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• APQC Launches Study on the Convergence of Marketing and Finance in Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals

  - 2007-12-13

  Organizations Invited to Participate in No-Cost Research until December 21st

  Tags: APQC, finance, life science, marketing

• Best Practices in Creating a Strategic Finance Function

  BNET - 2006-05-01

  According to the results of a recent APQC study, finance organizations, no matter what their size, are still spending almost two-thirds of their time on transaction processing, to the detriment of more strategic functions such as decision support and management. The study concluded, in part, that the respondents who are...

  Tags: APQC, SAP AG, Best Practice, Financial Accounting, Databases, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

• Finance and Accounting Benchmarking

  BNET - 2006-04-04

  APQC's Open Standards Benchmarking Collaborative OSBC database allows organizations that complete surveys free access to comparative reports in their functional areas. In finance and accounting, for example, APQC's research indicates significantly lower cost per invoice for centralized accounts payable operations ($5.00) over decentralized ones ($7.77). Download this paper for more...

  Tags: Accounting, Benchmarking, APQC, Operational Accounting, Finance

• After WorldCom: How Much Consolidation Can U.S. Telecom Regulators Permit?

  BNET - 2003-05-15

  WorldCom's recent bankruptcy has likely set the stage for a new round of telecom industry mergers that will test the long-standing competition policies of U.S. regulators.

  Tags: Regulator, Merger, Consolidation, APQC, WorldCom Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Regulations, Investment, Finance, Government

• The World Bank Profile: Best Practices in Knowledge Management

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  This case study describes how the World Bank instituted a series of improvement efforts, how its focus evolved, and what challenges it faced along the way. The article illustrates how organizations making improvement efforts often intentionally or inadvertently have a synergistic effect. The result is powerful momentum in gaining management...

  Tags: Knowledge, APQC, Knowledge Management, Best Practice, World Bank, Improvement Effort, Free Trade, Finance

• Better Serve Their Customers

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  Large and small organizations alike dedicate a tremendous amount of money, labor, and time to better serve their customers. According to a metrics study, companies typically spend 0.75 percent of their revenue on customer service. Regardless of whether a

  Tags: APQC, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Operational Accounting, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

• Evaluating A Brand's Effectiveness Through Elements Of Equity

  BNET - 2001-07-01

  Now a days, intangible assets such as brands, intellectual capital, and human capital determine the value of an organization. Brands in particular are viewed as strategic drivers of income generation and shareholder value. With such importance weighing on

  Tags: Brand, APQC, Income, Equity, Branding, Human Capital, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance

• Process Improvement Through Sarbanes-Oxley

  BNET

  Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has left many questioning finance's value to an organization. Efforts to speedily meet Sarbanes-Oxley year-one certification requirements forced companies to ignore the merits of planning and improving processes. Companies that view Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as an improvement process are making greater strides toward a sustainable infrastructure...

  Tags: Process Improvement, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, APQC, Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory Compliance, Regulations, Financial Accounting, Government, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures

• Benchmarks and Best Practices in Accounting, Focus Area: Payroll

  BNET

  Compare your organization to your peer groups and discover ways to improve your accounting performance. How do centralized accounting operations compare to decentralized ones? Learn the answer to these questions in this excerpt from APQC's new benchmarking and best practices book, By the Numbers: Accounting. It tells...

  Tags: Accounting, APQC, Payroll, Best Practice, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance

• Benchmark Finance and Accounting: Build Your Foundation and Achieve Measurable Process Improvement

  BNET

  Benchmarking can reduce costs and cycle times and ultimately provide a competitive advantage. But organizations face many pitfalls in the early stages of the benchmarking process, such as starting with too broad a scope or not allowing enough time for data collection. Download this paper to learn the basics of...

  Tags: Accounting, Process Improvement, Benchmarking, APQC, Finance