Why Every Industrial Company Needs a Capex Council

Why every industrial company needs a Capex Council You can tell a lot about a company by how it allocates capital. For example: Is it outperforming its peers? Can it pivot quickly when business conditions change? Does it proactively manage its largest investments to optimize returns? For capital-intensive businesses, the answers to these questions often […]

How to tariff-proof your Capex portfolio: Scenario analysis, zero-based budgeting, and more

How to tariff-proof your Capex portfolio: Scenario analysis, zero-based budgeting, and more They’re announced, walked back, revised, delayed, and reintroduced—sometimes all within the same week. This is the reality of the current tariff environment, and everyone’s scrambling to position themselves accordingly. While procurement teams might be able to adjust their sourcing relatively quickly, capital planners […]

Opex Vs Capex: Why They Must Be Managed Differently

Opex vs. Capex: Why They Must Be Managed Differently First: The basics Opex (operating expenses) covers an organization’s day-to-day expenses that keep the lights on, including payroll, rent, and inventory costs. Capex (capital expenses) covers major purchases that are meant to improve efficiency or capacity of current operations and/or generate value over the long run. […]

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 […]

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 […]