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• CPG Manufacturers Lead the Way in Reducing Supply Chain Costs

  To remain competitive in the grocery, retail and consumer packaged goods CPG industry, retailers and wholesalers seek to offer more value to consumers. The most successful merchants provide quality goods at low prices by removing costs from the supply chain. Leading manufacturers have responded by implementing trading practices that benefit...

  White papers 2004-05-01

  Tags: Supply Chain, Activity Based Costing, Acorn Systems, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Managerial Accounting, Retail, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance

• How Time-Driven Activity Based Costing Delivers On The Promise Of ABC

  Over the past few years, activity-based costing has enabled managers to see that not all revenue is good revenue, and not all customers are profitable customers. Unfortunately, the difficulties of implementing and maintaining traditional ABC systems have prevented activity-based cost systems from being an effective, timely, and up-to-date management tool....

  White papers 2003-07-01

  Tags: Activity Based Costing, ABC Inc., Acorn Systems, Finance, Managerial Accounting

• The ABCs Of Activity Based Cost Accounting For A Distribution Business

  Activity-Based Costing is a ‘new’ strategic cost and profitability management tool that can provide distributor warriors with information on existing products, customers, and operations. Traditionally, distributors have either sold their way to profitability via growth strategies or saved their way to profitability via lean and mean strategies. Activity-Based Costing ABC...

  White papers 2003-01-01

  Tags: Finance, Managerial Accounting, Acorn Systems, Activity Based Costing, ABC Inc., Accounting

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• Univar Selects Acorn's Profitability and Cost Management Solution

  BELLEVUE, Wash. and HOUSTON, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Univar, a world leader in chemical distribution, and Acorn Systems today jointly announced the selection of Acorn Systems' Performance Analyzer, the market leading profitability and cost management solution. After a thorough analysis of all available profitability systems, Univar selected Acorn Systems...

  Articles 2008-09-05

• Time-driven activity-based costing; a simpler and more powerful path to higher profits

  Time-driven activity-based costing; a simpler and more powerful path to higher profits. Kaplan, Robert S. and Steven R. Anderson. Harvard Bus. School Press 2007 266 pages $45.00 Hardcover HF5686 This book outlines time-driven activity-based...

  Articles 2007-08-01

• Cartesis Launches the Open Profitability Initiative; New Partnerships with Acorn Systems, Decimal Technologies and Prodacapo Strengthen Cartesis' Position as Performance Management Leader

  NORWALK, Conn. -- Cartesis, the world leading specialist in finance and performance management, today launched the Cartesis Open Profitability Initiative OPI. The OPI is a new global partnership program created to deliver Cartesis customers with best-of-breed profitability optimization solutions. Reducing costs and improving productivity and profitability are important to all...

  Articles 2006-04-24

• AcornSystems.(Brief article)

  Average-based cost allocation, OLAP and rate-based activity-based costing have been widely implemented but have been inaccurate and expensive and have not helped companies make meaningful decisions, says AcornSystems...

  Articles 2006-03-01

• ProClarity and Acorn Systems Team to Deliver Retail Business Intelligence Solutions through the Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative.

  NEW YORK, Jan 16, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Profitability Analysis Solution Built on the Microsoft BI Platform Enables Strategic Initiatives for Substantial Returns ProClarity Corporation, a leading innovator of business intelligence BI technology, and Acorn Systems, Inc., a best of breed ...

  Articles 2006-01-16

• ProClarity and Acorn Systems Team to Deliver Retail Business Intelligence Solutions through the Microsoft Smarter Retailing Initiative

  NEW YORK -- Profitability Analysis Solution Built on the Microsoft BI Platform Enables Strategic Initiatives for Substantial Returns ProClarity Corporation, a leading innovator of business intelligence BI technology, and Acorn Systems, Inc., a best of breed provider of profit improvement via enterprise performance measurement, today announced a joint...

  Articles 2006-01-16

• GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ACORN" SYSTEMS

  General Dynamics, OTS Engineering Technology, Orlando Fla., wasawarded on July 15, 2005, a firm fixed-price letter contract with acost ceiling of $6,952,360, for approximately 1,550 ea "Acorn"Systems and accessories. The Naval Explosive Ordnance DisposalTechnology Division has a requirement to procure Acorn Systems, whichwill provide critical force protection measures to patrols...

  Articles 2005-07-25

• GENERAL DYNAMICS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR "ACORN" SYSTEMS

  General Dynamics, OTS Engineering Technology, Orlando Fla., wasawarded on July 15, 2005, a firm fixed-price letter contract with acost ceiling of $6,952,360, for approximately 1,550 ea "Acorn"Systems and accessories. The Naval Explosive Ordnance DisposalTechnology Division has a requirement to procure Acorn Systems, whichwill provide critical force protection measures to patrols...

  Articles 2005-07-21

• Treasure or trash.

  Jul 05, 2005 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX) Demand for treasury systems is stimulated by new hedge accounting and general accounting standards, such as FASB133 and IAS 39. In Australia, specialist systems for treasury are provided by two main system suppliers. The US-based...

  Articles 2005-07-05

• Penton Media Launches BPM Strategies: The First and Only Online, On-Demand Conference on Business Performance Management

  Business Editors DARIEN, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 12, 2004 Internet Conference and Vendor Exhibition Focuses on the Systems, Processes, Management Methodologies and Best Practices That Constitute the Growing Business Performance Management Market Penton Media (OTCBB:PTON) has successfully launched BPM Strategies, the first and only...

  Articles 2004-04-12

• Canada Colors, Acorn team. (IT in Brief).(Canada Colors and Chemicals Ltd. to implement Acorn Systems' Profit Analyzer software on enterprise basis)(Brief Article)

  Chemical distributor Canada Colors and Chemicals Ltd. plans to implement Acorn Systems' Profit Analyzer software on an enterprise basis. Acorn Systems is a provider of profit management and optimization solutions...

  Articles 2003-03-31

• Computer software manufacturers.

  To help keep service centers abreast of the wide range of software packages available to the industry, Metal Distribution publishes this short directory of software products. It contains an alphabetical listing of software developers, addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses and Web sites when available, along with the brief...

  Articles 2003-03-22

• Actuate and Acorn Systems Announce Strategic OEM Agreement; Acorn Systems to Leverage Actuate Information Delivery Solution to Help Companies Optimize Their Profitability

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 19, 2001 Actuate Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTU), the Information Delivery market leader, today announced a strategic OEM agreement with Acorn Systems, the leader in profit management solutions. Acorn has embedded Actuate e.Reporting Suite 5 into version 3 of its Profit...

  Articles 2001-12-19

• Acorn Systems and BioComp Systems Announce Technology Partnership; Acorn and BioComp Team to Further Improve Client Profitability

  Business Editors & Technology Writers PHILADELPHIA & REDMOND, Wash.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 14, 2001 Acorn Systems, providers of Enterprise Profit Optimization software, and BioComp Systems, Inc., a global optimization technology provider, announced today a joint technology partnership to further enhance business profitability. In the relationship, Acorn...

  Articles 2001-12-14

• Acorn Systems Unveils its Profit Optimizer; Software Enables Businesses to Instantly Negotiate, Structure Customer Orders for Optimum Profitability

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 1, 2001 Acorn Systems, the leader in profit management solutions, announced today the release of its Profit Optimizer, and the company's move to provide a complete enterprise solution for businesses to measure, optimize and predict net operating profits. "With...

  Articles 2001-10-01

• Acorn Systems Secures Series `A' Round of Funding Led by Insight Capital Partners; Top Venture Firms Invest in Leading Profit Management Software Developer

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 26, 2001 Acorn Systems, providers of Enterprise Profit Optimization software, announced today the closing of its Series `A' funding round. The investment represents validation by industry leaders of the value that Acorn's technology brings to the growing number of companies seeking...

  Articles 2001-09-26

• Acorn Systems Names New Chief Executive

  Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News ReleaseTM on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 10, 2001 Leading profit management software company taps Leland Putterman, former BMC...

  Articles 2001-09-10