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1 February 2013

...any risk-prone interfaces, incorporated into a single cohesive view. Indifferent of the types of systems, languages, currencies, or local conditions, the subsidiaries’ data is taken into account and seamlessly combined...

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1 February 2013

...and we started the project in January 2010. Project elements The project comprised four phases: implementation of the in-house bank; bank connectivity; TMS installation, and cash and liquidity management. We...

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7 January 2013

...of other industries. Industry Insight: Transport (Logistics) Julian Roberts, Director, Working Capital, PwC The global logistics industry has yet to climb back to the levels of profitability seen during 2007....

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7 January 2013

...level of working capital as a percentage of sales has increased from 5.3% in 2009 to 7.0% in 2011 (1st quartile from -3.6% to -2.4%) – chiefly due to a...

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7 January 2013

...it.     Industry Insight: Consumer Products Julian Roberts, Director, Working Capital, PwC During 2012, consumer products vendors have been seeking growth opportunities in what have been very challenging market...

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7 January 2013

...to be given a fairly low priority. During the downturn, business has been harder to convert and professional fees put under unprecedented scrutiny. Suddenly, professional firms (including lawyers, accountants, architects,...

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1 January 2013

...the need for experienced, committed banking and technology partners. Payments/ Collections (US): Union Pacific Railroad (edition 205, May 2012) Julie A. Phillips, General Director – Revenue Accounting & Analysis While...

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1 January 2013

...key banking relationships? Does the provider have the top level bureau certification from SWIFT? Combination of SWIFT and payments expertise SWIFT’s top bureau certification, ‘SWIFT Ready Connectivity Best Practice’, has...

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1 January 2013

...is driving treasury transformation, and what does this mean in practice? Before the financial crisis, many treasurers lacked real-time visibility over their cash and risk positions. Since 2008-2009, however, credit...

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1 January 2013

...(Brazil, Russia, India, China) primarily for low-cost sourcing and commodities. The idea of the financial supply chain was largely conceptual and alternative financing techniques were often relegated to smaller companies....

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1 January 2013

...one. Fashion or a worthwhile project? Aside from the ‘fashion’ or ‘trendy’ aspect, e-BAM promises many advances and true ‘plus points’ in managing the banking relationship. It will give a...

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20 November 2012

...post offices, the internationalisation of L’Express, new measures to improve working conditions, and, in 2010, the company’s transformation from a ‘public institution’ to a public limited company, prior to the...