Write Offs

Understanding the True Cost of Sourcing

by Bill McBeath and Colin Kessinger ... foolish decisions where the low cost supplier ultimately costs tens or hundreds of millions in lost revenue, lost market share, expedite fees, or write-offs. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/04/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_04_23_04_1.asp - 20k - 2004-04-23 Summary: In today's twenty-first century, global outsourced business world, the traditional and somewhat simplistic approaches used to measure cost for sourcing decisions of direct materials fall short.

Inflation’s Demise: The Impact on Business Informa

by Nelson M. Nones CPIM ... Possible financial tactics include restructuring of operations to minimize fixed costs, asset liquidation and, worst case, asset write-offs. ... http:/.../researchhighlights/businessapplications/2000/06/research_notes/mi_ba_nn_06_29_00_1.asp - 34k - 2000-06-29 Summary: Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many manufacturers are now confronting worldwide price stability, or even deflationary pres

Resurrection, Vitality And Perseverance Of Former ERP 'Goners' ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... this might not necessarily be regarded as a negative occurrence, and it might even be intriguing to determine the annual size of the write-offs that other ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/research_notes/MN_ER_PJ_03_20_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-03-20 Summary: While an increasing demand for services and incremental purchases of new extended-ERP functionality from existing client base, with a modest ooze of new accounts and even a notable influx of new accounts for distinguished some, may not put the revitalized former ERP losers back on top of the enterprise a

Important Sarbanes-Oxley Act Mandates and What They Mean for ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... For example, with regards to inventory management and inventory write-offs, most enterprises still have the responsibility of controlling inventory and fixed ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/02/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_02_23_07_1.asp - 25k - 2007-02-23 Summary: Two sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) have major implications for supply chain management. Yet enterprises can meet the challenges created by SOX more easily by using software tools developed to simplify the processes for compliance with this law.

JD Edwards Incurs Further Losses In Third Quarter

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... indeed. The net loss after acquisition write-offs was $33.2 million compared with a profit last year of $18.1 million. JD Edwards ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_9_3_99_2.asp - 5k - 1999-09-03 Summary: J.D. Edwards reported revenue of $232 million, $8 million down from last year's third-quarter revenue of $240 million. While licensing revenue fell quarter over quarter from $98 million last year to $75 million this year, the company was saved from total disaster by an 11% increase in services revenue to

Q2O Systems: Solutions for Quotation Management and Pricing ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ERP systems. This also prevents or reduces reworks or write-offs by the sales force to compensate for cancelled or delayed orders. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/11/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_11_16_07_1.asp - 27k - 2007-11-16 Summary: Quote-to-order systems include quotation management and pricing configuration solutions. Pricing configuration engines automate pricing and quoting processes for manufacturers with complex requirements. Their benefits include quotes that are quick and accurate, leading to increased customer satisfaction.

Is There a Smarter Way to Handle Excess Active and Obsolete ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Companies often resort to high-overhead marketing promotions, rebates, or complete inventory write-offs to unload their excess inventory. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2007/01/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_01_29_07_1.asp - 27k - 2007-01-29 Summary: Imagine the convenience of a 24x7 intranet marketplace where companies could sell off their inventory to the highest bidder. FreeFlow is one such business service provider, helping companies find buyers to sell their products to and increase inventory asset recovery.

Inventory Planning & Optimization: Extending Your ERP System

by Dirk Hooiman ... unprecedented. Shorter product life cycles When demand does not meet forecasts, inventory write-offs are the result. Market leaders ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/04/research_notes/MI_ER_SC_XDH_04_04_03_1.asp - 13k - 2003-04-04 Summary: SCM vendors are adding best of breed solutions to ERP product suites and are aggressively marketing this new functionality. The SCM market has been growing so strongly that where SCM was once viewed as a means to gain competitive advantage, companies now see it as a necessary extension of an ERP system,

Confronting International Regulatory Compliance: Web-based GTM ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in terms of accounts receivable reduction, inventory levels reduction, interest costs savings, and promises reduced penalties, write-offs, and overhead. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_04_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-06-04 Summary: TradeBeam offers a hosted GTM solution. Its ongoing acquisitions will eventually create an end-to-end solution linking physical and financial supply chains enabling companies to manage and execute global trade activities from a single software platform.

What Drives Profitability

by Glen Petersen ... purchasers may only purchase when items are deeply discounted and have a propensity to return items after they can be effectively resold leading to write-offs. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/MI_CR_XGP_03_21_06_1.asp - 15k - 2006-03-21 Summary: Growing customer sophistication and lifetime value means managing customer behavior is key to long-term profitability. Customer profitability and customer behavior metrics enable an organization to create alignment within the go to market process, while other metrics aid in decision-making.