Operations

Operations

They Don’t Teach Pandemics in Business School

How a professional services firm shifted its operations and culture overnight.

Jim Peko
February 24, 2021
Supply Chain

Hire a Chief Procurement Officer – You Can’t Afford Not To

The modern chief procurement officer does a lot more than just “buy things” and sign contracts.
Growth Strategies

Joint Ventures: Driving Innovation While Limiting Risk

CFOs are increasingly using joint ventures to grow their businesses while sharing risk and benefiting from optionality.
The Economy

Starbucks Changing Format of Business District Stores

CEO Kevin Johnson says store traffic is down in central business districts but up in the suburbs.
Strategy

COVID-19 Aftermath: Moving Beyond Quick Fixes to Sustainable Value Creation

What else can companies do to help drive their businesses' short-term cash flows and fund their long-term ambitions?
Growth Strategies

Finance During the Crisis: Five Lessons from CFOs

Boards and management teams, along with CFOs, now see the importance of an adaptable, agile finance function that operates in near-real time.
Strategy

Making the CFO the Chief Profitability Officer

"The most important issue facing most managers in this difficult economy is making more money from the existing business without costly new initiatives. "
Analytics

The High Costs of An Inefficient Data Strategy

There is a price to operating in the data-driven world: time, money, and risk
Operations

Don’t Try to Improve Weak Areas; Outsource Them

Many companies are ill-advised to run their own warehouses and logistics. Hiring a 3PL provider may be a great option.
Operations

The Soft Benefits of Truck Fleet Upgrades

While acquiring newer-model trucks produces significant hard savings, several other advantages sweeten the deal considerably.
Strategy

Why Isn’t Your Transformation Showing Up in the Bottom Line?

Transformation success rates vary widely. Finance can make a big difference by articulating and validating the link between transformation and value.
Fraud

DOJ Plans Heightened Scrutiny of Government Contractors

The new "Procurement Collusion Strike Force" aims to root out antitrust crimes like bid-rigging and price-fixing in the procurement of government contracts.
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