CFOMore from CFOAll TechnologyEnterprise Risk Management Programs Help Target Root Causes, Not Just SymptomsAs companies develop business relationships around the world into more complex supply chains, protecting these essential links from disruption is becoming harder to manage.February 28, 2014Business Strategy AlignmentBudget Control Act Could Really Crimp Money Spigot Flowing to Defense ContractorsThere are cyclical industries, and there's the defense industry. In wartime, billions of additional dollars flow to defense contractors from the U.S. government, and in peacetime, Congress tightens the money spigot. It's a cycle that all contractors are used to, except this time around there's an added dimension: the Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration.January 16, 2014All TechnologyHold Up, Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy a New ERP System Just YetCompanies frequently undertake large enterprise resource planning system replacement programs that are totally unnecessary.December 30, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentFind a Good, Local Partner if You're Looking to Expand Internationally for the First TimeThe key to successful international expansion is to get the help your company needs to fill the gaps in its expertise. And "”especially if you're a small or midsize business "” those advisers must be both knowledgeable and trustworthy. And local.October 29, 2013Global LogisticsTime Could Be 'Pot of Gold' That Big Data BringsSimplifying the decision-making process is a fundamental goal for CFOs, given the competitive necessities of agility and speed. Unfortunately, many traditional planning, budgeting and forecasting systems see the business world as local and linear, not global and cooperative, frustrating this imperative.October 18, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentCan U.S. Companies Take a Page from Playbook of Successful Multinationals from Emerging Markets?Mexican bread maker Bimbo. Chinese electronics brand Haier. Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer. A decade ago, those companies were largely dismissed by their larger, U.S. competitors. Now, they have taken over the lead in global market share in their respective industries. Can U.S. companies learn from their successes?October 1, 2013Business Strategy AlignmentPromotion Raises Profile of Supply Chain at StarbucksIn promoting Troy Alstead from CFO and chief administrative officer to CFO and group president of global business service, Starbucks has elevated an officer with great experience in supply chain management as well as in finance.September 24, 2013Global Trade ManagementWhen Things Are Bad, Can You Afford to Innovate? When They Are Good, Do You Need to Innovate?In good times and in bad, companies often struggle with whether or not to invest in innovation. In a recent Accenture survey, only 18 percent of chief executives at 519 companies across more than 12 industry sectors in France, Britain and the United States said their investments in innovation were giving them a competitive advantage. Forty-six percent said their companies had become more risk averse when considering new ideas. And CEOs are supposed to be the optimistic ones.September 20, 2013All TechnologyCompanies Begin Taking the Cyber Battle to the HackerWith worries about data breaches and privacy violations mounting by the day, corporations are becoming more aggressive about preventing physical and financial losses, experts say. In some cases, they add, that can involve counterattacks against hackers.August 30, 2013All LogisticsTo Increase Rental Income, Are Banks That Control Warehouses Slowing Load-out of Inventory?Tim Weiner, global risk manager of commodities and metals at MillerCoors LLC, smells a rat in his supply chain. He believes bank holding companies, through their control and ownership of stores of aluminum, are inflating the metal's prices.July 31, 2013Previous PagePage 9 of 23Next Page
