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Ahead of our upcoming in-person session on Lean Manufacturing Principles and financial workflow automation, join us for this preview-style webinar that explores the real value of speed in manufacturing.
Too often, acceleration is seen as just moving faster — but smart manufacturers know it’s about moving with purpose. In this conversational, podcast-style webinar, specialists from IMEC and Commerce Bank will connect the dots between Lean principles and automation tools that drive financial efficiency and operational clarity. You’ll get a preview of the topics we’ll explore during the in-person event and hear how speed directly impacts value, from cash flow to capacity.
Whether you’re planning to attend the upcoming Lean Meets Finance: Streamlining Value from Shop Floor to Balance Sheet event (to be announced soon) or simply interested in the concepts, this webinar provides practical insights to help you rethink what acceleration really means in manufacturing.
Key Takeaways:
Understand how speed impacts manufacturing value, not just output
Learn how Value Stream Mapping and Payment Cycle Reviews can identify automation opportunities
Preview real-world tools and use cases that link finance to Lean efficiency and risk mitigation
Hear from both Lean and digital professionals in a conversational format
Importance of automation in your back office to improve working capital positioning
This session is your primer to an in-depth event focused on real tools, real strategies and real results.
Presenter
Jeremy Smith
Technical Specialist | IMEC
With more than 10 years of manufacturing experience in complex automotive electronics, I have gained a variety of skills and knowledge that I use to enable success. My experience working with and on teams across business divisions in multiple countries has broadened my perspective on how to achieve goals and coach teams toward success. My goal is to apply the right tools in the right way at the right time to enable that success.
By viewing manufacturing through a value stream lens, my expertise in leadership, continuous improvement, productivity management, zero defects culture, visual management, total productive maintenance, supplier management, and logistics provides a large “toolbox” of systems and approaches. Through experience and data analysis, I help manufacturers apply these tools in a way that maximizes the return on investment and ensures sustainability.
Sarah Dubbert
Executive Vice President, Commerce Bank – Central Region President, Commerce Bank – Columbia
Dubbert has worked in banking for more 20 years and joined Commerce Bank in 2008 as Vice President, Treasury Services Manager. Her current responsibilities include managing the Commercial Banking Division for the Central Region, consisting of nine markets, as well as overseeing corporate sales and implementation efforts for treasury services, merchant services, and card.
Dubbert is also charged with ensuring customer satisfaction levels for corporate clients in the region. Her primary focus is on public entities, large corporations and not-for-profits. Dubbert is a member of the Association for Financial Professionals and has her Certified Treasury Professional designation.
She is an active leader throughout the region, currently serving on the Kappa Delta Sorority National Council, Board Emeritus for Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation, Special Advisor to the American Legion Auxiliary Missouri Girls State Program, and member of the Board of Directors for EOS Linx, a private motor vehicle parts manufacturing company specializing in comprehensive electric vehicle charging solutions
Susan Aiello, C.T.P., A.A.P
Senior Vice President, Treasury Management, Commerce Bank
Susan Aiello has been actively engaged in commercial payments for more than 25 years, helping businesses maximize efficiency and security in payments processing and cash flow management.
Aiello joined Commerce Bank’s Treasury Management team in 2003, leading the East Region sales team for 15 years. Prior to joining Commerce Bank, she led the Treasury Services Division of Southwest Bank. Her experience includes operations management, product development, sales, and sales management of commercial payments solutions across the payments spectrum.
As the Commercial Payments and Treasury Advisor for the East Region, Aiello consults with the bank’s most sizeable and complex commercial, healthcare, and not-for-profit organizations, helping them identify opportunities to streamline processes and maximize their use of funds.
Aiello completed her undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley and earned a Master of Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. She has achieved Certified Treasury Professional and Automated Clearing House Professional accreditations.
Aiello is an active member of the national Association of Financial Professionals and the St. Louis Treasury Management Association.
