Re: All hail Neo!
From: Frank Hamersley <terabitemightbe_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:05:48 GMT
Message-ID: <w%c4g.17728$vy1.13035_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
>
> overdue. While they are usually going to be similar, one big client
> being overdue on a substantial amount could be a company killer.
>
> I want the data and how accurate it is. Maybe, an approximation
> is good enough is some cases. In others, absolute accuracy might be
> the ticket. One size does not fit all.
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:05:48 GMT
Message-ID: <w%c4g.17728$vy1.13035_at_news-server.bigpond.net.au>
Gene Wirchenko wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:49:31 GMT, Frank Hamersley
>> Gene Wirchenko wrote: >>> <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> [snip] >>> >>>> I used to be quite pedantic around these kinds of issues >>>> as well, but my current position has turned me around. >>>> The company philosophy is that rough answers are better >>>> than no answers, and that mostly-right answers right now >>>> are better than exactly right answers too late. >>> That is not a universal constraint.
>
>> Nor is it unrealistic!> overdue accounts and what percentage of amounts owed by clients are
>
> True, but assuming it is universal is unrealistic.
>
> There is a difference between what percentage of clients have
> overdue. While they are usually going to be similar, one big client
> being overdue on a substantial amount could be a company killer.
>
> I want the data and how accurate it is. Maybe, an approximation
> is good enough is some cases. In others, absolute accuracy might be
> the ticket. One size does not fit all.
For sure!
Cheers, Frank. Received on Fri Apr 28 2006 - 02:05:48 CEST