Supply chain performance management: ignore analytics at your own peril!!

Ritu Jain
Ritu Jain|February 12, 2010

You have seen it in the news: A major automaker recalls millions of vehicles. The recalls spread beyond U.S. to Asia and Europe. Sales and production of a number of models gets suspended. The company faces intense federal scrutiny. The impact? Billions of dollars in sales and warranty costs, potential [...]

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Pick one from each column: A CFO's post-conference to-do list

Leo Sadovy
Leo Sadovy|February 5, 2010

When I attend a conference as a participant, one constructive practice I have acquired is to, immediately after completing the post-conference evaluation form, create my own personal “take away” worksheet. Nothing complicated, just two columns which can be labeled left/right, debit/credit, sooner/later, or plain/peanut. Don’t attempt to create this worksheet [...]

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Does sustainability improve the bottom line?

Alyssa Farrell
Alyssa Farrell|May 28, 2009

This Tuesday, I had the opportunity to participate in a half-day seminar on “What Sustainability Means to a Company’s Bottom Line.” The event was hosted by SAS in our green LEED-certified Canadian Headquarters in Toronto. As I was preparing for the seminar, I reflected on the topic at hand. I [...]

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Green with Envy

Diane Lennox
Diane Lennox|October 7, 2008

The announcement that SAS’ new conference center will support LEED standards is a great opportunity to ponder some of the converging trends in environmental sustainability. With evidence that the economic benefits rival the environmental gain, companies are really taking notice. The Climate Counts Scorecard showcases companies taking steps to mitigate [...]

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No fairy tales here

Kelly Levoyer
Kelly Levoyer|April 18, 2007

I’m writing from the freezing cold press room in a resort in sunny Orlando, Florida, where SAS is hosting its annual customer and executive conference, SAS Global Forum. Amid the buzz from journalists arranging interviews with SAS customers, executives and industry thought leaders like Guy Kawasaki and Thornton May, I [...]

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Who says performance management does not apply to government?

Alison Bolen
Alison Bolen|February 21, 2007

(editor’s note: our first guest post comes from SAS Strategist Gary Cokins.) I don’t know why I was recently surprised to see tangible evidence of performance management applied by public sector organizations. I know that its components – such as strategy maps, balanced scorecards and activity-based costing – are common [...]

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