August 2012
Intermediate to advanced
272 pages
5h 15m
English
book
The Lean Turnaround: How Business Leaders Use Lean Principles to Create Value and Transform Their Company
by Art Byrne, James P. Womack
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Index
Please note that index links point to page beginnings from the print edition. Locations are approximate in e-readers, and you may need to page down one or more times after clicking a link to get to the indexed material.
Accounting, 115–126
for acquisitions, 155–156
cash flow, 119–120
end-of-month financial reviews, 124
major capital appropriation request processes, 124–126
profit and loss measurement, 117–122
return on investment (ROI), 122–123
standard-cost accounting, 116–121
standard-cost P&L, 117–119, 121
tickets, 123–124
traditional measurements, 121–123
Adding value (see Value-adding activities and turnarounds)
Ahlstrom, Bob, 159
American Safety Razor, 59
Announcement of Lean, 72–74
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