CMA Management articles from May 2000

CMA Management archives from May 2000

Circle of Commerce.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... SAP, a provider of inter-enterprise software solutions, recently announced the first customer shipment of the SAP Distributor/Reseller Management solution (SAP DRM), an integrated application of supply chain management with mySAP.com(tm). ...

Short and Sweet.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... OracleMobile.com, a subsidiary of Grade Corporation, has added short messaging for wireless devices to the OracleMobile.com wireless portal. This new service allows consumers to seamlessly go from using OracleMobile.com's wireless Web services...

The Budgeting Nightmare.
May 1, 2000... Implementing a strategic budgeting system can save managers time and headaches We've survived Y2K with few glitches, implemented powerful Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and have become one of the most wired countries...

Easy Ways to Gain New Clients.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Business etiquette is the key When meeting with prospective clients and discussing your products or services, three elements are key: knowing about your company, knowing about your competitors, and knowing how to treat others...

Shifting Strategies.
May 1, 2000... Challenging the traditional business knowledge Some say the dot-com world is the same good old world -- that cyberspace is a mirror of our physical space, and that generally the same rules apply in business regardless of whether orders are...

Measuring the Vital Signs of Intellectual Capital.
May 1, 2000... Predictable business order is being disrupted by the Internet earthquake and its aftershocks. Winners are learning to make smart decisions in uncharted territory. Losers are attempting to pursue well-worn pathways. Intellectual capital plays a...

BOTTOM LINE SPECIALISTS.(Interview)
May 1, 2000... A number of firms are helping small businesses track down and reduce hidden costs There is a scene in the movie "Cheaper By The Dozen," where the main character, real-life efficiency expert and industrial engineer Frank Gilbreth, played by...

All the Right Stuff.
May 1, 2000... Dot-coms are delivering the right tools and resources to help small business owners One of the largest untapped markets in the business-to-business e-commerce space is small business. While 75% of Canadian small businesses are located...

What's the Plan, Stan?
May 1, 2000... Creating a Road Map for Operating your Business Thinking about going out on your own? The business plan is a written summary of what you hope to accomplish by being in business and how you intend to organize your resources to meet your...

Customer Relationship Management.
May 1, 2000... The Promise and the Reality Pick up almost any business publication and you will see that customer relationship management (CRM) is a hot topic. The reality of the connected economy has created an unprecedented amount of choice and control...

Adding Value to your E-Business Strategy.
May 1, 2000... CRM is a new technology that is enabling companies like Bell Canada, HSBC, and IBM to take a complete view of the customer's portfolio of services and to tailor services according to the value of the customer. The world keeps on changing,...

Free Flow Managing the Supply Chain.
May 1, 2000... To succeed in today's intensely competitive global market, companies have to be proactive in their use of information-management software if they expect to maintain and extend the competitive advantages they've worked so hard to create. As the...

Word of Mouth.(Interview)
May 1, 2000... From gingham to garden tools, CMA Pramen Prasad helps businesses 'rake' in the money "There isn't a day that goes by that I don't use my CMA skills," says Pramen Prasad, who runs a small but busy consulting firm in Toronto's north end. In...

The Dullest Document.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Travel medical insurance may be the dullest travel document in your briefcase, but don't be caught dead without knowing its details Steve Robbins was playing golf with a client on a business trip in Florida when he suffered a heart attack....

Business Cents.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The global nature of business today is creating more opportunities for executives to work and live in exciting cities like New York, Tokyo and Paris -- but at what cost? The Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, conducted biannually by the...

Stepping Up.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... An expert panel on skills says Canada must create more opportunities for Canadians to put their skills to work. According to an independent expert panel on skills, Canada's standard of living and our values as a nation are at risk without a...

IT Governance on the Web.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... The days of uncontrolled IT projects with unlimited budgets and poorly-defined objectives may soon be history. A new Web site, www.ITgovernance.org, has been developed to help businesses align information technology practices with overall...

The Maclean's Money Companion: Financial Lingo for the Uninitiated.(Review)
May 1, 2000... In this comprehensive, clearly written book, respected financial analyst Ted M. Ohashi defines nearly 10,000 terms found in Canada's financial pages, annual reports, and other investment-related literature. From "apportionable annuity" to "zero...

Connecting Canadians.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Minister of Industry John Manley recently welcomed the passage into law of Bill C-6, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. It is expected that the privacy provisions of the act will come into force on January 1,...

Take Off!(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... According to GartnerGroup Inc., the online travel industry is positioned for explosive growth. GartnerGroup projects the worldwide online travel market to increase from $5 billion US in 1999 to $30 billion US by the fourth quarter of 2001....

Rethinking your company.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Michael Lewis, The New New Thing "There is no point in examining track records when the race is no longer run on a track." In today's world, change is all around us. You can't avoid it and it can't avoid you. New technologies and...

Entrepreneurial Marketing: Step One Strategies for New Ventures.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Marketing, more than technology, is most often the reason for success or failure of entrepreneurial ventures. But far too many ventures are started without effective pre-venture marketing strategy and planning. According to venture capitalists,...

The Quality of Work: A People-Centred Agenda.(Review)
May 1, 2000... Jobless, under- and over-employment, conflicts between work and family, workplace inequalities, retirement with dignity, jobs for youth -- in the 1990s, public opinion surveys have revealed pervasive anxiety about theses issues in Canada. At...