The Holy Grail of Shareholder Value Measurement
Few dispute the value of EVA as a performance measure, but some companies think that other metrics correlate more closely with long-term shareholder returns. However, if you’re looking for one perfect measure, you’ll likely be disappointed. Here are the pros and cons of the most commonly used metrics.
Content: Article | Author: Tad Leahy | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, Management
Capitalizing on Economic Value Added
EVA is a measurement tool designed to strengthen companies’ return on capital investments. A study of best practices in EVA reveals that the metric can help reduce capital costs and improve gross revenues.
Content: Article | Author: Tad Leahy | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, Management
Managing Complexity
Hundreds of major corporations are implementing a Balanced Scorecard in their quest to increase shareholder value. But success is in the details.
Content: Article | Author: Ivy McLemore | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Management
Finance Executive Compensation Survey
Welcome to SalaryCentral at businessfinancemag.com. Here finance executives will find a wealth of resources for analyzing their present and future compensation. SalaryCentral includes the most comprehensive interactive compensation database currently available for finance executives, accompanied by two articles exploring the broader significance of the survey results. Sponsored by Business Finance and AOC, SalaryCentral is the first Internet portal dedicated exclusively to helping finance professionals understand … [ Read more ]
Content: Career Information | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Benefits / Comp.
Antidotes for Troubled Times
Corporations are gaining a competitive advantage by building their image as good global citizens.
Content: Article | Authors: Fay Hansen, Laurie Brannen | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Social Responsibility (ESG)
The Value of Intellectual Assets
Patently Correct IP Risk Management
Companies that concentrate all of their intellectual asset management efforts on protecting patents from infringement ignore much more costly threats connected to their intellectual property portfolios. The greatest risk is not having an IP management strategy in place – an omission that can lead to loss of market share.
Content: Article | Author: Eric Krell | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, Management
Forging a Stronger Supply Chain
The cost of goods and materials is usually the largest component of a company’s cost structure. Why, then, isn’t every financial manager examining the supply chain? Here are the keys that you can use to open the door to improvement — and play a pivotal role — in the supply chain management process.
Content: Article | Author: Steve Player | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, Operations
Gilding the Supply Chain
Collaboration among manufacturers, suppliers and customers is helping companies drive excess costs out of the supply chain. Mutual trust and accurate cost accounting are the critical links.
Content: Article | Author: Tad Leahy | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Accounting, Operations
Looking for Risk in All the Right Places
The old adage “don’t go looking for trouble” may be good advice, but not in risk management. Periodic audits of the risks that stem from every nook and cranny of the enterprise can provide a competitive advantage.
Content: Article | Author: Joanne Sammer | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Risk Management
BusinessFinance.com
This site’s goal is to create an online commercial finance marketplace where capital seekers and capital providers experience greater efficiency and profitability. Look for funding sources (commercial finance, lease financing, goverment loans, investment funds, real estate finance, or venture capital) via the site’s capital search engine (requires free registration). The site’s Expert Center offers some great resources, especially their free Funding Workbook and links … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Entrepreneurship
How Money Migrates
Technology has brought major improvements to the cross-border payment process. But the old problems, including payments never showing up or showing up very late, continue to hamper global commerce.
Content: Article | Author: Richard H. Gamble | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: Finance, International | Industry: Finance / Banking
Working With Multiple Worksheets
How to improve data organization and create useful summaries.
Content: Article | Author: Marie McCooey | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips
Benchmarking Your Board
Buying Into E-Procurement
Purchasing goods using the Web requires jumping over some serious hurdles, such as back-office integration, but companies that have made the leap are saving serious money.
Content: Article | Author: Samuel Greengard | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Operations
Automate Repetitive Tasks With Macros
Design your own mini-program, or macro, within Excel and run it with a shortcut key.
Content: Article | Author: Marie McCooey | Source: “Business Finance Magazine” | Subject: Productivity / Work Tips