Supply Chain efficiency –what effects it and how best to achieve it, by Director Phil Scott

Supply Chain efficiency –what effects it and how best to achieve it, by Director Phil Scott

By AFR Consulting / 28th February 2013 / Comments Off on Supply Chain efficiency –what effects it and how best to achieve it, by Director Phil Scott

So many factors effect supply chain efficiency and so many FDs have experiences to share; it made for a lively discussion in the workshops at our recent NWFD Network events. The most popular scenarios that effect supply chain efficiency include;  Elements coming from many different suppliers No spare parts or reserves of stock Changes in…

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Tax and Audit updates – changes and new legislation, by Simon Speak

By AFR Consulting / 22nd February 2013 / Comments Off on Tax and Audit updates – changes and new legislation, by Simon Speak

At our Manchester NWFD event recently we welcomed CLB Coopers who presented to the network updates on tax and audit issues which may affect their businesses. Changes to the Audit threshold, effective from October 2012 mean that some companies will no longer have to partake in an audit that previously did. The criteria now states…

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Real Time Information – what the impending legislation means by Director Simon Speak

By AFR Consulting / 15th February 2013 / Comments Off on Real Time Information – what the impending legislation means by Director Simon Speak

With the new legislation effective from April 2013, RTI is a hot topic in finance departments and so made for great discussion in our recent NWFD event workshops. At the moment it all depends of the size of your business and number of employees as to when you have to get involved – but the…

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Cloud Computing – migrating to the cloud, what it does and the benefits, Director Phil Scott

By AFR Consulting / 1st February 2013 / Comments Off on Cloud Computing – migrating to the cloud, what it does and the benefits, Director Phil Scott

Cloud is an increasingly popular tool used by businesses, but many are still unaware of its full potential. We invited Paul Sweeney, MD of award winning The National Cloud to talk to the NWFD Manchester network on how it works. The Cloud can h help to keep businesses going – and growing, and there are no limits…

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