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Volume 1 Issue 4
May 2010
In This Issue
Monthly Economic Indicators
Closed-loop Strategy EPM
SAP Insider Learning Network
Case Study
PMI GLC Recap
Financialsexpert
Monthly Economic Indicators

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The most recent Institute of Supply Management Report on Business (ROB) showed manufacturing growth for the 12th straight month in April and is now growing at its fastest pace since June, 2004.  Seventeen of the eighteen monitored segments reported growth. 

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Personal savings rate fell to 2.7% in March raising concerns that consumers still are holding cash and paying down debt.

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Visit Managing Principal, William Newman and other Newport Consulting Group experts at the new Insider Learning Network!
Case Study: Strategy Alignment - Apparel Manufacturer
Read about how we assisted a F1000 clothing manufacturer to align its program strategy for Order to Cash (O2C) processes using SAP.
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PMI GLC Symposium Recap
William Newman PMI GLC 2010One of the largest annual association events in the metro Detroit area was held April 28 sponsored by the Project Management Institute. Learn about our presentation on "New Performance Management Strategies for the Post-crisis Economy" at the PMI YouTube channel.
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Relationship Management using Financial Scenarios
Missed our blog last month on the emerging field of financial scenarios and relationship management? The importance of governance and ratings agencies in the age of New Media. Read the full article on the SAP Insider Financialsexpert website.
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