Materials: Big Cost; Little Attention

Description

For most manufacturing companies, materials cost has a huge impact on profit, but very little attention to managing this cost.  This one day session with provide you with some important tools to shine the light on materials cost and management.  Jean Cunningham, co-author of Real Numbers and one of the initial thought leaders for lean accounting, is offering some fresh and innovative guidance on how to focus on the materials costs of your products.

Course Learning Objectives 

• How to identify waste in material cost
• How to assign ownership to drive material cost improvement
• How to measure key metrics to reflect material cost improvements
• How to launch external supplier kanban
• How to decide whether actual or standard material cost is better for your organization

About the Presenter

Jean Cunningham, widely recognized for her pioneering work in Lean Accounting, IT, HR and other non-production functions (“the Lean 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 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 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.

Workshop Fee: $495

What's included?

--  Hand’s on, interactive learning

--  Refreshments throughout the day

--  Catered lunch

--  Workshop materials

--  Networking with peers
 

Recommended Hotel
 

Hampton Inn and Suites Closest hotel to the Bunker @ Flexware 11575 Commercial Drive, Fishers, IN 46038-2954 (317) 913-0300

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