Training on Financial & Inventory Management for Enhanced Corporate Value

Module 1:The Relation Between Inventory and Finance

• Management Accounting and Financial Accounting

• Basic understanding of inventory from financial perspectives

• What is Inventory management?

• Inventory and financial statements

• Inventory Driven Costs (IDC) invented and implemented by HP

• Fixed costs, Variable costs and Break-even points analysis

• Profit is an opinion, and Cash is a fact.

• Case Study: Analysis of HP’s Inventory Driven Costs (IDC) implementation and its financial impact

Module 2 :Management Accounting and Corporate Value Management

• Corporate value management KPI

• ROE (Return on Equity) and ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)

• KPIs for leading companies in Japan

• KPIs related to Supply chain

• SCM capability analysis & Supply Chain Top 25

• Accounting fraud risks

• Case Study: Examining how top Japanese companies use KPIs to optimize corporate value

Module 3 :CCC (Cash Conversion Cycle) Basics

• Operation Cycle and Cash Cycle

• The necessary information on CCC

• CCC comparison among Japan, U.S. and Global by industry

• CCC trend for different sectors by company

• How to expedite CCC cashing speed?

• CCC key issues

• PSI (Purchase/Production, Sales, Inventory) management

• Practical Exercise: Calculate CCC for sample companies and propose improvement strategies

• Case Study: Cross-industry comparison of CCC trends and lessons learned

Module 4 :CCC Advanced Course and Management Methods

• CCC advanced courses: several case studies

• Amoeba management methods by Kyocera

• Balanced Scorecard with case studies

• Six Sigma theory with case studies

• Problem-solving PDCA

• Visualization of management and Visualization of autonomy

• Effective IT solutions for increasing efficiency

• Case Study: Application of Amoeba Management, Balanced Scorecard, and Six Sigma in real-world companies

• Practical Exercise: Develop a CCC improvement plan using PDCA and visualization tools

Module 5 :Specific Measures With a View to ESG and SDGs

• What is ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)?

• What are SDGs (Strategic Development Goals)?

• Integrated reporting with case studies

• Environmental issues

• Freshness control for Accounts Receivable and Inventory

• Operation cycle & Planning cycle

• Risk management summary

• Case Study: Companies integrating ESG and SDGs into inventory and financial management

• Practical Exercise: Create a mini ESG-integrated reporting plan for inventory and AR