Part of SME's award winning Manufacturing Insights video series, this DVD presents an instructional documentary on the role of lean accounting in the creation of a lean enterprise. It demonstrates how lean financial management can become an agent of positive change for an organization by producing data that enhances continuous improvement. A valuable tool for introducing lean principles into a traditional accounting environment, it demonstrates how finances can be handled with fewer transactions, particularly through the use of value stream costing methods. The video features input from managers who have successfully implemented lean procedures.