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Identifying the Real Cost of Production

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Knowing the actual cost of production is critical to setting accurate pricing and therefore profitability for any manufacturing company. Bring Value through CFO Insights. Getting to the real numbers are the key to profitability. This created wide variations in profitability that were unexplained. Recommendations.

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Dealing with Obsolete Inventory

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For manufacturers, retailers, or wholesale distributors, inventory is likely the largest item on their balance sheet. Bringing Value Through CFO Insights. Business – Dress Manufacturer. The company also started a sportswear line, but that didn’t sell due to a significant manufacturing error in incorrectly sizing the items.

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10 Tips CFOs Can Use to Put AI in Finance to Work Today

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Research from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania suggests that, since AI can lead companies to become more profitable, companies can then hire more employees. For many CFOs, the thought of outsourcing data analysis to AI is a nonstarter. But what happens to humans when the bots take over?