Finance

As procurement managers re-balance price v risk, and try to incorporate more and more wants into the purchase equation, Jonathan Dutton FCIPS asks what is value – can it only ever be in the eye [...]

The new Payment Reporting Bill is law in Australia from 1st January – will large firms ‘paying in 30 days’ see the end of the growing supply chain finance industry or, oddly perhaps, become the [...]

The year 2020 – no-one could have predicted how it has turned out. . Many companies have shredded their proactive plans for the year and have had to turn to reactive strategies ranging from [...]

The challenge of keeping your business operational through the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away quickly. Whilst we are expected to work from home and home school our kids, we are also expected [...]

General Market Conditions Market Situation Markets are moving at a rapid pace. Supply shortages for overseas sourced items are impacting availability of core as well as non-core supplies. This [...]

Following the successful SUPPLY CLUSTERS annual conference in Sydney last month, Jonathan Dutton reviews some of the key messages… A full house of buyers was on hand for a re-constituted SUPPLY [...]

I am amazed at the naivety of finance people in business (who should know better) being ‘suckered’. And, I use that term with a pinch of derision thrown in. To be specific, I am amazed that they [...]

No matter how many businesses we talk to there is a lot of confusion around the topic of foreign exchange (FX). And by talking to businesses we mean talking to people in those businesses. Often [...]

Why you need to act early on your insurance renewals With insurance premiums in a price rise cycle it is time to look at your current policies before renewal time comes around. There are a number [...]