Cost Insights
US Manufacturing Sector Anticipates Sharp Sales and EPS Growth Decline in 2019
Guidance issued to date by US manufacturing companies during the Q4 2018 earnings release cycle points to a sharp decline…
How US Companies Plan to Spend Their 2017 Tax Reform Windfall
The 2017 tax reform was intended to incentivize US companies to repatriate overseas’ cash and use their tax savings to…
Contract Cash Scoring
Contract cash scoring – an easy-to-implement approach for both procurement and sales – elevates attention to cash flow considerations before…
What GBS Leaders Should be Watching Out for as Brexit Approaches
The UK is scheduled to leave the European Union at 11 p.m. UK time on Friday, March 29, 2019. However,…
Global Business Services for Supply Chain and Commercial Operations
Is the timing right to consider centralizing global supply chain and commercial processes? While traditional global business services (GBS) typically…
Profit from Balancing Your Inventory: Reaching and Moving the Service Level–Inventory Curve
Effectively managing inventory levels to meet customer demand is a balancing act for organizations. It requires balancing inventory against service…
Enterprise Cost Optimization: Enabling Strategic Growth
In an uncertain global economy, today’s imperative is finding ways to maintain ongoing attention to cost optimization – a strategy…
Optimizing the Close Cycle Using Next-Generation Account Reconciliation Best Practices and Tools
The financial close process can be a cumbersome and protracted task. Inefficiencies in the reconciliation process can make it even…
Streamlining the Financial Close Process
Accelerated filing deadlines, along with shifting regulatory requirements, have compelled finance leaders to streamline the financial close process, mitigate delays…
Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 31% in HR costs that can be…
Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 17% in procurement costs that can be…
Benchmarking: Continuous Self-Evaluation Is at the “Heart” of Sustainable Cost Optimization
By moving to world-class performance levels, the typical company can save up to 19% in IT costs that can be…