Presentedby:Mattel’sFinanceBestPracticesBenchmarkResultsDraftPresentationDavidAxson,ManagingDirectorHarrySmith,DirectorDaveBarnett,DirectorAnnemarieLinnert,ConsultantJune27,2001DRAFTCopyright©2001AnswerthinkCompanyConfidentialPage2DRAFTToday’sdiscussionwillfocusonMattel’sfinancebenchmarkresultsandcorrespondingactionplanFinancebestpracticesbenchmarkoverviewMattel’sfinancebaselineOvera...
ACCOUNTSPAYABLETheaveragebillion-dollarcompany...AverageIstQuartile0.06%0.04%FTEs/$Billion15.0811.02has11.9staffmembersforeverymanager17,04720,113utilizes2applicationsforthisprocess$2.59$1.63CostAsA%OfRevenuecorrects5%oftheinvoicesbecauseoferrorsTransactions/FTECost/Transactionuseswebtechnologyprimarilyforrequisitioningprocesses257,126vendorinvoicesannuallyACCOUNTSRECEIVABLETheaveragebillion-do...
HackettBESTPRACTICESRESEARCH(www.theHackettgroup.com)FinanceFixedAssetsBestPracticesSingle,commonfixed-assetapplicationestablishedwithstandardcapitalizationpoliciesDepreciationchargesandassetactivitypostedautomaticallytogeneralledgerFixedassetssetupautomaticallybasedondataaccumulatedincapitalprojecttrackingsystemManagementandaccountingreportsavailableforviewingonlineusingaWeb-basedappli...
BookofNumbers2002FinanceFinance02BON-final5/7/0210:28AMPage2TABLEOFCONTENTSExecutiveSummary.................................................................................1BestPracticesPerspectivesStrategicAlignment.....................................................................2Partnering.................................................................................4Organization..........
100101000111011010000010100010010101101011101DMDM126392001BookofNumbers-ExecutiveSummaryHG-121PDFforDebra3/26/0111:25AMPage2Theconceptthat“theInternetwillchangeeverything”hasbeentalkedaboutsomuchthatitnolongershocksorintriguespeople.However,mostseniorexecutivesworrynotonlyabouthowtoharnesstheInternet’spower,butmoreimportantly,howthecompetitionisgoingtoleveragethatpower—andatwhatpace?Ifthere...