Lean Solutions
Published Lean Articles
This page provides links to publications with articles on lean
accounting and lean business processes that we either wrote or
contributed to. Interestingly, the list reflects the slow and now accelerating application of lean to the back office functions.
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Retail Environments Magazine March/April 2010 |
Conserving Cash with Lean Thinking, Plant Talk segment (subscribers only) Read article here |
Since applying lean thinking to processes often conserves cash, let’s look at how lean efforts can help right now. |
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Industry Week August 2009 |
Lean Accounting's Quest For Acceptance by Josh Cable www.industryweek.com |
Despite growing interest, proponents say there's still a long way to go before lean accounting becomes a mainstream practice. |
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BPM Institute April 2009 |
Rocks in the stream www.bpminstitute.org |
Applying Lean to IT, HR and Accounting |
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Industry Week March 2009 |
Turning Software Into a Solution by Nick Zubko www.industryweek.com |
Information technology can't make your operation lean, but it can provide valuable support for the long journey ahead. |
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Retail Environments Magazine Jan/Feb 2009 |
Lean and IT (subscribers only) www.retailenvironments.org |
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Lean and Green News February 2009 |
Establishing Measurements Will Help To Define Movement www.leanandgreennews.com |
Ways to measure Lean/Green Accounting. |
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Lean and Green News January 2009 |
The Potential of Lean$Green Accounting www.leanandgreennews.com |
Two movements are coming together to close the gap on profitability and sustainability. |
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Lean Accounting News December 2008 |
Financial Worries? Take Action with Lean NOW! www.leanaccountingnews.com |
Spend down time improving cash flow and efficiency. |
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The MAC Action Newsline November 2008 |
Financial Worries? Take Action with Lean NOW! www.massmac.org |
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RubinBrown November 2008 |
Extend Lean Thinking to the Back Office www.rubinbrown.com |
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Maryland Association of CPAs August 2008 |
How CPAs Can Benefit From the Lean Movement macpamedia.org |
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Lean Accounting News July 2008 |
Lean Accounting Spreads Overseas www.leanaccountingnews.com |
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Lean Accounting News April 2008 |
Involving Operations in Lean Accounting Transformations www.leanaccountingnews.com |
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Industry Week Manufacturing Business Challenge eNewsletter March 2008 |
This Month’s Challenge: “Bully for Lean: Forced to get IT involved with lean” www.industryweek.com |
The Critical Horizontal Player: IT can connect lean across the company and to the global supply chain. |
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Lean Accounting News December 2007 |
Auditors Can Provide Solutions www.leanaccountingnews.com |
Planning a conversion to lean accounting? Involve your audit firm as soon as possible to avoid surprises and get the answers you need. |
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Industry Week September 2007 |
Accounting for Lean Tastes by Jill Jusko www.industryweek.com |
Manufacturers are showing growing support for lean accounting, which proponents say more accurately reflects activities of a lean organization. |
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Lean Accounting News July 2007 |
How To Fully Engage Executives While Initiating Lean www.leanaccountingnews.com |
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AICPA March 2007 |
Real Numbers through Lean Accounting... The evolution of accounting in support of "lean" operations www.cpa2biz.com |
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Journal of Cost Management Jan/Feb 2007 |
Pricing Custom Products without a Standard Cost System ria.thomsonreuters.com/EStore |
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Industry Week January, 2007 |
Lean Accounting: Focus On The Meaning Of Numbers www.industryweek.com |
Reluctant executives might "get" Lean Accounting when it is explained as a visual system. |
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