Manufacturing
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Anonymous (Director of Finance)
Wayne Spivak (Managing Consulting CFO, SBA * Consulting, LTD)
In the last two weeks I attended seminars with conflicting "expert" viewpoints. One expert said that mid-market M&A's are on the rise along with multiples. The other, not on either account. What do you see?
Charlie Witzke (CFO, IntelliBridge)
We are a small company ($10 million in revenue) that spends approximately $2 million in outside trucking transportation costs. We are looking at options for reducing these costs. We’re considering better scheduling software, acquiring some of our own...
Kirk Conole (Partner, DCI Solutions)
If it was a mixed result, please note what you would have done differently?
John Webb (Controller/Director of Finance, Genelink, Inc)
Have been approached by a company doing shipping analysis -- will do so on a share-in-the-savings basis. Obviously sounds good to know its not going to cost, etc. but not sure how to benchmark terms. Seems to me the two keys are % of savings shared and...
Regis Quirin (Chief Financial Officer Consultant, CMD Capital Formation LLC)
Companies primarily outsource when they need a service or expert, in a field that is not their specialty. Financially it makes sense to bring in the expertise on a contract or assignment basis, rather than building the functionality within the company. Prior to...
Nancy Wu (Head of Client Service, SkyStem)
Answering a reader's question: Why is there more work for the back office at month end?So here is a question I got from a reader: Why is there more work for the back office at month end? For finance and accounting professionals, “month-end”...
Anonymous (Controller)
Laresa McIntyre (Vice President Finance, Infinity Sales Group LLC)
Here are 10 best practices for accounts payable in no particular order. Hopefully your A/P department can put a check beside each of these items. 1. Always pay from original invoices. If you have to pay from a copy, be sure to check your records for the same...
