Linking KPIs to the Income Statement and Balance Sheet
“What can be measured, can be managed.” This statement is certainly accurate with respect to the real value and purpose of using KPIs, or key performance indica... Read More...
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
How Finance Views S&OP (And How We Can Help)
The standard S&OP process is a critical collaboration between sales (demand), production (supply) and leadership. However, when you look over the entire... Read More...
Rising Interest Rates Are Changing Everything For Business Planning
Companies have been working on their 2023 business plans and budgets since the beginning of fall 2022. During this time, numerous developments have occurred... Read More...
Optimizing Operations For Cash Flow
At the end of last year, I made this podcast that predicted that 2022 was going to be the year of ‘anti-lean’ with inventory flooding the market and compani... Read More...
Mitigating Interest Rate Risk With Scenario Planning & FP&A
2022 is beginning with substantial uncertainty and risk for businesses of all types. Much of this comes from the financial markets, and part of it relates t... Read More...
Mitigating Supply Chain Risk and Its Financial Effects
It is important for both supply chain and financial professionals to consider the impact of mitigation and risk management efforts on company financial per... Read More...
4 Financial Metrics Every Demand & Supply Planner Should Know
Demand and supply planners are supporting decision-making efforts that have financial ramifications for the company. The company has many stakeholders who have ... Read More...
Turbocharge Your Financial Plans By Collaborating With Demand Planners
Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is the process of analyzing an organization's financial strategy. To accomplish this, we need a prediction of a futur... Read More...
Second Opinion Forecasting, The Next Big Thing?
Attention Demand Planners, wouldn’t you AND your CFO both like to know how much profit your current forecast is leaving on his table? Turns out you can; all tha... Read More...
S&OP Isn’t Working – What’s the Solution?
Almost three decades ago Sales and Operational Planning (S&OP) burst onto the Supply Chain scene as the latest innovation. When S&OP as a concept emerge... Read More...