EvCC Lean Event - Accounts Payable

Dates: July 30-August 2, 2012

Facilitators: Rosalie (Rose) Madison

Leadership Team: Jennifer Howard, Susan O' Guin, Jeffrey Pearce

Participants: Linda Nichols, Teri Griggs, Sarah Damp, Shelby Burke, Ronda Hansen

Goals:

  • Shorter turnaround time from when invoice is received in AP and payment made - target is invoice received in AP 2 weeks (or less) before due date.
  • No Late Payments
  • Set standards and communicate process change to campus to create efficiencies within the Accounts Payable Process.

Documents:

Department head quote: "...there was an increase in morale in thinking we could really do something about this process that could make it work more smoothly." - Susan O' Guin, Director of Finance