CFOs Learn to Survive in a Flat World

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CFOs Learn to Survive in a Flat World At the Oracle CFO Summit at Oracle OpenWorld, globalization experts and leading CFOs and executives gathered to discuss the role finance can play in helping organizations succeed in a world that is being increasingly flattened by outsourcing, technology, and new competition from emerging-market leaders. Learn more. Win in the Flat World: Free Research from Infosys As the world gets flatter via the forces of globalization, Infosys believes the change is as much about changing the business mindset as it is about changing strategies and operations. Visit the Infosys Flat World site for a wealth of free information about how to navigate the newer, flatter world. Learn more. Globalization: A Conversation with The Boston Consulting Group's Hal Sirkin Hal Sirkin, globalization practice manager at The Boston Consulting Group and author of the new book Globality, talks with Folia Grace, Oracle's vice president of ERP product marketing, about the seven struggles all companies face as global competition intensifies and the strategies you can adopt right now to compete and win in the turbulent years ahead. Learn more. CFO Summit Answers Global Challenges Download the presentations, keynotes, and listen to podcasts from the OpenWorld CFO Summit. Learn more. Hacket Group President Wayne Mincey Discusses Globalization and World-Class Finance Globalization Best Practices: How companies can cut costs by leveraging technology to help streamline processes. Learn more. Technology and World-Class Financial Performance: Technology's role in driving world-class finance. Learn more. Russia's SeverStal Implements E-Business Suite R12 Meeting the needs of key automotive customers requires a top-flight IT infrastructure that's agile enough to address changing global business requirements and flexible enough to enable efficient growth. Learn more. China's ZTE Uses Oracle E-Business Suite to Win Its Market For many companies, capturing a large share of the market comes down to competing on cost or on service and quality. But ZTE, a China-based telecom equipment and services company and an emerging global giant, is proving that forward-looking companies can do both. Learn more. E-Business Suite Customers Go Live with Optimized Transfer Pricing As part of their drive toward global efficiencies, the first three Oracle E-Business Suite / Virtual Trader customers (Xerox, Tektronix, and a Times 100 global manufacturer) have moved to optimized transfer pricing and achieved the millions of dollars in savings as predicted. Learn more.

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