Principles of Lean Accounting
We are pleased to be able to bring you Brian Maskell's Lean Accounting workshop on March 5, 2008. In order to accomodate all those who wish to attend, we have moved this event to a larger room at the Boise Centre on the Grove.
Description
Companies making the transition from traditional manufacturing to Lean soon find that their conventional accounting, control, and measurement systems become a road-block.
The purpose of the Lean Accounting workshop is to provide an introduction to the methods of Lean Accounting that are designed to actively support the Lean transformation; help grow your business by providing better information for decision-making, provides Lean-focus measurements and reporting that motivate Lean change; shows the true financial impact of Lean improvement leading to growth and profitability, provides information that is clear and understandable to everyone containing no obscure financial language and is, itself Lean, Simple, and Low Waste.
Instructor:
 Your facilitator is none other than Brian Maskell, of BMA Inc. Brian has more than 25 years’ experience in the manufacturing and distribution industries.. He specializes in the practical introduction of Lean management methods and thinking. He has developed a comprehensive approach to Lean Accounting; the accounting control, and management processes required by companies transitioning to becoming Lean Enterprises! You will learn: why traditional accounting is harmful to the Lean transformation; the principle methods of Lean Accounting and how to approach the implementation of Lean Accounting.
The outcome of the workshop is an action plan for the implementation of Lean Accounting at your plant or company.
AGENDA
7:30 am: Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:am - 4:30pm
- Why Lean Accounting is Important
- Why do Finance & Operations People think Differently
- Lean Performance Measurements; cells, value streams & strategic measurement
- Value Stream Costing: replacing standard costs with more accurate and simpler information
- Explain why new methods of accounting control & measurement are required as the company introduces Lean Manufacturing and Lean Thinking
- Present Lean methods for performance measurements and cost accounting
- Lean decision-making: without standard costs
- Features and Characteristics Costs
- Managing product costing without standard costs
- Elimination of wasteful transactions
- Financial Benefits of Lean Improvement
- Planning & Budgeting the Lean Value Stream
- Target Costing: driving the business from customer value
- Further Lean Accounting methods aimed at reducing waste/cost
- Implementing Lean Accounting: the Maturity Path
- Lean Accounting Assessment
- Turn theory into practice
- Develop a detailed and practical implementation action plant for the short term and the longer term
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This workshop is designed for a broad audience; not just accountants. The ideal audience includes operations people, Lean specialist, accountants and controllers, and other key personnel like purchasing, and IT.
FEES
E!DAY 2008 Attendees: $300.00 (PLEASE ENTER CODE WORD eday IN THE GROUP REGISTRATION AREA OF THE REGISTRATION FORM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR 10% E!Day 2008 Discount!!!)
Non-E!Day 2008 Attendees: $330
(Registration fee includes breakfast, breaks, lunch and all course materials including text books)
Payment or purchase order must be received by TechHelp five days prior to the event start date. If no payment or PO number is received, you will be asked to pay with a credit card or check at the event.
WORKSHOP HOTEL
Workshop will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown - 222 S. Broadway Ave - Phone: (208) 331-2700.
Ask for special Lean Accounting Workshop Room Rate of $65.
PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOM EARLY- cut off date is Feb 15 2008.
Further logistics will be sent upon receipt of registration. Don’t delay, send your team, we expect this will fill up quickly.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Fee will be refunded (less $200.00 ) up to 4 weeks from event. Substitutes however, will be accepted up to the beginning of the workshop.
Venue
Brian's Lean Accounting Workshop will be held at the Boise Centre on the Grove
The following Hotels have issued special rates, and are holding rooms for this event until February 11, 2008. (No guarantee of rates will be given after this date.) Mention TechHelp's E!Day 2008 Manufacturing & Innovation Conference to get best rate.
$65.00: Courtyard by Marriott Boise Downtown - 222 S. Broadway Ave - Phone: (208) 331-2700
$79.00: TownePlace Suites - 1455 S. Capitol Blvd. - Phone: (208) 429-8881
$85.00: Doubletree Club Boise - 475 W. Parkcenter Boulevard, - Phone: (208) 345-2002
$99.00: Hampton Inn & Suites Boise/Downtown - 495 South Capitol Blvd. - Phone: (208) 331-1900
Contact
Paula Peterman at 208-364-6188 or paulap@uidaho.edu
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