The place to start any discussion on OPEX is with the question – “What is it? What is OPEX?” To start with, I translate OPEX as Operational Excellence, not Operating Expense. That is the only easy part of any potential definition. I asked quite a few contacts of mine what it means to them and I got a lot of different answers. So, I went to the source of all knowledge – that’s right, the internet. If it is from the internet, it must be true....
