CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine articles from November 1994

CMA - the Management Accounting Magazine archives from November 1994

Why corporate improvement efforts fail - and how to make sure yours don't. (Quality and Productivity) (Column)
November 1, 1994... Recognize the problems and use these solutions to help ensure your success. The year is 1992. A study of 30 quality programs, by consulting giant McKinsey & Co., found that two-thirds had stalled or fallen short of yielding real improvements....

Business information and the Internet. (includes related articles) (Cover Story)
November 1, 1994... For firms with the wit and will to seize the opportunity, the potential of the Internet for business use is huge. But, be mindful of the risks, as well as the rewards. Business is being driven to change. Protected markets are disappearing....

Using DSS to boost sales and marketing. (decision support system)
November 1, 1994... Here's how the enhanced capabilities of the right decision support system (DSS) have streamlined data collection and analysis to help this major pharmaceutical company make better decisions. A major division of one of the world's largest...

Our journey with information management.
November 1, 1994... These three developments will profoundly affect the way we work and live for the rest of this decade and well into the next. It may seem hard to believe but it's not easy to write an article on trends in information management. Certainly there...

EDI: made to order. (electronic data interchange)
November 1, 1994... Any company that plans to keep its customers and suppliers five years from now needs to investigate the use of electronic data interchange (EDI). Here's how one supplier is reaping rewards from implementing EDI with a major trading partner....

Interest deductibility. (Taxes) (Column)
November 1, 1994... Rule changes bring more complexity and uncertainty. In recent years, there have been a number of changes and proposed changes to the income tax rules concerning the deduction of interest. For the most part, these changes are intended to provide...