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LEAN DECISION MAKING: Part 3 – Every Decision, All the Time

In Part 1 of this series, I made the case for why standard costing is a poor, non-Lean way to make decisions in a Lean company.  I went on in Part 2 to describe how Lean decision making methods using … Continue reading

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LEAN DECISION MAKING: Part 2 – A Better LEAN Way

Last blog, I made the case for why standard costing is a poor, non-Lean way to make decisions in a Lean company.  In case you missed it, here’s the link: http://blog.maskell.com/?p=894   You may agree or disagree. This time, I want … Continue reading

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LEAN DECISION MAKING: Part 1 – Making the Leap

Lately, I’ve been blogging a lot about the role and responsibilities of the CFO in Lean Companies. Now it’s time to get down to your single most important responsibility as a CFO in a Lean company  – removing standard costing, … Continue reading

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