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Lean Accounting Workshop May 22, 2102

BMA Inc. presents a one-day Lean Accounting Workshop

May 22, 2012 in Lexington, KY 9:00am – 4:00pm

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Nicholas S. Katko posted a blog post

The Economics of Lean - Part 3 of 4

CFO: Master of the MeasurementsEverything about lean sounds easy, but it’s hard to do because a traditional company is basically working against itself. It takes a great deal of discipline to break away from traditional thinking, daily fire-fighting, and the inertia that keeps you doing things the same old way. Fortunately there is a solution – measures. A key element of a successful lean strategy is measurements that are based on how lean works. As the CFO, you are the resident expert (and…See More
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Nicholas S. Katko posted a blog post

The Economics of Lean - Part 2 of 4

The economics of lean can be explained in basic terms of supply and demand. By proving your customers lot more value, the demand for your company’s products or services increase; and you can command better prices. By eliminating waste, productivity across the entire company improves dramatically. This frees up resources to make more product, provide more services, make more sales calls, design more products, and run the company better; without increasing your costs. All the extra revenues come…See More
May 9
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Nicholas S. Katko posted a blog post

The Economics of Lean - Part 1 of 4

Lean is a Money Making StrategyI always ask the question "What is Lean?" when I work with a company or present a seminar. I ask everyone to give an answer. I always get a wide variety of responses. Lean usually means different things to people, and this is often based on their role in the company or the department they work in. Some say eliminating waste. Others cellular manufacturing, or just-in-time inventory, or kanban. Rarely get the answer I am looking for. Lean is a business strategy to…See More
May 2
Nicholas S. Katko's blog post was featured

The Economics of Lean - Part 1 of 4

Lean is a Money Making StrategyI always ask the question "What is Lean?" when I work with a company or present a seminar. I ask everyone to give an answer. I always get a wide variety of responses. Lean usually means different things to people, and this is often based on their role in the company or the department they work in. Some say eliminating waste. Others cellular manufacturing, or just-in-time inventory, or kanban. Rarely get the answer I am looking for. Lean is a business strategy to…See More
May 2
Brian Maskell commented on Alistair Goodall's status
"Alistair: I and others from BMA Inc are frequently in the UK. Maybe we could find an occasion to get together some time. Where are you located? At present, we are usually in West London, Birmingham, or Cork in Ireland. We also have some significant…"
Apr 29
Brian Maskell commented on Alistair Goodall's status
"Alistair: I do not want to be dogmatic because there are many differences between companies, but ..... We would normally see tracking time sheets to very wasteful and anti lean because it focuses on the people's time rather than be flow. Having…"
Apr 29
ossama hussien Abbas is now a member of Lean Accounting SuperGroup
Apr 29
Ronnie Davidson replied to Ronnie Davidson's discussion Hurdle Rates
"Thanks Brian. Point taken and I agree with your views on a holistic approach to planning and decision making. I am getting a better flavour of using box scores as input to the overall decision making as opposed to being the only criteria.  All…"
Apr 28
Brian Maskell replied to Ronnie Davidson's discussion Hurdle Rates
"Ronnie: Just saw this this morning. I think the issue here is that you can not use a single factor to make sensible decisions. We need to look at the combination of several important issues. Hence the Box Score showing operational information,…"
Apr 28

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Welcome To The Lean Accounting SuperGroup

"It was not enough to chase out the cost accountants from the plants. The problem was to chase cost accounting from my people's minds"
Taiichi Ohno, founding father of the Toyota Production System

This is the meeting place for Lean Management in manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, government, and other lean organizations. Whether you are just beginning lean accounting or if you have been on the journey many years, this community will provide you with a place to get answers, give help to others, share your experiences, and grow in practical knowledge of Lean Management Systems.

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Blog Posts

The Economics of Lean - Part 3 of 4

Posted by Nicholas S. Katko on May 16, 2012 at 1:00pm

The Economics of Lean - Part 2 of 4

Posted by Nicholas S. Katko on May 9, 2012 at 1:00pm

The Economics of Lean - Part 1 of 4

Posted by Nicholas S. Katko on May 2, 2012 at 1:18pm

The Lean CFO Blog Series #4

Posted by Nicholas S. Katko on April 4, 2012 at 12:30pm

The Lean CFO Blog Series #3

Posted by Nicholas S. Katko on March 28, 2012 at 12:30pm

Forum

Hurdle Rates 2 Replies

Started by Ronnie Davidson in VALUE STREAM ACCOUNTING & DECISION-MAKING. Last reply by Ronnie Davidson Apr 28.

Any one Can help

Started by Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed in GENERAL DISCUSSION Mar 24.

Research in Lean Accuotning 3 Replies

Started by SaRa Sa in GENERAL DISCUSSION. Last reply by SaRa Sa Mar 24.

Fork Lift Trucks 3 Replies

Started by Ronnie Davidson in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. Last reply by Ronnie Davidson Feb 24.

Measuring Cost per Hour 1 Reply

Started by Ronnie Davidson in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. Last reply by Nicholas S. Katko Feb 9.

Why do we need to measure Units/Sales per person instead of per FTE? 4 Replies

Started by laurentbas in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. Last reply by Nicholas S. Katko Jan 13.

Inventory Presentation on the Balance Sheet 3 Replies

Started by Kevin Kraft in GENERAL DISCUSSION. Last reply by Nicholas S. Katko Jan 4.

Central Functions and Lean Accounting 2 Replies

Started by Alan Moe in VALUE STREAM ACCOUNTING & DECISION-MAKING. Last reply by Alan Moe Nov 2, 2011.

Lean Accounting Summit

Started by Dwayne Butcher in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS Jul 20, 2011.

Existing Inventory as We Get Started 8 Replies

Started by Hal Cranmer in GENERAL DISCUSSION. Last reply by Hal Cranmer Jul 13, 2011.

Value Stream Costing and Product Profitability 3 Replies

Started by Mohammed in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. Last reply by Brian Maskell Jul 12, 2011.

Calculating on-time shipment? 6 Replies

Started by Mohammed in PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS. Last reply by Mohammed Jun 29, 2011.

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