Value Stream Mapping and Costing
Presentations to the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance and Western Wood Preservers Institute March and June 2023 Debra Mervyn About 10 years ago, one of my clients was having problems with a China supplier quality and delivery. During my tenure at CH2M Hill, I learned of Activity Based Cost Accounting (ABC), developed [...]
Leaky Ships: Process Costs and Financial Reports That Don’t Add Up
Struggling with my ability to communicate with financial professionals about why and how process problems and inefficiencies their Income Statements and financial reports, a very large Leaky Ship making its way to Port (goals and objectives) popped in my mind. Business owners and their financial advisors (CPAs, Accountants, Bankers and [...]