... successful best practiceimplementation that will result in increased levels of efficiency in the accounting department.TYPES OF BEST PRACTICES This section describes the two main types of best practices, ... for every best practice within it. The best practices are also noted in summary form in Appendix A.This third edition of BestPractices contains 60 new best practices. These areconcentrated in ... Installation time:24 Accounts Payable Best Practices c03.qxd 7/31/03 1:33 PM Page 24 Accounting Best Practices Third Editionffirs.qxd 7/31/03 8:45 AM Page i a best practice and told to “go do it.”...
... the BEST PRACTICEInclude the table name in the primary key name to assist data modelingtools. BEST PRACTICEUse the smallest number of columns possible in your primary keys. Java Database Best ... relational data architecture is understanding a special kind BEST PRACTICEUse NULL to represent unknown or missing values. Java Database Best Practices George ReeseBeijingãCambridgeãFarnhamãKửlnãParisãSebastopolãTaipeiãTokyo ... actually maps best to theobject model. However, it is not as widespread as the relational model and is definitelynot proven to support systems on the scale of the relational model. BEST PRACTICECapture...
... complex business processes. Today, sophisticated plat-forms exist for supply chain management, customer-relationship management, hiring, sales forecasting, and resource location, all of which are ... delivery system with itscustomers’ supply chain management system, saving time for the customerthrough greater convenience.The first waves of knowledge management (KM) theory treated knowledgeas ... strategy is like a map into unknown territory. Historicalknowledge and scientific theory combine with best guesses (and some prayer) toplot a route toward a destination, but there are plenty of blank...
... Sons: Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business Accounting BestPractices Accounting Control BestPractices Accounting Policies and Procedures ManualBilling and Collections Best Practices Business ... additional best prac-tices not found in AccountingBest Practices. These include the author’s Inventory Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons, 2004), Billing and Collections BestPractices (John ... continued success.The Impact of BestPractices on Employees 17 18 How to Use Best Practices SummaryThis chapter has given an overview of the situations in which bestpractices implementations are...
... many documents still in stock240 Filing Best Practices ch10_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:21 AM Page 240 242 Filing Best Practices Exhibit 10.4 Impact of BestPractices on the Filing Functionch10_4773.qxd ... approach, which is as follows:230 Filing Best Practices ch10_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:21 AM Page 230 Chapter 10Filing Best Practices This chapter covers the bestpractices that can be used to create ... installing the finance-related bestpractices in this chapter.Exhibit 11.1 describes the cost and duration of implementation for each best prac-tice. Since most of the bestpractices are Internet-based,...
... most of these best practices as a group to achieve a cash management system with a high degreeof efficiency.Implementation Issues for Cash ManagementBest Practices All of the bestpractices covered ... time:122 Budgeting Best Practices ch05_4773.qxd 12/29/06 8:59 AM Page 122 146 Credit and Collections Best Practices Exhibit 7.1 Summary of Credit and Collections BestPractices Best Practice Cost ... 12/29/06 9:16 AM Page 151 Chapter 6Cash Management Best Practices This chapter covers the bestpractices that can be used to create a more efficientcash management function. Though this area falls...
... Installation time:Total Impact of BestPractices on the Commissions FunctionThis section describes the overall impact of bestpractices on the commissionsfunction. The bestpractices noted in this chapter ... Issues for Costing Best Practices This section covers the general level of implementation cost and duration for eachof the bestpractices discussed later in this chapter. Each best practice is ... a200ch09_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:19 AM Page 200 188 Commissions Best Practices Exhibit 8.1 Summary of Commissions BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeCommission Calculations8–1 Automatically...
... possible ways to do so:246 Finance Best Practices Exhibit 11.1 (Continued) Best Practice Cost Install TimeTreasury Management 11–22 Centralize foreign exchange management 11–23 Settle foreign exchange ... be cut. When this happens, the documents must be taped222 Filing Best Practices Exhibit 10.1 Summary of Filing BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeMailroom Improvements10–1 Open envelopes ... 12/29/06 9:22 AM Page 250 Chapter 10Filing Best Practices This chapter covers the bestpractices that can be used to create a more efficientfiling system for an accounting department. Though this may...
... Finance Best Practices ch11_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:23 AM Page 262 Implementation Issues for Financial Statements BestPractices 267Exhibit 12.1 Summary of Financial Statements BestPractices Best ... exchange management. One is that the reduced amount of currency being shifted betweencorporate subsidiaries results in a smaller amount of cash float within the organi-260 Finance Best Practices ch11_4773.qxd ... largerinstallations. Given its cost, this best practice is most applicable to corporationswith at least several hundred option holders.Cost: Installation time:254 Finance Best Practices ch11_4773.qxd 12/29/06...
... Installation time:384 Inventory Best Practices ch16_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:33 AM Page 384 Chapter 16Inventory Best Practices 1This chapter describes a variety of bestpractices that are focused on ... inventory best practices, followed by a detailed discussion of each one, andends with notes on the impact of bestpractices on the inventory function.Implementation Issues for Inventory Best Practices This ... Stock 389ch16_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:33 AM Page 389 372 Inventory Best Practices Exhibit 16.1 Summary of Inventory BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeBill of Material Accuracy16–1 Audit...
... controller. For more information about inventory best practices, please refer to Bragg,Inventory BestPractices (Wiley, 2004).412 Inventory Best Practices ch16_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:33 AM Page 412 ... runs. Thus, the bestpractices shown graphicallyin Exhibit 16.2 are unique among the bestpractices listed in this book in that theirbeneficial impact spreads far beyond the accounting department.SummaryThis ... implementation effort and thatImplementation Issues for Payroll BestPractices 415Exhibit 17.1 Summary of Payroll BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeEmployee Deductions17–1 Disallow...
... 221–222Policies, 449Finance Best practices, 246–265, 461Implementation issues, 244–246Policies, 450Financial statement Best practices, 268–294, 462Daily review, 291–292Impact of bestpractices on, 292–294Implementation ... elimination of, 46Cash flowAnalysis software, 140–141Budget, 118Impact of bestpractices on, 142–144Cash management Best practices, 129–144, 457Implementation issues, 129–130Policies, 447Carrier ... for BestPractices (Chapter 4)ã All customer invoices must be issued no later than ___ days subsequent to productshipment or service completion. 18–3 Cash Management Policies for Best Practices...
... Installation time:76 Accounts Payable Best Practices ch03_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:10 AM Page 76 82 Billing Best Practices Exhibit 4.1 Summary of Billing BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeInvoice ... 9:11 AM Page 82 Chapter 4Billing Best Practices This chapter covers the bestpractices that can be used to create a more efficientbilling operation. The bestpractices fall into three main categories. ... ensures that customers receive invoices almost at once.Implementation Issues for Billing Best Practices The bestpractices in this chapter comprise a broad mix of issues that are easilyput in place...
... paid. Though it seems96 Billing Best Practices ch04_4773.qxd 12/29/06 9:12 AM Page 96 104 Budgeting Best Practices Exhibit 5.1 Summary of Budgeting BestPractices Best Practice Cost Install TimeBudget ... all of the best practices, followed by a discussion of individual best practices, each one beingpresented in a separate section. The chapter finishes with a review of how these best practices ... bestpractices result in a significant improvement in the effi-ciency of the billing function.For more information about billing best practices, please refer to Billing andCollections Best Practices...