Operations

Risk Management

Calculate the Real Cost of Catastrophe

To protect against threats to corporate value, many companies rely too heavily on insurance coverage.

Kevin Ingram, CFO, FM Global
July 9, 2019
Leadership

What Happens When the CFO Is the COO, Too?

A new academic study could dim perceptions that problems may arise when one executive holds both roles.
Supply Chain

Companies Scramble to Ease Impact of China Tariffs

Those surveyed by KPMG have employed various strategies to reduce the added cost.
Profiles

ABM Industries Nears End of Five-Year Transition

The company's "2020 Vision" plan, involving a new go-to-market strategy, new operational efficiencies, and key technology upgrades, is in the home stretch.
Robotic Process Automation

It’s Unanimous: Firms that ‘Know’ Bots Will Expand Their Usage

Automation is sweeping across the corporate landscape, with many companies expecting to use RPA in most or all of their functions within two years.
Applications

Cable CFO Faces Complexity in All Directions

Vicki Villacrez at TDS Telecom has to stay nimble to thrive in the fast-changing consumer segment of the telecommunications industry.
Supply Chain

Stopping Brand Theft

There are two primary ways to curtail the distribution of counterfeit products.
Technology

Finance Fails to Get Full Value from Shared Services

A lack of commitment to working as partners with shared services organizations dooms finance to missing out on optimizing the value of shared services.
Operations

The Two-Step Process for Achieving Agility

CFOs should push their companies to simplify planning and amplify the transfer of knowledge across the organization, says a CFO-turned-CEO.
People

Basketball CFO Takes His Shot at Real Estate

For Milwaukee Bucks finance chief Pat McDonough, it was "sink or swim" when he joined the team as it was embarking on a huge real estate development phase.
The Economy

How to Deal With the 5 Stages of Business Distress

No matter how grim things become, it's important to face each level of distress as soon as it arises and with full transparency.
Benchmarking

Retailers’ Financial Cycle Times: The Hare Beats the Tortoise

A new ranking of corporate speed and agility shows why some brick-and-mortar retailers, especially Macy's, are ailing.
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