by Vanguard Software | Jan 30, 2019 | Finance, Financial Planning & Forecasting, News, Supply Chain
American Express (AMEX) recently introduced Early Pay, a new early payment option for large U.S. companies that buy goods and services from U.S. suppliers. Buyers get discounts if they pay suppliers earlier than their due date. This speeds up B2B payments to...
by Vanguard Software | Aug 31, 2018 | Financial Planning & Forecasting, Sales Forecasting, Supply Chain
The true value of forecast accuracy presents itself when translated into dollar values. Dr. Jain, Editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting, said in one of his interviews that “an average company can save $3.52 mil. for every one-percent improvement in the...
by Vanguard Software | Apr 4, 2018 | Cloud, Financial Planning & Forecasting
If you’ve worked through static, spreadsheet-based forecasting processes then you know it can be a time-consuming nightmare. Manual spreadsheet reports are convoluted tasks with multiple links and formulas across several spreadsheets with workbooks from different...
by Vanguard Software | Dec 11, 2017 | Finance, Financial Planning & Forecasting
While today’s financial controller remains integral to ensuring effective business operations, the role is changing quickly across companies, industries, and management structures. Controllers often have traditional core responsibilities, such as managing...
by Vanguard Software | Dec 1, 2017 | Advanced Analytics, Finance, Financial Planning & Forecasting
Sufficient positive cash flows are critical to your organization’s basic solvency. How else to make rent, pay wages, and meet unforeseen obligations? To stay afloat, organizations must forecast cash flows accurately, factoring multiple sources of income and expense,...
by Vanguard Software | Nov 28, 2017 | Demand Planning, Financial Planning & Forecasting, Supply Chain
The climate, the holidays, the start of the school year, tax season: these are the events that drive our seasonal buying patterns, especially for seasonal needs and desires for things like gingerbread cookies, vacation cottages, or pumpkin spice brew. If you live in...
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