How do Companies’ expand their Lean deployment to include the back-office operations of Finance, H/R, I/T and Procurement? How can they institute standardized work across multiple sites, languages, currencies, ERP’s, and other unique requirements of a global organization? The elimination of inefficiencies through the deployment of Lean is tantamount to improved efficiency, performance and profitability for an organization and can be accomplished by elimination of waste/muda, replacement of non value-added work with value-added work and establishment and sharing of best practices.

Jean Cunningham Consulting is passionate about raising productivity across the entire operation – with the ultimate goal being to enhance the bottom line – net profit. This means expanding the concept of Lean well beyond the manufacturing floor, including the back office functions of Finance, H/R, I/T and Procurement. Once Lean and continuous improvements become fully integrated into the organization’s culture and the employee base feels empowered to make sustainable changes, ongoing productivity gains can continue forever. In addition, Jean Cunningham Consulting is a pioneer in Lean Accounting – assisting companies that are ready to take the next step to modify their financial reporting and migrate to a more strategic measurement system as they truly become Lean.

Janice Frampton, Senior Lean Consultant

Janice Frampton, CPA, Senior Lean Consultant at Jean Cunningham Consulting, has a proven track record of leading organizations during periods of significant growth as well as during periods of cost reduction, containment or dissolution. Her diverse background in both Finance and Operations enables her to lead both large and small companies as they embark on their Lean journeys. She most recently was the Director of Finance Excellence at Solectron Corporation, where she implemented Lean across a global Finance organization of 800 professionals. Other roles within Solectron include General Manager of a New England based manufacturing plant with an expertise in new product introduction as well as Director of Finance and Administration for a self-contained subsidiary.

Prior to joining Solectron, Janice spent fifteen years with Digital Equipment Corp/Compaq Computers in various financial and operational roles including OEM Division Controller, European and Asian Internal Audit Manager, International FP&A Manager and Corporate Controllership.