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Description: |
Lean thinking and the
application of lean
methodologies can
dramatically reduce the time
it takes to close the books
each month.
In this webinar, learn
specific improvements and
the dramatic results that
three companies made while
working with the presenter
and attacking the close
process. Hear how accounting
teams and statement users
were engaged to reduce the
monthly close “time to
market” while freeing up
capacity of the accounting
team. For those interested,
prompts are integrated
within the webinar to help
each listener start to
develop a Close the Books
kaizen event.
Topics include:
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Success stories
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Lean concepts applied to
the close process
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Laying out a visual
representation of the
close
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Use of the andon board
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Creating a monthly focus
on improvement
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Preparing for an
improvement event and
follow up actions
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Root cause thinking
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Accuracy versus
precision
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and more...
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Presenter: |
Jean Cunningham, widely
recognized for her
pioneering work in Lean
Accounting and the Lean Back
Office, is principle of Jean
Cunningham Consulting.
Providing workshops, kaizen
events, and strategic
coaching, Jean helps
companies fully integrate
all their business functions
with lean operations to
minimize waste and maximize
customer focus. She is also
the voluntary CFO of the
Association of Manufacturing
Excellence and an original
Thought Leader of the Lean
Accounting Summit.
Jean is the co-author of the
acclaimed book, Real
Numbers: Management
Accounting in a Lean
Organization, an essential
text for learning Lean
Accounting. She is also
co-author of Easier,
Simpler, Faster, a book on
applying lean principles to
information systems
processes and optimizing
output data within the lean
workplace. Both books were
awarded the Shingo Prize for
Research (2004, 2008).
For over 15 years, Jean was
the CFO and VP of Company
Services at Lantech, LLC and
Marshfield Door Systems,
Inc. It was during these
tenures that she developed
her lean acumen, driving
lean from the manufacturing
floor into the back office
functions to include
finance, information
systems, human resources,
telecommunications, and
others. Jean was a leader in
broadening the lean vision
to establish a continuous
improvement culture and one
of the first true lean
enterprises.
Prior to joining Lantech,
Jean was a financial
professional with Digital
Equipment Corporation and
Westinghouse Electric,
holding a number of senior
controllership and treasury
positions.
Jean has a BS in Accounting
from Indiana University and
an EMBA from Northeastern
University. She and her
family reside in the Chicago
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