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Corning Incorporated, a multinational company headquartered in Corning, New York, is a leading innovator in materials science with a more than 170-year history. The…
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Transforming Quote-to-Cash at IBM
IBM optimized opportunity-to-order (O2O) and order-to-cash (O2C), but still struggled with data availability and cycle times due to the handoff between these processes. IBM…
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Developing an enterprise-wide process model is a daunting task, particularly for large, complex organizations. This article offers four best practices to guide your efforts…
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Funding for Business Process Management
Learn how best-practice organizations allocate funds to business process management (BPM). Based on APQC research, this article explains how resources, funds, and reporting…
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Digital transformation has immense implications for driving productivity and innovation in the petrochemicals industry, particularly in areas such as R&D and manufacturing…
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In partnership with Dr. Paul Walker (Schiro/Zurich Chair in Enterprise Risk Management at St. John’s University), APQC launched its Evolving Practices in Enterprise Risk…
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Recently, APQC interviewed Carmen Lim, the order to cash global process adviser for Chevron Lubricants’ U.S. operations and product owner for Chevron Lubricants’ Agile team,…
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Transformation in Order-to-Cash at Ecolab Indonesia
Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services, is in the process of centralizing and standardizing key processes in order to…
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Scenario Planning Example in Practice
Scenario planning can help as an organization prepares to mitigate the worst impacts of disruption and quickly take advantage of new opportunities. Regardless of whether the…
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Data Visualization in Accounting
This article shares insights from Danielle Supkis Cheek, a lecturer at Rice University and director in the entrepreneurial advisory services group for the accounting…
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Live Future Ready with Scenario Planning
In an uncertain and unpredictable world, disruptions to business as usual—whether good or bad—can come at any time. While no organization or finance professional can predict…
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This case study discusses how Solvay took a systematic approach to centralize all closing activities into shared services centers; the structure, roles, and governance for…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Abt Associates Inc. Case Study
Drawing from an interview conducted with Mike Powers, senior manager of treasury and risk, this case study presents an overview of Abt Associates' key FP&A processes,…
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Preparing for the Next Level of Financial Planning and Analysis: Global Tech Company Case Study
In March of 2019, APQC interviewed the finance lead at a large global technology company that offers a wide range of products and services. According to the finance lead, the…
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In March 2019 APQC spoke with Mike Powers, senior manager of treasury and risk at Abt Associates, Inc. Powers shared insights about the critical role of FP&A in the…