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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 @ 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Integrated Business Planning Delivers Superior Financial Outcomes |
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SPEAKERS FOR THIS EVENT:
- George Manners, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting and Management, Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, and Author, Six Levels of Financial Knowledge 
- John Mervis, Director of Sales Support, River Logic
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Integrated Business Planning Delivers Superior Financial Outcomes, part of River Logic’s Real-World Webinar series, delivers timely and relevant content to remove organizational “disconnects” while turning planning into a strategic advantage.
Professor George Manners, Ph.D., author of the award-winning Six Levels of Financial Knowledge, will discuss a powerful framework for assessing your company’s current position. Dr. Manners will also share his insights as to “why historical financial practices won’t survive in a futuristic economy.” Additionally, Dr. Manners will address how Integrated Business Planning (IBP) uses new technology to connect strategic and operational practices to financial outcomes.
Next, John Mervis, River Logic’s Director of Sales Support, will provide a demonstration of Enterprise Optimizer®, an integrated planning platform that has received significant accolades from industry analysts, practitioners and academics.
Upon completion, attendees will understand the true value of performance-based decision making.
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| THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR: |
- Journalists
- Analysts
- CFO’s
- VP’s of Strategy, Marketing, Operations,
- Directors and Planners of Inventory, Demand and Logistics, and Operations
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| ABOUT OUR SPONSORING PARTNER: |
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River Logic, Inc. is an emerging leader of strategic modeling and planning software applications for businesses and management consultants. Its flagship product, Enterprise Optimizer® (“EO”), enables companies to identify quickly the decisions that have the greatest impact on their financial performance. EO uniquely links financial planning and operational performance to create a unified model of the business, detailing rationale for the best strategic, tactical and operational decisions that maximize financial performance.
For more information visit http://www.riverlogic.com/ |
| ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: |
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George Manners, Ph.D., Professor of Accounting and Management, Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, and Author, Six Levels of Financial Knowledge
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Dr. George Manners is Professor of Accounting and Management, Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. He has decades of experience as an educator, a consultant, and a business executive. His primary industrial experience includes 10 years with the James River Corporation, where he held the positions of Director of Organization Development and Director of Technology Services. Major consulting clients include General Electric¸ IBM¸ American Cyanamid¸ General Tire¸ Procter & Gamble¸ Bank of America¸ International Paper¸ Weyerhaeuser¸ Cox Communications¸ Georgia Pacific¸ WellStar, and McKee Foods. |
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| John Mervis, Director of Sales Support, River Logic |
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John Mervis, a graduate from Arizona State University, has extensive expertise in IT management and technical sales, as well as enterprise applications. Additionally, Mr. Mervis has held leadership positions at a number of companies including PeopleSoft, Ariba, Masterpack International, EDP of America, and Home Depot. |
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