. Shows the shortcoming of "management by results" and explains "management by means".
Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management AccountingRelevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting by Thomas H. Johnson
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.38
Opened our eyes to the limitations & problems of standard costing. The suggestion of activity-based costing was - in my opinion - the wrong solution, but it challenged our thinking.
Relevance RegainedRelevance Regained by H. Thomas Johnson
Buy used from: $0.01
Tom Johnson recognizes that activity-based costing is not the solution, and shows that the manufacturing & management processes must change. You can't "cost account your way to prosperity".