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New Article – The Use and Misuse of Business Cases

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

I recently wrote an article for Business Finance, “The Use and Misuse of Business Cases”. I hope you find it helpful.

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Two New Articles – Profitability Without Pain, and Supply Chain Finance

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jonathan Byrnes

In the past few weeks, Sloan Management Review published an article about my new book, and I wrote the lead article in CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly. Here are links: “Increasing Profits, Sans Pain” –  interview by Martha Mangelsdorf, Sloan Management … read on →

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The Problem with Accounting

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

What’s the difference between profits and profitability? In most companies, a net income deficiency of 30% or more. Let me explain. Accounting information is at the core of virtually all of our business processes. It is axiomatic that accounting has … read on →

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What are Bad Profits?

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

Yesterday, I had a lengthy conversation with the Vice President of Finance of a major company. He was immersed in the capital budgeting process, and wanted to discuss ways to evaluate investment proposals. Our conversation started with a discussion of … read on →

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Sustainable Profitability

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

In yesterday’s commentary, I talked about our economic dilemma, summed up in this quote from Sunday’s NYT: “This seeming contradiction – falling sales and rising profits – is one reason the mood on Wall Street is so much more buoyant … read on →

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Who Needs Customers?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jonathan Byrnes

The July 25 NYT ran an article, “Industries Find Surging Profits in Deeper Cuts.” The essence was that our economy is in a unique situation: profits are soaring – not because sales are rising, but because costs have been cut … read on →

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