Author Archive: Jean Cunningham
Jean is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of lean accounting and lean beyond manufacturing having led the lean transition in those environments since the early 90’s. She has given lectures and consulted on lean back office application since the mid-90s. With JCC, Jean travels world-wide presenting lean workshops, consulting on lean strategy, and facilitating kaizens. Jean is the former Vice President and CFO at Lantech, Inc. and Marshfield Door Systems. She is currently the CFO and a Director-at-Large for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Jean was an original Thought Leader for the Lean Accounting Summit and presents there annually. Jean has published two books of practical application based on her corporate lean journey. Real Numbers won the Shingo Prize for research in 2004 and has become an essential lean accounting text. Easier, Simpler, Faster won the Shingo Prize for research in 2008 and is already recommended reading for lean IS/IT efforts. Jean has a BS in Accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from Northeastern University’s Executive Program.
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