Download or read book Financial Models and Tools for Managing Lean Manufacturing written by David Meade and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effect Lean Manufacturing programs have on profit and loss statements during the early months of their implementation often causes them to be viewed as failures. The length of time it will take traditional financial reports to reflect lean manufacturing improvements depends upon how poorly the operation was doing in terms of inventory managemen