VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

How Attention to Inventory Can Make or Break Manufacturers A major factor in determining the success of a manufacturer is how well it manages its inventory. When manufacturers have too little inventory, they can’t fully meet customer demands and lose out on revenue as a result.

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Manufacturing Forecasting Profit and Loss Benchmarking 70

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Companies that manufacture products are weathering the pandemic more easily than companies that sell services or experiences, The Wall Street Journal reported. WSJ cited International Monetary Fund gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts that show how much different countries' economies rely on the vulnerable service and accommodation sectors.

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Global Finance

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The momentum persists, with growth forecast at 5.4% Investors are flocking to the country to exploit opportunities in sectors like mining, energy, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, transportation, and commercial real estate. The results are evident. GDP growth has averaged 5.5% in 2024 and 6% in 2025. Tanzania office.

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Navigator SAP

AUGUST 16, 2023

or ‘4IR,’ and as thousands of businesses adopt advanced and high-performance software such as an ERP for manufacturing industry corporations, trends in automation, robotics, data analytics, and AI have maintained a rapid pace of growth. The fourth industrial revolution is also referred to as ‘Industry 4.0’ Industry 4.0

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Manufacturing Forecasting 130

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

This issue hampers forecasting accuracy, risk management, and resource allocation. Without accurate insights, businesses struggle with forecasting, risk management, and resource allocation. This leads to better budgeting, more reliable forecasting, and stronger financial stability. Use past data to predict future performance.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Budgeting Forecasting Risk Management 52

Navigator SAP

MARCH 11, 2022

ERP solutions hold vast amounts of data from all of your business operations—ranging from accounting to manufacturing to human resources and beyond—in one central place. Your business profitability is hindered when you can’t accurately forecast supply and demand. Does your team lose track of spreadsheets?

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CFO News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

It also raised the FY26 GDP forecast to 6.7% Industry leaders across banking, finance, manufacturing, and real estate have welcomed the move, highlighting benefits like enhanced digital security and increased consumption while also noting concerns over inflation and liquidity. and set inflation at 4.2%.

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CFO News

MAY 4, 2025

Two-wheeler manufacturers anticipate sales to reach pre-pandemic levels in FY26, driven by factors like lower EMIs, increased disposable income, and favorable monsoons.

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Forecasting Manufacturing Sales 40

CFO Thought Leader

MARCH 28, 2025

In this episode of Planning Aces , three forward-looking finance leaders share how theyre transforming planning and forecasting inside their organizations. Gabi Gantus reflects on her Tesla FP&A experience, where finance partnered closely with operations and even owned the long-term manufacturing roadmap.

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CFO Forecasting Manufacturing Finance 45

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

The same principal holds true when it comes to forecasting cash flow. The traditional task of cash flow forecasting supplemented by machine learning and artificial intelligence, “can provide users with more accurate visibility into future cash liquidity positions and suggested actions to take based on those predictions,” she said.

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Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Invoicing Cash Management 71

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The apparel and footwear retailer also raised its full-year forecast and reported an unexpected rise in comparable store sales. in premarket trading after reporting better-than-expected quarterly results and an increased forecast, even in the face of higher prices and holiday season promotions. Shares gained 4.4% in the premarket.

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Profit and Loss Forecasting Manufacturing Retail 130

Bramasol

JANUARY 28, 2025

These features are particularly impactful in financial, logistics, and manufacturing operations. AI-enabled predictive analytics to forecast financial trends and inventory requirements. Industry-specific AI models for sectors like retail, manufacturing, telco, and healthcare.

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CFO Plans

OCTOBER 29, 2024

By forecasting cash flow and aligning it with business objectives, companies can anticipate potential shortfalls and surpluses. For instance, predictive analytics can forecast cash flow fluctuations, enabling CFOs to proactively address potential issues and seize growth opportunities.

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Accounts Payable CFO Budgeting Invoicing 52

Michigan CFO

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the world of manufacturing, where processes run thick and bottlenecks are known to arise, CFO services play a critical role in helping organizations steer towards efficiency, profitability, and longevity. The Evolving CFO Role in a Manufacturing Company. Digitalization is changing the way manufacturing is performed worldwide.

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Manufacturing CFO Compliance Forecasting 52

The Finance Weekly

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Workday Adaptive Planning aims to solve this problem by offering a cloud-based Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) solution with AI-powered forecasting, budgeting, and workforce planning tools. Budgeting & Forecasting - Automate budgeting processes and generate real-time financial forecasts based on live data.

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Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Planning General Ledger (GL) Forecasting 52

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

JUNE 9, 2025

These systems can analyze historical trends, detect anomalies, and forecast future performance, enabling analysts to make faster, more accurate, and data-driven credit decisions. It uses working capital, retained earnings, market value of equity, total assets, and total liabilities for its variables.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Leverage Credit Risk Risk Management 52

Global Finance

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Brenda Lovcik is senior vice president and CFO of Trex, a manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor items made from recycled materials. To do that, I have spent the last year learning a new industry while drawing from 30-plus years of manufacturing experience in other industries. If so, how?

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CFO Manufacturing Finance Investments 52

Global Finance

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The rise in e-commerce businesses, services, manufacturing and the gig economy has resulted in dramatic increases in both the volume and value of cross-border payments in recent years. Securing guaranteed FX rates of longer tenors can help them improve forecasting, which will lead to better informed decision-making.”

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Cash Flow Forecasting Treasury Cash Management Forecasting 111

CFO News Room

JANUARY 29, 2023

Intel also gave weak guidance, forecasting a net loss in the first quarter. KLA Corporation — Shares of KLA Corporation, a semiconductor manufacturer, shed 4.9% The company reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share on $14.04 billion in revenue where analysts expected 20 cents per share on revenue of $14.46 per share and $7.70

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its global real gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to -4.4 The poor are becoming poorer, with as many as 90 million individuals forecasted to fall into extreme poverty just this year. 6 that the globe’s economy appeared better than the group forecasted three months prior.

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Forecasting Manufacturing Marketing 56

Michigan CFO

AUGUST 1, 2021

Manufacturing accounting differs greatly from accounting in other industries. Regardless of what your company manufactures, one of your objectives is to increase your revenue. The only way that happens is through an in-depth, dynamic understanding of your costs, the state of your inventory and your manufacturing overheads.

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CFO Talks

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

. “We’ve had a 40% reduction in carbon dioxide, an 80% reduction in nitrogen oxide, and a near 100% reduction in particulates,” she shared during the CFO Club podcast, emphasizing the tangible impact of GDC’s clean energy initiatives on Cameroon’s manufacturing sector. Our last two wells cost over $100 million,” she noted.

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Finance Profit and Loss CFO Leadership 98

Global Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

MP Biomedicalsa manufacturer and distributer of life science, fine chemical and diagnostic products with offices and facilities throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas has turned its eye to imports from India and Singapore. We then incorporate all these factors into our forecasting.

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Economics Forecasting CFO Investments 75

CFO News

APRIL 1, 2024

Economists are optimistic about India's economy, forecasting a 7% growth in FY25 driven by improved manufacturing, farm activity, and robust urban demand. Some expect growth to reach 7.8%, emphasizing the need for meaningful job creation.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Forecasting 52

Barry Ritholtz

MAY 5, 2023

These data series always bounce around, confounding forecasters much of the time. Rather than accept the volatility of month-to-month economic datapoints — NFP, Consumer Spending, Manufacturing, Inflation, etc. The problem lies not in the data but in ourselves.

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Forecasting Economics Manufacturing Numbers 145

CFO Talks

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A manufacturer can secure raw materials at a fixed price to avoid unexpected price increases. Monitoring and Forecasting By keeping track of market trends, businesses can predict potential financial changes and react quickly. Forecast changes in interest rates, exchange rates, or stock prices.

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Treasury Profit and Loss Currencies Risk Management 52

E78 Partners

MAY 7, 2025

Procurement: The Underleveraged Engine of Value In many portfolio companiesespecially in sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and consumer goodsprocurement can account for 5070% of total costs. Process integration to simplify AP workflows, improve forecasting, and support supply chain agility.

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Vendor Management Cost Analysis Benchmarking Healthcare 59

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

SoFi – The fintech company jumped 10% on the back of a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that exceeded analysts’ forecasts. Eli Lilly – The drug manufacturer dropped 4.8% after it cut its full-year forecast, citing the stronger dollar and increased competition. billion forecast. Source link.

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Foreign Exchange Profit and Loss Budgeting Advertising 130

Global Finance

APRIL 7, 2025

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs forecast in a 2022 paper that APAC will grow from 4.2 Another structural driver will be significant investment in infrastructure related to power generation, trade, and manufacturing. billion citizens to 4.6 However, its low fertility rate of 1.9 respectively.

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Economics Manufacturing Treasury Investments 52

Collectiv

DECEMBER 16, 2024

At Collectiv, weve been implementing write-back capabilities for years, enabling planning and forecasting solutions for hundreds of organizations. By eliminating the need for external tools, write-back functionality empowers planning and forecasting teams to adjust data in real time.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

Sales of new cars are expected to be off by nearly 6 percent from a year ago, according to a joint forecast by J.D. Power’s pre-COVID-19 forecast and 11.3 This represents a significant improvement from May when retail sales were off 20 percent from the pre-virus forecast. percent decrease compared with J.D.

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Forecasting Sales Retail Manufacturing 52

Navigator SAP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Benefits of Cloud ERP in Finance Departments and Other Business Functions Cloud ERP software simplifies operations by allowing your business to centralize documents, create templates, automate and streamline processes, and track manufacturing and distribution progress in real time.

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SAP Invoicing Manufacturing Compliance 130

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Continuing the same spirit in defence allocations, 68% of the defence capital procurement budget for domestic players will also go a long way in strengthening the domestic hi-tech manufacturing ecosystem. For 5G to prosper, there is a need to strengthen the country’s domestic manufacturing ecosystem. By Ankit Agarwal.

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Budgeting Manufacturing Investments Finance 130

CFO Talks

MARCH 4, 2025

Thats why businesses need rolling forecasts instead of rigid budgets. Instead of setting a financial plan in stone for 12 months and hoping for the best, rolling forecasts allow businesses to update their budgets every few months based on real-time data. Predictive analytics Past sales patterns can help forecast future demand.

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CFO News Room

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The company also forecast better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal second quarter and full year. after the Commerce Department released a preliminary report that said Chinese solar manufacturers have been circumventing tariffs. Earnings and revenue were stronger than analysts’ expectations.

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Profit and Loss Manufacturing Forecasting Technology 130

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Google has said it won't use Fitbit users' data for advertising purposes, and it made concessions earlier this year that it would tighten monitoring, support other wearable manufacturers and allow Fitbit users to connect to third-party services through application programming interfaces (APIs), PYMNTS reported.

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Construction Advertising Manufacturing Forecasting 117

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

said the whole industry is having supply challenges, and Hershey’s challenges will persist despite the company adding manufacturing capacity and hiring more workers. manufacturers and retailers grapple with labor shortages and employee absenteeism. The company forecast full-year 2022 sales growth of between 8% and 10%.

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