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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. It's interesting to note that Kaplan and Norton's description of such a "closed-loop management system" very closely parallels that of the Six Disciplines complete strategy execution program. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline IV. Work The Plan ).

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. It's interesting to note that Kaplan and Norton's description of such a "closed-loop management system" very closely parallels that of the Six Disciplines complete strategy execution program. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline IV. Work The Plan ).

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The Transformed Map of a Recovering Management Accountant

Deming Institute

Kaplan, and Relevance Regained , focused on improving the information available to management accountants. Manage a Living System, Not a Ledger” ), Johnson explains that better cost information, such as activity-based costing (ABC) , will not provide a long-term method of reducing manufacturing costs.

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Intelligent Redesign of Health Care

Harvard Business Review

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is seeking to reduce its cost structure by redesigning its health-care-delivery model to reflect the true costs of care (the early stages of the project were described in a 2011 Harvard Business Review article by Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E.

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The Mayo Clinic Model for Running a Value-Improvement Program

Harvard Business Review

These efforts were part of the providers’ quest to increase the value of their care delivery — in other words, achieve better outcomes at the lowest-possible cost. One of the team’s central findings is that TDABC cannot be delegated to the finance function.

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