What This Book Will Do for You<br > This handbook has been prepared for practitioners by a practitioner based on<br >fifteen years of experience in diverse companies of varying size and organizational<br >structures. The author has collected into one volume those everyday critical tools and<br >applications which are required to systematically:<br > mlncrease revenues which have profit potential.<br > --Streamline overall operations and cut costs.<br > mMonitor and improve the health of any business.<br > reDevelop reliable plans， decisions， and actions.<br > --Create higher profits and business expansion.<br > --Detect and plug profit and cash flow leaks.<br > reGain lasting profit improvements and growth through people involvement at all<br > levels of the organization.<br > nAccelerate and increase cash flow on a continuing basis.<br > Today s financial managers and their staffs are assuming a greater role in their<br >companies. They are being asked to do more than just keep the books， prepare financial<br >statements， and be custodians of their company s assets. The controller and his staff are<br >fully exercising what their job really implies~control. The treasurer has shrugged off his<br >custodial mantle and has become active in managing the assets of his company.<br > Too often they are prevented from adequately performing their increased<br >responsibilities because:<br > nthey do not have the tools for expanding their functions and thus， they are<br > bound to their more antiquated and classical roles.<br > ~they are busy fighting fires and reacting to problems rather than evolving a<br > systematic approach.<br >