Taylor Guitars Factory Tour and Presentation

Thursday, April 30, 2015
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

The Taylor Guitars factory tour takes guests through the steps of guitar construction. From wood selection to final assembly, guests will experience each process as a guitar evolves from raw wood into a finished instrument. While not physically demanding, the tour does include a fair amount of walking and climbing a short flight of stairs.

Presentation by Bryan Bear, Director of Finance, Taylor Guitars

Cost Accounting for shared production activities of a Maquiladora
How Taylor Guitars handles financial reporting for a Maquiladora operation.
Maquiladoras are win-win solution for US and Mexico economic interests.  Learn how Taylor Guitars manages the accounting complexities of utilizing a Maquiladora for some of its manufacturing operations for financial reporting of inventory.

Lean: Production Floor to Cubicle
How Taylor Guitars finance and accounting group adapted to the Lean concepts employed on the production floor to their financial reporting.
Problems associated with implementation of an ERP system prompted Taylor Guitars to look to Lean philosophy for solutions.  Learn how Taylor Guitars brought the concepts of Lean from the production floor to financial reporting of inventory.

Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost: $50 per person includes: tour, presentation, 1.0 CH and round trip bus transportation

Credit Hours: 1 CH
Field of Study: Accounting
Program Level: Basic
Method of Delivery: Group - Live
Intended Audience: Accounting faculty

Learning Objectives:
Prerequisites: None

Advanced Preparation Required: None