MOKENA, Ill. – Dr. Albert Bates, founder and chairman of the Profit Planning Group, will contribute to the education program at the ninth annual HDAW conference, themed “Driving Energy Into the Industry’s Future.” Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week will take place Jan. 27-30, 2014, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
Bates’ presentation, titled "Extreme Makeover for Distributors: An Effective Enterprise Success Gauge," will address Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and why they are important as well as how to analyze and apply the data to assess progress toward desired goals.
Profit Planning Group is a research and executive education firm headquartered in Boulder, Col. The firm works exclusively in the area of corporate financial planning. An accomplished and sought-after speaker, Bates makes nearly 100 presentations annually on topics including Improving the Bottom Line, Getting Serious About Profit, Doing More with Less and Pricing for Profit. He also provides strategic direction for the firm’s investigation into profitability research for more than 70 different trade associations.
In addition to founding and directing Profit Planning Group, Bates has written extensively in both the professional and trade press, including the Harvard Business Review, the California Management Review and Business Horizons, as well as the quarterly Profit Improvement reports for the firm’s trade association clients.
For more information on Dr. Albert Bates and his presentation and HDAW’14, visit www.hdaw.org.
