Large companies driven by own WC needs, not their suppliers
by Jack Large
PwC annual global Working Capital Study 2018 found that main reason for implementing SCF programmes was to improve their own WC
Total Working Capital
Background
Total Working Capital Management is the optimization of every aspect of every process, every system and every structure across the entire supply chain, as the figure below shows. Total Working…
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Cash forecasting and working capital management survey
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Participate in survey and understand how to avoid “unpleasant financial surprises”
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Dynamic discounting or cards to boost payables cash flow?
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Overdue B2B receivables in Americas hit cash flow
by Bija Knowles
Companies in the US, Brazil, Canada and Mexico are waiting longer for payments – with impact on bottom line
The WSJ ignores damage late payments do to suppliers
by Bija Knowles
Delaying payments to suppliers to free up working capital is nothing new but can put smaller companies under huge pressure
Accounts receivables: Getting the basics right
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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.
Supply chain support key to closing UK’s productivity gap
by Bija Knowles
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Collaboration with c-suite needed to ‘wake up’ supply chain
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Today the UK's Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT) kicks off its two-day annual conference in Liverpool's King's Dock
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by Bija Knowles
Planning is a key priority for supply chain professionals in 2018, with managing supplier relationships, inventory management and procurement also identified as areas for improvement
Barclays launches green loans for sustainable trade
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Slow collection of receivables why manufacturing leaking €177 billion WC
by Jack Large
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%
CFOs focus on reducing operational costs
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While increasing profit margins can relieve short-term cash flow difficulties and appease shareholders, it's not necessarily the way to grow a healthy organisation