5 ways to avoid a cash flow crisis
by Bija Knowles
Your company's ability to operate normally can be severely hampered if cash flows dry up – here are some ideas on how to avoid this happening and what to do if it actually does
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…
Read moreWould you pay suppliers late to keep shareholders happy?
by Bija Knowles
Should you pay suppliers late to keep your shareholders happy? It seems many 'top performing' companies are putting shareholders before their supply chain. But that is a terrible mistake
Default risk versus late payment risk
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
How to have effective credit risk procedures AND good collection processes
Avoid the cash trap of neglecting working capital
by Kylene Casanova
Many companies in need of extra cash spend time and resources on improving their working capital management processes. How can they maintain their working capital goals across the organisation?
WCM-03: Sustaining Working Capital Programme Success in the long term
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Informita’s Brian Shanahan explains how to overcome the major obstacles and deliver sustained success in working capital programmes
Evaluating M&A through the supply chain lens
by Kylene Casanova
In this article in CFO Magazine, Kai Trepte looks at how to apply certain supply chain evaluation methods to potential M&A deals
Sustaining Working Capital Success
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Why very few companies sustain the success of their working capital programmes
2016 Review - June
by Kylene Casanova
Total working capital management; Plug and play connection to Ripple’s real-time settlement cross border payments; Britain files for divorce from EU; How to avoid using SWIFT altogether and/or in with…..
Total working capital management best practices and insights
by Kylene Casanova
Working Capital Management is the non-glamorous end of cash and treasury management but vital. Key tips on how to become world leader
The impact of Trumponomics
by Kylene Casanova
Much is being written and said about how a Trump presidency will affect the US and global economy. Here is a little overview of recent views being aired in the financial media.
How blockchain could help supply chain dispute resolution
by Kylene Casanova
Forbes reports on IBM's progress in harnessing distributed ledger technology (DLT) to enable companies to communicate safely and immediately to resolve trade disputes.
Cash Flow Forecasting - 2: The three-step-plan to guide you through the data jungle
by Nicolas Christiaen , CEO & Founder, Cashforce
The ever-lasting quest for information: A three-step-plan to guide you through the data jungle.
Investing in capital projects is all about timing
by Kylene Casanova
Companies that spend on capital projects/asset purchases throughout the economic cycle (not just when profits peak) are likely to outperform their peers.
Working Capital Management benchmarks discussion
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Informita on the merits of WCM benchmarks and how manage your CFO's expectations
Working Capital Benchmarks
by Brian Shanahan, Founder & CEO , Informita
Apples versus apples? Not really
Europe’s companies ‘could release’ nearly 1tn EUR tied up in working capital
by Kylene Casanova
REL’s 2016 Europe Working Capital Survey: 2015 was not a bad year as average cash conversion cycle shrank 1.7% year on year as receivables and payables improved. But few sustain CCC improvements
USA’s worst WCM performance since 2007-2008: The high cost of low interest rates
by Kylene Casanova
Hackett’s 2016 US Working Capital Survey showed: Lax working capital management habits learned in easy credit years are starting to take a toll
E-commerce: the search for total digital solution = wrong target
by Kylene Casanova
DHL, Basware, banks, fintechs and corporates are all putting together their complete e-commerce solution, when they should be aiming for a truly omnichannel solution combining digital and traditional: McKinsey&Co
US companies’ debt up more than 50% since 2009
by Kylene Casanova
US corporate debt has increased steadily while working capital performance has deteriorated since the financial crisis, according to a working capital survey by REL.
Corporates must look to fintechs for capital in the supply chain
by Kylene Casanova
In the past few years, an entire ecosystem of Cloud-based services has grown up around facilitating supply chain transactions and helping buyers and suppliers achieve healthier balance sheets.
Total working capital management: requires constant attention, keeping up pressure
by Kylene Casanova
Objective is to shorten whole Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC) and extract maximum liquidity without harming the company's business efficiency and customer relations. Informita 2015 Survey show why it is essential to: Ne
Brexit is a really bad idea: UK sovereign rating will be downgraded from AAA and …
by Kylene Casanova
Moritz Kraemer, Global Rating Officer, Sovereign Ratings, Standard & Poor quietly and clearly explains why downgrading will be the first of many problems
Treasurers have more strategic role but still struggle with core tasks - survey
by Kylene Casanova
A survey by Kyriba and the ACT has found a mixed picture of increasingly strategic roles for corporate treasury, together with continuing challenges in global cash visibility and fraud.
Three trends affecting capital flows in the EU
by Kylene Casanova
The European Commission has published a document giving a summary of the main developments regarding freedom of payments in the EU.