Industry News

Industry news and updates covering cost management, profitability analytics, finance, and operational strategy. This category features curated articles and insights from trusted third-party sources to help professionals stay current on market trends and emerging ideas.

Industry News

Gartner: Build Cost Strategy Around Differentiating Factors, Not Competitive Trends

“Our research shows that CFOs are often blown off course by external targets that prioritize growth over profitability. Their targets,...
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Industrial Companies: Control Indirect Costs to Gain Profits

“Maintaining profits and growth is going to be very difficult. However, regardless of the larger economic environment, companies can take...
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McKinsey: Data Governance is Critical to Capturing Value Through Analytics

“Without quality-assuring governance, companies not only miss out on data-driven opportunities; they waste resources. Data processing and cleanup can consume...
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Modern Supply Chains Require Continuous Planning in Real-Time

Today’s supply chain planning has to be continuous and based on real-time information to drive effective business decisions. In the...
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The Power of Cost Transparency

“The effectiveness of cost information is driven less by the cost method chosen, and more by the design and implementation...
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Better Business Decisions Come From Effective Data Visualization

Data visualization can greatly improve finance’s ability to view how the business is performing by providing access to key metrics,...
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Nine Essential Steps for Strategic Planning

All corporate functions do strategic planning, but few do it well. Strategic planning is critical for forward-looking organizations, but short-term planning...
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Meeting Customer Demand with Integrated Manufacturing Visibility

Today’s customers demand high-quality, individualized products and faster delivery. When it comes to the manufacturing function, manual processes and isolated...
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Turn Strategy into Actionable Plans with Next-Level FP&A

“Few processes within the purview of a CFO have so much potential to create—or destroy—business value than FP&A” A recent...
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