Business Process, Information Technology, Information Technology Strategy, Information Technology value, IT Spending, Lean Business
Do you feel like the Information Technology (IT) bills never stop coming? It seems like there are always upgrades, maintenance costs, new software that must be purchased. The question becomes ‘What Value Do We Receive From That Investment?’ That is...
Business Process, Finance Department, Lean Accounting, Lean Business
I attended an APICS event last night and the presentation by Robert Fox focused on lean & Six Sigma and why we would want to implement them. Most of us associate ‘lean’ with manufacturing as the concepts which originated at Toyota were...
Business Process, Creative Thinking, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
I am reading a new book by John C. Maxwell entitled ‘How Successful People Think’. An intriguing title. If you are not familiar with John C. Maxwell he is a very dynamic speaker, and an expert on Leadership....
Business Process, Finance Department, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
Have you gone on a corporate crash diet in the last couple of years. After the binging in the early 2000’s and the financial collapse in 2008, many companies felt it necessary to put themselves on a crash spending diet. So what do I mean by...
Business Process, ERP Selection, Finance Department, General, Information Technology, Lean Accounting
We have discussed the Financial Supply Chain and the importance to cash flow and profitiabilty for optimizing it. Optimizing the Financial Supply Chain is a function of optimized business process and effective information technology. In my last post, I...