Lean production: Mistakes and limitations of accounting systems inside the SME sector

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 681-700

  Chiarini, Andrea ^a  

^a Chiarini and Associates   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accounting systems; Activity based costing; Lean accounting; Lean production; Small to medium sized enterprises; Traditional accounting; Value stream accounting

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; ACTIVITY BASED COSTING; LEAN ACCOUNTING; LEAN PRODUCTION; SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; VALUE STREAMS;

INDUSTRY; RESEARCH;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 84861892320     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410381211234462     Document Type: Article

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