INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- The information systems must provide management with the data set out below on a timely, consistent basis. This information systems are the basis for recommending strategy changes. Often it is helpful to create a data base to store and sort this information. Sorting and segmenting data is key to creating meaningful information.
- In order to be able to make recommendations for improving profitability and asset management, there are some useful analyses which should be considered. These are set out below:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
analysis
- A profitability analysis for:
- each product or line of business
- each major customer or customer group
- each transaction and a break-even order size calculation
- Product movement analysis
- Segment all products and customers (by volume/size)
- Detailed accounts receivable information, by customer and with terms and payment history
- Detailed inventory information by location, stage of production and by raw material, work in progress, and finished goods
- Working capital conversion cycle analysis
- Detailed overhead review by functional areas to identify where expenses are being generated
- Headcount analysis by functional area
- Financial analysis of plant operations:
- Information on the price and cost structures of the company's competitors (obtain from management)
- The market value of the company's assets
- The cost of exiting the various businesses in which the company is involved
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