Capntom: You asked "why should she attend". I will try a short but direct answer. Traditional cost and management accounting is an enemy of lean manufacturing and lean thinking in general. Traditional cost & measurement methods were developed to support mid-20th century mass production and they...
I attended this Lean Accounting Summit and was also a presenter. The conference was great. It was over-subscribed and the feedback from people attending was outstanding. The next one is in Orlando in September 2006. I would recommend it.