Financial and Process Metrics for the New Economy

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How can financial professionals measure the success of the businesses in the new economy? Author James Sagner first reviews and compares the financial and process metrics of the old economy with this new economy, then supplies insightful and detailed answers by looking at transaction finance and its component systems: financial metrics and process metrics. pt. I. Financial Metrics and the Old and New Economies. 1. The Old Economy. 2. The New Economy. Ch. 2 App. Economic Concentration. 3. New Economy Financial Metrics. Ch. 3 App. Time Value of Money Finance Concepts. 4. Transaction Finance Case -- Gyzmo I. 5. Transaction Finance Case -- Gyzmo II. Ch. 5 App. Internet Security -- pt. II. Process Metrics and Transaction Cycles. 6. Materials Purchases. 7. Work-in-Process. Ch. 7 App. Manufacturing/Supply Chain Management. 8. Invoice Preparation. 9. Receipt of Good Funds. 10. Sales, Marketing, and Finance. 11. Service Industry Cost Elements -- pt. III. Winners and Losers. 12. The Challenge of the New Economy. Ch. 12 App. ERP and XML -- App. Selected Winners: E-Commerce Facilitators.