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In-depth articles exploring cost management strategies, profitability frameworks, cost-to-serve analysis, and financial decision support. These pieces provide practical guidance for finance and operations leaders navigating complex cost structures.

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Remaining Profitable in a Millennial World

Retail has changed a lot over the past decade due to the generation driving demand shifted from the baby boomers...
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Who Knew FP&A Could Be…..Fun?!

“Technology is eliminating grunt work and boosting the value of financial planning and analysis.” As with many corporate processes, technology...
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Redesigning Models Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act Principle

In many large global companies, people complain about growing organizational complexity with lots of silos, scattered accountabilities, which leads to inadequate...
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The Benefits of a Steering Model Redesign

Every executive team beginning to map out a transformational strategy needs to translate that strategy into concrete activities. And once...
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Strong Strategies Require Balance

“Successful strategy execution calls for skillful orchestration of sometimes opposing forces and competing needs.” Putting a strategy into practice can...
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Shorter Time Frames Lead to Better Forecasting

Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, discusses the importance of time frames in economic forecasting in a...
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Zero Based Budgeting: From Zero to Hero

An increasing number of global corporations are adopting zero-based budgeting as a financial technique. In a zero-based budgeting process, all...
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Keep Supply Chain Finance Off the Balance Sheet

Improving cash flow is a constant challenge, and it is difficult to find an approach that doesn’t negatively impact a...
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Protect Your Company from a Data Management Crisis

“Data has been described as the oil of the modern economy, as it powers virtually every business model. Companies spend...
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