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"Who's Counting?", by Jerrold M. Solomon, is a business novel that, for the first time, explains how accounting and manufacturing personnel must develop a partnership to successfully achieve world class results. This novel takes readers on a successful "Lean Journey", and illustrates how to bring accounting practices into the 21st century in order to compete in today's global market. A must read for all those interested in successfully implementing lean accounting!
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Who' Counting & Practical Lean Accounting: 1+1>2.......2007-07-16
"Who's Counting" and "Practical Lean Accounting" are two great books on lean accounting. I wondered some time ago, which one to read and I am glad that I could not decide, so I bought and read them both. They complement each other extremely well and each one conveys the lessons of lean accounting from a different angle.
"Practical Lean Accounting" is a well structured textbook, approaching lean accounting in a systemized way. Starting from straight-forward shop-floor measurements, like the day-by-the-hour report, it gradually immerses the reader into more demanding topics, like value stream costing or lean performance measurement, culminating in the thorough description of the Sales, Operations and Financial Planning (SOFP) process, which is the way, how an entire lean enterprise is planned, controlled and measured. Lean practitioners looking for specific answers to particular questions will find it easy to navigate through the book. People with the luxury of time for reading it cover to cover will also like it, due to the gradual increase in the complexity of the topics and the many references to other chapters.
"Who's Counting" focuses more on the human side of turning the vision of lean accounting into reality. The novel format is the best way to illustrate, how strong the resistance against change will be and from how many corners of the organization it will attack back. Knowing what to do and knowing why is not enough, the issue is not capturing people's brains. The real challenge is conquering their hearts, while tearing down decades worth of wrong beliefs, bad trade-offs and political game-playing. Mike, the hero of the book teaches us through his own mistakes, that patience, tactfulness and respect for people is more helpful, then acting like a bull in a china shop. The reward is the enthusiastic desire of fellows to go his way and take ownership of the new processes. He even manages to turn Fred, a CFO who has to recognize, that most of what he built during his career was wrong, to use the 3 years until his retirement for becoming the most enthusiastic advocate of change!
Both books provide the reader with insight and incite self-reflection about "the way, we do things". There is hardly any chapter without a sacred cow being slaughtered, however this will strike the reader as plain common sense, due to the thorough description of the reasons. Deeply engrained management practices, such as approval routings, full absorption overhead allocation, standard costing or departmental budgeting will seem ridiculous, once the reader starts to open the eyes to see their fundamentally wrong assumptions.
These books will make You hate many of Your current processes!
Clear for beginners.......2006-12-02
I am a student of finance and bought the book to learn more about lean accounting. I had never heard of the subject before but Solomon does an effective job of explaining a dry and complicated subject through a bright and simple narrative. As with a lot of business novels the story starts with the hero facing serious problems at work and his job on the line. Next comes a suggested, controversial solution and lots of conflict before everything is resolved and the business becomes a world beater.
The only area of the story that put me at unease was reference to operating efficiencies of sub-units. This seemed to be a contradiction of Eli Goldratt's theory (see 'the Goal') which states that efficiencies should only be attempted of a whole production system based on the rate of the slowest step within that system; separate optimisation of sub-systems will result in higher work-in-progress inventories.
This critiscism should not detract from the overall quality of Solomon's work, but it does illustrate the value of a wider scope of reading.
A Must Read for Leaders on a Lean Journey.......2006-06-30
I work in Finance for a Fortune 200 company that is 100% committed to the Lean Journey. This book has been distributed, read and re-read throughout the company's leadership, both in Finance and in other areas, to help frame the issue of why Finance can be a barrier or an enabler to Lean. It does a great job of explaining not only the technical issues but really demonstrates the cultural obstacles and why they exist, all in an easy-to-read story. I would highly recommend this book to anyone and in particular Finance leaders who are wondering where they fit in with Lean.
Show me the Muda !.......2006-04-27
"Let's not rely on seventy year old accounting practices to compete in today's global market". - From the author's introduction.
It seems strange to be recommending a novel to normally intelligent and sensible accountants - particularly one which reads like a cheesy TV melodrama !. But it is a business novel on an accounting topic which, I believe, will be crucial for management accountants in future.
"Who's Counting" provides a simple and easily digestible introduction to lean accounting. The book focuses, particularly, on the marginal costing versus absorption costing debate; but other accounting issues and lean techniques are also covered, including stock valuation issues; the impact on earnings per share; and a tantalising glimpse of what a kaizen event might comprise in the accounts department !.
You're not expecting Jane Austen, and you certainly don't get her. The plot is virtually non-existent; the characters one-dimensional; and the writing style juvenile ("Can we take a freakin' bio break first, or isn't that allowed in Lean ?".). But I am being unfair. The book is a very easy read, and it covers the key issues in lean accounting well. It makes the language and ideas of lean understandable; and to my mind that is an achievement that forgives poor dialogue and uninteresting characters.
As a simple introduction to lean accounting this book is worthwhile. It covers all the bases and you'll whiz through it. You couldn't implement a lean accounting system from this book, but for students and accountants wishing to learn more about the field, it is a good place to start. I do recommend this for beginners in the subject. It is fun in a cheesy way, and it has spurred me on to the next stage - reading something more substantial on the topic.
As Tom Cruise almost said in one of his films "Show me the muda !". To find out what muda is, you'll need to read the book. And, as the book tells us near the end, "Accounting is beginning to operate on a different level because of some of the improvement efforts you've led. They're excited about really affecting results not just keeping score". Creaky prose aside, isn't that what management accounting should be ?.
I think lean accounting is a massively important for management accountants in the future. I want to be in there, and this book is a good place to start learning about it.
This is a must for anyone passionate about lean.......2006-03-03
I found this book a great and fast read. I am not an expert in finance but passionate about lean manufacturing and I understand the obstacles of traditional financial practices to lean.
I strongly recommend this book. Many of my work colleagues have found it very interesting and right on the money.
I recommend this to anyone working to transform their business.
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- Wacky, Zany Fun
- Silly Rhymes and beautiful illustrations!
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I Knew Two Who Said Moo: A Counting and Rhyming Book
Judi Barrett
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"I found only one
weighing a ton
who had just begun
lying in the sun
on a toasted bun
having lots of fun
playing the accordion
and thinking he should run
before he's too well-done."
Just imagine the illustrations accompanying a wacky verse like that, multiply the whole concept by 10, and you begin to get a sense of Judi Barrett and Daniel Moreton's big, nutty counting-rhyming book. Each number, 1 through 10, is rhymed in the most delightfully nonsensical way, and accompanied by lively, colorful, wittily detailed illustrations. Each two-page spread is devoted to a number poem on one side and picture--of lions with umbrellas, bears operating heavy machinery, and lizards on strike--on the other. Lyrical it is not, but children will enjoy pounding out the final syllable of each line as they learn the joys of numbers and word sounds. Just try to stop young readers from coming up with their own silly rhymes--in fact, how about challenging them to a verse to rhyme with 17! Barrett's goofy sense of humor has been showcased in her many other children's books, including Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. (Ages 2 to 5) --Emilie Coulter
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HERE IS ONE
BIG BOOK OF FUN.
BEFORE YOU'RE DONE
YOU'LL LAUGH A TON!
Award-winning author Judi Barrett and illustrator Daniel Moreton invite young readers to think of numbers, counting, and rhyming in a whole new way.
A Few Words From the Author:
I've always wanted to create a different kind of counting book. I love playing with words, rhyming them, making jokes with them, and playing with their sounds. I had such a good time writing I Knew Two Who Said Moo. I started with the sound of each number, and then thought of other words with similar sounds that I could use to create these nonsense rhymes that do make sense -- in a silly way!
Writing this book made me laugh. I hope it makes you laugh too!
Your friend,
JUDI BARRETT
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Kat's Kind Review.......2002-10-31
The book I Knew Two Who Said Moo by Judi Barrett was a good book for the most part. It would be a good book for children that are younger. But if you were over the age of 7 this book probably would not be a good one for you. It is a book about counting and rhyming. She starts with the number 1 and goes to the number ten. She writes a couple of sentences on each page and the last word in every sentence rhymes with the number that you are reading. There is really no Plot to the book except that it shows younger children hoe to count and rhyming words. It is actually an amusing book but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to people that aren't within the ages of 2-7.
Wacky, Zany Fun.......2001-03-10
Judi Barrett and Daniel Moreton have collaborated on a marvelous book of counting, rhyming and matching that will mesmerize pre-schoolers with its humor and detail. Each silly, imaginative riddle, that rhymes with its page number, ("I noticed six, All holding picks, Trying to mix, A pile of bricks...") is illustrated with busy, vibrant artwork and youngsters will love to solve the easy riddles and find all the numbers and characters that correspond to the poem. Terrific for little ones just learning to count and rhyme, I Knew Two Who Said Moo is a winner kids won't be able to put down.
Silly Rhymes and beautiful illustrations!.......2000-12-20
I got this book because my husband loves to go around the house and make rhymes like these: "Hey Hon is dinner done? Or should I run and get a bun oh you have one? hey, there's my son!" This can be a normal conversation in our household. So I knew that he would love to read this book to our 14 month old son. And he does. What's more the illustrations are beautiful. My son will sit and turn page after page till he gets to the end of the book, then he'll turn page after page backwards. This will keep him occupied for 15 minutes at a time. An added bonus: the pages are a heavy stock paper and so far they've survived without ripping. I give it four stars because I wish it was longer (it only goes up to the number 10)
Silly Rhymes and beautiful illustrations!.......2000-12-20
I got this book because my husband loves to go around the house and make rhymes like these: "Hey Hon is dinner done? Or should I run and get a bun oh you have one? hey, there's my son!" This can be a normal conversation in our household. So I knew that he would love to read this book to our 14 month old son. And he does. What's more the illustrations are beautiful. My son will sit and turn page after page till he gets to the end of the book, then he'll turn page after page backwards. This will keep him occupied for 15 minutes at a time. An added bonus: the pages are a heavy stock paper and so far they've survived without any tears. I give it four stars because I wish it was longer (it only goes up to the number 10)
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Come along for the ride in this
rollicking read-aloud
that's also a
counting book
filled with fun!
Who invited
Possum,
Skunk,
Frog,
Muskrat,
Heron,
Coon,
and -- uh oh! -- Gator
along
on a nice little girl's boat trip down the bayou?
NO ONE, that's who!
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Fun to Read!.......2003-10-29
This was so much fun to read with my kids! It is easy to use different voices and entertain the children. My kids just sat there and listened, didn't once interrupt and they loved it!
Who Invited You? Who, indeed!.......2002-04-01
This is a rhyming book, a counting book, and rhythmic story that will have you practically singing and clapping as you read it! I will love reading this aloud with classes. The illustrations are delightful cartoons that amplify the story. What fun!
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Share these animals
and their babies with your baby.
It is never to early
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A good book for infants.......2000-08-15
Babies generally like two kinds of books: ones with photos of other babies and animals, and ones with solid black on white illustrations. I experienced my own frustrations in trying to get my infant daughter interested in books with bright colorful illustrations, and she just didn't perceive them as something worth looking at. But then I remembered what I had been told years before in a children's bookstore, and when I switched to the two categories above, she got very excited. This is a sweet little collection of black animal shapes on white backgrounds, with no text at all. It's a good book for a few months, but as soon as your child gets past this stage, it quickly will get put in storage (until the next one comes along, or for the next baby shower gift).
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Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?
Piggy stole the cookies from the cookie jar!
Who Me?
Yes, you!
Couldn't be!
Then Who?
Was it Piggy, Kitty, Bunny, Dog, or Mouse? They each have a motiveA of them love cookies--but no one wants to take the blame for this cookie caper. Play along by pulling the interactive tab on each page, and see if you can figure out whose hand is in the cookie jar!
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This book details how to begin the process of being accountable to one another. It's a practical tool for helping people who desire to have character and integrity.
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- A Counting Celebration of Lighthouses.....
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Who Sees the Lighthouse?
Ann Fearrington
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Blink-flash, flash.
Swirl around, twirl around.
The long, narrow beam
Slices the night.
Who sees the light?
You can't imagine who can see the light from the lighthouses around the country in this gorgeous counting book. For lighthouse afficionados and children learning their numbers, this book is an innovative, delightful blend of fact and fiction. From one watchful sailor to nine strange creatures living on Mars-who sees the light? Count along and find out!
The endpapers will list all the lighthouses from the east coast, west coast and Great Lakes region.
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A Counting Celebration of Lighthouses............2002-11-13
"Blink-flash, flash./Swirl around, twirl around./The long, narrow beam/Slices the night./Who sees the light?" Join author, Ann Fearrington and find out as she takes the reader on a visit to American Lighthouses. From one watchful sailor, three laughing gulls, six giant whales, eight mean pirate ghosts, or even nine Martians, all creatures, big and small, real and imaginary are drawn to the light.....Ms Fearrington's simple, lyrical text is engaging. But it's illustrator, Giles Laroche's elegant and evocative artwork that really steals the show. Each two page spread comes alive with rich color and creative detail, and little ones will want to linger, explore, and of course, practice their counting. With an afterword about both the history of lighthouses in general, and the eleven lighthouses featured in the book, to further enlighten and entertain, Who Sees The Lighthouse is much more than a simple counting book. It's a short history lesson that should whet the appetite of preschoolers, and send you out looking for more.
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Who Knows One? A Book of Jewish Numbers
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Full-color pictures about the Jewish significance of the numbers 1 through 613. Touches upon a wide spectrum of Jewish living.
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- Who's Counting? A Great Book for Preschoolers
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Who's Counting
Nancy Tafuri
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Who's counting? Every young counter in the house, that's who!
As a curious puppy pads across the fields and through the barnyard, young children can use all their fingers to count the geese, moles, birds, tadpoles, and other living things that the puppy encounters.
His final destination will surprise and delight the youngest and oldest fans of this Caldecott Honor Medalist.
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Who's Counting? A Great Book for Preschoolers.......1997-12-20
Emma Rose, who just turned one, often requests N. Tafuri's book "Who's Counting?" She enjoys turning the boldy colored pages all by herself, but is intrigued by the featured animals to stop and look for a while. Mama and daddy are tired of renewing this one at the library - it's time to add this book to ER's limited but classic collection. Now Emma Rose enjoys hearing the numbers and animal names; in the future, we expect she'll be challenged and surprised to find the "hidden puppy" on each page. If you have or know a 6 month to 4 year old, we all recommend you get "Who's Counting?"
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