CFOMore from CFOAll TechnologyCFOs Should Be as Concerned with Supply Chain Resilience as They Are About the MarketsChief financial officer wear a lot of hats. They oversee the treasury, monitor our markets and position our companies for the future. Here's another hat they should be wearing: that of the champion of supply chain resilience.March 2, 2015All TechnologyHow the Company Bean Counter Can Really Demonstrate His or Her ValueBrian Holland, the CFO and president of Fleet Advantage, a truck leasing and big data firm, was trying to put his finger on what it means to be a finance chief at the kind of fast-growing, sales-driven companies that have employed him over his more than 20-year career. And then he thought of something a former boss had said to him: “You’re one of the few bean counters that I can even stand to be around.”January 27, 2015All LogisticsPanama Canal Expansion Expected to Provide Great Market Opportunities for Mid-Sized CompaniesWhen the much-anticipated expansion of the Panama Canal is completed late next year, cargo ships the size of aircraft carriers will ferry goods from Latin America and Asia directly to East Coast ports and back. These ships - up to two-and-a-half times bigger than those currently allowed - will uproot trade patterns developed over the last century and will affect nearly every sector of the U.S. economy.January 7, 2015All LogisticsWith Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Is Anyone's Job Safe From Robot Replacement?From self-driving cars, to intelligent assistants on smart phones, to IBM's Watson beating humans at Jeopardy, to potentially autonomous military weapons, the effects of increasingly sophisticated automation are undeniable. With leading companies like Google spending millions to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics start-ups, financial markets are also betting that AI will become a bigger part of our lives and society.December 4, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentHold the Economic Optimism, Please. Wal-Mart, eBay Predict Lower Sales Growth.Bellwether retailers eBay and Wal-Mart have reduced their expectations of sales growth for the current fiscal year, blaming the lower outlooks, in part, on the stronger dollar.October 20, 2014All TechnologyEven as Economy Improves, CFOs Still Must Balance Service Levels, Capital, Operating ExpensesFor many companies, 2015 is looking rosy. The overall economy is finally accelerating out of the worst recession since the 1930s, helped in no small part by construction as the Construction Backlog Indicator (published by Associated Builders and Contractors) reached an all-time high in June.October 6, 2014Global Trade ManagementWTO Says Global Trade Growth Won’t Be Quite as Robust as Initially PredictedThe World Trade Organization has slashed its forecast for world trade growth in 2014 to 3.1 percent, citing weaker-than-expected gross domestic product growth and muted import demand in the first half of the year.September 26, 2014Global Trade ManagementChina, India Remain Best Markets to Grow U.S. Exports, Report FindsEmerging markets such as China and India offer the best trade prospects for U.S. businesses, with U.S. export growth to those countries expected to average 9 percent a year through 2030, according to a report from HSBC.September 19, 2014All TechnologyWhen Should You Pay Your Suppliers - Early on or Only When Payment Is Due?Is it wise to take advantage of early-payment discounts offered by suppliers? Or should you make other use of your cash until payment is due? There are lots of things to consider.September 17, 2014Global Supply Chain ManagementAlmost 40 Percent Report Economic Crime in Their Businesses, And It Seems to Be on the IncreaseThirty-seven percent of more than 5,000 respondents reported economic crime in their organizations, with the categories of bribery and corruption and cybercrime experiencing notable growth, according to PwC in its latest Global Economic Crime Survey.September 11, 2014Previous PagePage 7 of 23Next Page
