You could fill a mainframe with the names of companies that tried to adopt new thinking but failed. It's because, like a black hole, standard-cost thinking lurks in the background, swallowing up new ideas. Trying to graft new competitive practices onto the old standard-cost roots only results in stunted performance improvement initiatives. Change your measurement systems as well and you will see your efforts blossom. This new book and the ideas it presents have received wide acclaim.
Clients say the advice works.
It should be required reading for manufacturing and finance managers in all industries. Alfred M. King, CMA and former managing director of professional services for the Institute of Management Accountants, concurs.