Wild and Shaw, Financial & Managerial Accounting, 8e Solutions Manual: Appendix D
Appendix D
Lean Principles and Accounting
QUESTIONS
1. The three key principles of the lean business model are: Production occurs in value
streams; production follows a “pull” system which starts with a customer order;
and, the goal is zero waste and zero defects.
2. Push production begins with a sales forecast. Goods are produced and pushed into
inventory, where they await customer orders. Pull production begins with a
customer order. Goods are produced to order and delivered immediately to
customers upon completion of production.
3. Three common problems of push production include the production of goods that
customers do not want or value; inventory levels that are too high; and, large batch
sizes that lead to increased defects.
4. Supply chain management is the control of materials, information, and finances as
they move between suppliers, manufacturers, and customers.
5. In a closed-loop supply chain, products are built using renewable resources or
recycled material. Apple works with suppliers to reduce mining, encourages its
customers to recycle old devices, and uses robots to disassemble old iPhones for
use as raw materials in new iPhones.