Morgan Systems, Inc.: Application of Six Sigma to the finance function

Timothy C. Krehbiel, Jan E. Eighme and Phillip G. Cottell

Journal of Accounting Education, 2009, vol. 27, issue 2, 104-123

Abstract: This teaching case is based on a Six Sigma project undertaken by a subsidiary of a Fortune 100 company to improve its quarterly financial-reporting process. It is presented as a six-phase Problem-Based Learning (PBL) unfolding problem. The first five phases correspond to the stages of the Define–Measure–Analyze–Improve–Control (DMAIC) model, a process-improvement methodology used extensively in Six Sigma. The sixth phase focuses on Six Sigma as a way of doing business.

Keywords: Six Sigma; Problem-based learning; DMAIC; Financial reporting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccedu.2009.11.002

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