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		<title><![CDATA[MenuCostPro 3.3 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1161957]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MenuCostPro is an easy-to-use program for calculating and analyzing menu prices. Ideal for owners of restaurants, bed and breakfasts and small hotels that want a fully functional cost management tool without spending a fortune. MenuCostPro has most of the functions of other software programs costing five times as much: ingredients...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Drive Greater Efficiencies With TriZetto NetworX Modeler: Capture More Value From Current Technology Assets, Increase Provider Satisfaction and Improve Medical Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=966767]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's health plans are facing uncertainties that require them to re-examine current processes and seek new ways to maximize Return On Assets ROA from their existing technology investments. One of these uncertainties is the difficult economic climate, which is complicating health plan decisions regarding new technology purchases. Although such investments...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shin Kong Life Insurance Improves System Performance With Robust Application Server]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=894343]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shin Kong Life Insurance wanted to replace manual budgeting processes with a system that automates workflows to improve efficiency and remove antiquated DOS system and manual operations to minimize accounting errors and improve cost management. The challenge was to implement an application server that ensures high availability for the new...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Yahoo meets estimates, plans to lay off 10 percent of workforce]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10519]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo's third quarter earnings weren't the complete train wreck that was expected as the company met Wall Street estimates and announced a long-awaited layoff. The company plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce in the fourth quarter.    Yahoo statement, reported net income of $54.3 million,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:43:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Need for Profitability & Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139575]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As indirect costs rise and economic pressures increase, the need for profitability and cost management PCM also grows. Read this white paper to find out more about how PCM drives business performance by finding drivers of cost and profitability, empowering users with visibility and flexibility, and improving resource alignment. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Need for Profitability and Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1130463]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Profitability and Cost Management PCM is at the core of enterprise performance management, as it represents the bottom line for every company. However, there are multiple reasons why PCM is of particular relevance, especially today. In most organizations, the indirect costs as part of overall costs are growing. And customer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supply Chain Cost Visibility: A New Perspective to Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=294770]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As the owner of one of the world's largest and most complex supply chain ecosystems, HP has extensive and ongoing experience with the critical issues surrounding supply chain cost visibility. Seeking faster and more closely targeted response to shifting marketplace demands, HP developed its own comprehensive strategy framework for managing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Activity-Based Cost Management in the Public Sector: Enabling "More for Less" Initiatives With Fact-Based Decision Making]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1140123]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Activity-Based Concepts ABC are very powerful techniques for creating valid economic cost models of organizations. By using the lens of ABC/M, organizations of all sizes and types can develop the valid economic models required for their executives and managers to make value-creating decisions and take actions to improve their productivity...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Activity-Based Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=152656]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The traditional "overhead functions" of a business, once widely criticized by internal customers, are becoming today's shared services organizations. The initial consolidation of functions into a single service provider may have been designed simply to remove redundancies and save costs. However, a pleasant, unexpected consequence of shared services can be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Internet Logger 2 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=408879]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internet Logger is especially designed to replace the default Win95 Dial-Up Dialog. It adds features like Logging, Multi-User Support, Cost Management, Time Limits, Ability to automatically run programs once connection is made and much, much more.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Shipshape Costing Structure: U.S. Navy Improves Financial Visibility With Activity-Based Cost Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=135913]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging military leaders to look at the business aspects of war is not always an easy task, but the U.S. Navy does it with an activity-based cost management (ABC/M) program that utilizes SAS Activity-Based Management software. Using ABC/M financial intelligence to break down costs by individual activities, leaders identify resource...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Does IT Really Cost: Managing Cost With ABC & TCO]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=295337]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[From a strategic cost management perspective, the IT environment is very unique. There are several IT financial planning & charge-back mechanisms that can be used based on variable service levels options, technology refreshment life-cycles, allocation based and usage based cost models to manage cost. The Activity Based Costing ABC and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do Organizations Consider Strategic Cost Management When They Outsource to China?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254321]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In today's economy, the driving force behind global competition can be summarized in a single equation: Value = (Quality + Technology + Service + Cycle Time) / Price. At the same time, the trend towards increasing outsourcing to China seems to focus entirely on the denominator - price. Although outsourcing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Evolution of Activity-Based Business Intelligence (ABBI)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=254329]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Born from the desks of accountants, Activity-Based Costing ABC is rapidly transforming from a cost management tool to a strategic weapon, as organizations around the world are faced with seemingly unprecedented competitive pressures. The two principal drivers of these pressures are the tangible existence of a global marketplace and shareholder/...]]></description>
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