Best practice in supply chain management: integration of all parts into one solution
Accenture show depth of their working capital solutions for supply chain & how to bring together all solutions into one coherent whole
Order-to-Cash Cycle in WCM
Background
The Order-to-Cash Cycle (O2C) covers all the processes from taking the order through to banking the payment receipt, see figure below. The main working capital management objective in O2C is to minimise the average number of days taken by a company to collect payments after the sale is completed (Days…
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How do YOU care about LATE PAYMENTS? Should you really care?
SMEs, large MNCs, governments have very different drivers
In Working Capital Management the disciplines remain the same, while focus & technology change
ACT’s annual WCM conference shows the realities yet again
$460bn liquidity just waiting to be freed up
J.P. Morgan Working Capital Index identifies huge amounts of liquidity if only corporates could get their working capital act together
Cash forecasting: A data story
by Nicolas Christiaen, Cashforce
In the huge amount of available data, it’s important to distinguish internal from external data
Late payments - UK spring statement to have limited impact UNLESS
Previse warn that UK Government’s plan to make it easier for tradespeople to get the cash they’re owed will fail, unless enforced
Make your working capital work harder
McKinsey’s tips and recommendations
Working Capital: Lessons from ACT Conference
Continuous, tedious and boring WCM programmes, produce so much more than glamorous FX and hedging, etc.
When will business ever take WCM seriously?
Latest PwC annual global Working Capital Study shows businesses are not “Unlocking cash” and lists HOW TO RELEASE YOUR CASH
Large companies driven by own WC needs, not their suppliers
PwC annual global Working Capital Study 2018 found that main reason for implementing SCF programmes was to improve their own WC
Payment times for UK suppliers cut by 14% since 2016
The time it takes to pay suppliers across the UK is now on average 42 days, compared to 49 days in 2016
Treasury and payments news roundup
A roundup of news stories from Volante, IFC, Demica, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and CompleXCountries
BNP Paribas and Cashforce enter into partnership
Offering digital cash flow forecasting and working capital services to corporate treasurers
Overdue B2B receivables in Americas hit cash flow
Companies in the US, Brazil, Canada and Mexico are waiting longer for payments – with impact on bottom line
Accounts receivables: Getting the basics right
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO, Informita
Brian Shanahan, CEO and founder of Informita & Termscheck is passionate about why it is essential to get the basics in accounts receivables right before introducing automation.
Seven steps to better accounts receivable
Too many companies treat accounts receivable (AR) as an afterthought but in doing so, they overlook opportunities – establishing an excellent order-to-cash process is essential
Is maintaining working capital efficiency impossible?
Pharma working capital management study shows that excess working capital has risen 33% to €68 Billion since 2015
Three steps to improve your supply chain strategy
Is your supply chain strategy outdated and unsuited for the future of business? Half of all companies in a recent survey think so
Slow collection of receivables why manufacturing leaking €177 billion WC
PwC survey shows that deterioration in net working capital days is at a five year high and average returns on capital employed (ROCE) has fallen by 5%
Hey Gia: Give me an update on total cash received so far this week
EMAGIA launches voice activated artificial intelligence digital assistant Gia to optimise the way enterprise finance operates
Is voice activated cash management possible?
All the technologies - artificial intelligence, cloud, APIs to stitch different systems together, integrated P2P solutions, etc., are now available to make this happen
Four strategies for better working capital management
Profitability can put processes such as cash conversion in the shade. This article by McKinsey suggests ideas for implementing a working capital improvement programme in a big organisation
Five key steps to optimise your working capital
GrantThornton WCM study shows only 3% of companies improved their cash-to-cash cycle in 2017 and that £8.8bn net can be released from UK companies balance sheets
We are all Amazonians now with ‘instant’ C2B and B2B models
Consumer experience with the latest technology and systems is driving new corporate practices and systems together as B2C and B2B business models start to merge