Optimizing company financials is a daunting task. Most who attempt to
are more likely to land closer to small improvements than to true optimization. But, just as you aren't
going to get very far in chemistry without specialized scopes and instruments to allow you to see details not normally visible
- you aren't going to optimize a company with simple tools either. You might catch those items that are glaring
you in the face, but the big wins aren't usually visible. The ability to analyze on multiple key business functions
doesn't happen in "normal" financial analysis.
Broad tools like Regression Analysis help you
hone in. Specialized tools that model entire supply chains, or test a whole computer system help you put it into perspective.
Tools like Monte Carlo simulation allow you to test your theories and find how you can better synchronize ALL your business
levers - not just tune off one.
At the heart of the ability to use these tools is the ability to find, format,
and utilize the data needed to make it ALL happen. It is a broad base of knowledge required that goes FAR beyond financial,
operational, or industry constructs. Chances are if you are missing one of the technologies, you wouldn't know what
the capabilities are - and therefore what to ask for.
Not only must you be able to master all these disciplines,
you have to do it in a time-frame that doesn't kill the return on the project. How long would it take for the
average CFO to find the optimum zip-code to place say a recycling plant? How much is lost daily with the wrong answer?
How much data would be used? How close to optimum would the answer be? Here is our answer - represented graphically for easy understanding.
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