A Guide to Choosing the Best Capex Software Solution
A Guide to Choosing the Best Capex Software Solution You’ve done an initial round of due diligence. You’ve narrowed your choices for a Capex / capital planning solution. Now it’s time to separate the wheat from the chaff … the claims from the real differences … the solutions that will truly perform vs. those that […]
Capex Confidential: Building Materials
INSIDER PERSPECTIVES FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT STAKEHOLDERS In an industry where large-scale investments in plant equipment, raw materials, technology, and infrastructure are crucial, mastering capital expenditures (Capex) can be the key to solid growth or decline. But doing so isn’t easy: Financial executives and operations teams are often confronted with a range of challenges as they […]
Why prioritizing Capex projects is more challenging than ever before
Prioritizing Capex projects is more challenging than ever before. Here’s why. You’ve got three projects competing for finite funds … and your approval. One aligns particularly well with your organization’s ESG strategy. Another has outsized ROI potential … but could take several years to materialize. The third is favored by a team whose product line […]
Capex Confidential: Capital Planning Opportunities in the Chemicals Industry 2025
INSIDER PERSPECTIVES FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT STAKEHOLDERS As an asset-heavy sector with long investment horizons, the chemicals industry is one where prudent capital allocation has an outsized impact. Making the right choices, however, has become more challenging; old rules no longer apply. The energy transition, AI, and a shifting competitive landscape are upending traditional strategies. In […]
Industry 4.0 and Its Implications for Capital Planning and Allocation
Industry 4.0 and Its Implications for Capital Planning and Allocation In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, Industry 4.0 represents a transformative era. Encompassing a range of connected technologies that are reshaping industries – from manufacturing to logistics – the pace of change is staggering. But questions remain, such as how to generate a healthy return […]
Unlocking a competitive edge with benchmarking for Capex
Unlocking a Competitive Edge with Benchmarking for Capex The recent Summer Olympic Games in Paris were a nail-biting reminder that profound outcomes can be decided by the slimmest of margins. In the men’s 100m dash, mere thousandths of a second were the difference between victory and defeat. Those that reach the Olympic level have a […]
How the nation’s third-largest poultry producer followed a new recipe for optimizing every stage of its capital planning and management lifecycle
How the Nation’s Third-Largest Poultry Producer Followed a New Recipe for Optimizing Every Stage of its Capital Planning and Management Lifecycle Finario recently had the pleasure of sitting with Vance Bullard, VP of Financial Planning and Analysis at Wayne Sanderson Farms. He reveals how Finario has transformed the company’s capital allocation process to boost productivity and […]
Free yourself from capital planning constraints by going Beyond Budgeting
Free yourself from capital planning constraints by going Beyond Budgeting “Broken. Inefficient. Dysfunctional.” For what seems like forever, these are the words that have been used to describe traditional corporate budgeting. Harvard Business Review (HBR) didn’t mince words when they declared, “Corporate budgeting is a joke, and everyone knows it.” Theories abound for how to […]
Capex Confidential: Pharma & Biotech
INSIDER PERSPECTIVES FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT STAKEHOLDERS Capex Confidential: Pharma & Biotech Regulatory pressures and technological disruption are the norm in pharma and biotech. But a new wave of challenges and opportunities — from market saturation to AI-powered drug discovery — is forcing a rewrite of the capital allocation playbook. In this installment of “Capex Confidential,” […]
Capex Confidential: Food & Beverage
INSIDER PERSPECTIVES FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT STAKEHOLDERS Capex Confidential: Food & Beverage Inflation. Product personalization. And of course, AI. These are just some of the forces food and beverage leaders are grappling with. In this “Capex Confidential” series, we’ll go beyond the headlines and provide an unfiltered look inside the minds (and budgets) of capital allocators. […]