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In the previous installment of my series on how cost accounting chokes business by making it more difficult to understand how you really make money, I discussed how inventory is evil, though, a necessary one. This time I'm going to discuss the whacky way that cost accounting handles capital investments when seen from an operational […]
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Image By US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy (Djibouti SARSS 2010Uploaded by Elitre) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsAnother problem with cost accounting is that it treats inventory as an asset. From an operational point of view, inventory is a liability, not an asset. Inventory is evil! But, sometimes it can be a necessary evil. Any amount of […]
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From a post from the now defunct posterous, where my blog began, adapted From My Column in The Cheese ReporterVolume 135, No. 8 - Friday, August 20, 2010 http://bit.ly/asoTRdPart One: CostsIt seems to me success involves the right people knowing the right things at the right time so they can make informed decisions. Do our […]
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ListenSpeak™?Imagine knowing how to communicate verbally with just about anyone, confident that the meaning, what you want to say, is fully understood. Listenspeak™ is the discipline of keeping whom you are talking to in mind as you talk with them; after all, it’s what they heard, not what you meant to say that matters. It is […]
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In very few areas of public life is the disconnect between what we are told and what really is so shocking as in business news. In fact, it’s easy to believe that the vast majority of business is done by big, greedy, publicly traded corporations, but it is wrong: very wrong. 19.6 million Americans work […]
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Safe And Sane Food Policy: Fix The Causes To Fix The ResultsFrom my Column in the Cheese ReporterVolume 141, No. 25, December 18, 2016 In my last column I shared how changes in food policy at the FDA are laying the foundation for a safer food supply. Science, prevention, managing risks, and improving processes, is the […]
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My Column From the Cheese Reporter for the Month of September, 2016
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By Russell RuggieroWhen things are going well (e.g., rising stock markets, strong growth, etc.), the tide carries a wide-range of industries along for the ride. The expression “Riding the Wave” comes to mind and seems to describe this scenario perfectly. However, when life throws us a curveball, we must adapt or take a strike call. […]
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In the dark side of big business, cost accounting rules, and demons with pocket protectors lurk, ready to pounce, shrieking, cut, cut, cut! Despite ample evidence to the contrary, many privately held businesses think they have to follow the "common wisdom" too often repeated; "watch your pennies the profits will take care of themselves." So they […]
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5 STEPS TO FIND WHAT MATTERS IN THE WORKPLACE THE VITAL FEW AND THE TRIVIAL MANY A RENAISSANCE IDEA IN TODAYS WORKADAY WORLDThe problem isn't that people aren't working hard enough, it's that they are working on the wrong things. How can you find the Vital Few hidden in the sometimes overwhelming, brassy and glittery […]
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By Matthew Harang and Dan Strongin, in the Policy Tree Blog In many ways, communication is the cornerstone of civilization. After all, it is humans unique ability to communicate on endless levels that sets us apart from other species. In today’s fast paced world, information travels at the speed on light, or at least 100mbps; […]
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In very few areas of public life is the disconnect between what we are told and what really is so shocking as in business news. In fact, it’s easy to believe that the vast majority of business is done by big, greedy, publicly traded corporations, but it is wrong: very wrong. READ the TRUTH
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