Month: August 2003

Roadblock: Auditors

The Obstacle Yet that has not traditionally been their role. Auditors have certainly been obligated to report and investigate instances of fraud when irregularities are

Fishing for Assets

Financial advisers at the Merrill Lynch office in San Jose, Calif., cringe just before 1 p.m. local time, and it has nothing to do with

Past-Forward 3

Trucking company Roadway Express has committed itself to analyzing everything from the size, number and content of shipments, to each step in moving a pallet

The Bottom Line Per… Bruce Saugstad

The Minnesota company, with an estimated $3 billion in annual revenue, sells frozen pizza including Tony’s, Red Baron and Freschetta, and delivers ice cream and

By the Numbers: August 2003

For full infographics, please download the PDF at left. Although more than 50% of companies say that business cases are required for their information-technology investments,

Will Java Roast on An Open Fire?

The way Sun’s Java programming language has been developed is something of a paradox.Sun owns the core code behind Java, which is used to create

Step One: Get the Job(s) Done

Projects are complicated creatures. From software development to building construction to nuclear maintenance, each initiative has specialized needs, and tackling them all calls for the

Auditing An Oracle

Shareholders nearly deify Warren Buffett for the way he manages his diverse holding company, Berkshire Hathaway of Omaha. There’s little doubt that he’s squeaky clean

Thirst for Truth

When Qwest communications’ corporate Strategy Director Trent Tishkowski transferred data from a jumble of spreadsheets into a new computer model his team created in early