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Senior Manufacturing Finance Group
November 13 & 14, 2008
Palm Springs, CA

OVERVIEW
MEETING AGENDA
 
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TOPICS
  • Impact of "Credit Tightening" by Banks on Banking Relationships

    • What is the effect of credit tightening on small US businesses?
    • How can you leverage your bank relationship to get the necessary credit to expand your business?

  • CPI/Medical Insurance - How Are Companies Dealing With Price Increases?

    • Compensation policies insight of CPI and medical insurance cost increases.
    • What are some creative ways to offset rising benefit costs?

  • Overcoming Inflationary Material Escalations in a Slow Economic Market

    • With costs rising on products like Petrochemical and Steel, how do you pass on price increases to companies who are already drowning?
    • How do we maintain control of our material costs in a slow economy?

  • Business Forecasting Process

    • How can six sigma methodologies and tools help to improve the business forcasting process?
    • How do you know what forecasting model is right for your business?
ADVISORY BOARD SESSION
(EX-OFFICIO BOARD SESSION©)

In this session each member presents their most pressing business challenge to the other members in their CFO group. From this “ex-officio” board of directors, members obtain constructive advice from other CFO’s who have successfully tackled similar issues. 

The net result is a significant reduction of the “CFO Learning Curve” on the issues that are critical to the growth and profitability of your company.

 
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