Working Capital Insights
Guidelines for Managing the 5 Critical Coronavirus Crisis Risks
A global recession in Q2 2020, driven by the coronavirus pandemic is a virtual certainty according to economic experts. What’s…
Working Capital Excellence Overview
The Working Capital Excellence master class combines over 40 years of implementation experience with The Hackett Group’s intellectual property, benchmarking…
How Could Working Capital Benefit From Blockchain?
Most of us have heard of the term blockchain, but what is it and why is it growing? The concept…
Plan a Dash for Cash That Delivers Impact in 2018 and Beyond
It’s not too late to positively impact your working capital by year-end. Your organization can take steps now to release…
Using DSO to Measure Receivables; Part 2 – Why Also Calculate Best Possible DSO and Targets?
Best Possible DSO describes the DSO that would be achieved if all customers paid on time, in line with their…
Using DSO to Measure Receivables; Part 1 – Definition & Calculation
What is the best key performance indicator (KPI) to measure accounts receivable (AR)? Over the years there has been a…
Does Your Business Strike the Right Working Capital Balance?
Working capital has always proved to be a powerful indicator of a company’s operational efficiency because not only does it…
Achieving Working Capital Maturity: The Secrets of Champions
Great people, great ideas, great customers – most major companies have some combination of formidable advantages going for them. Like…
Where Does Your Organization’s Working Capital Maturity Stand?
When trying to assess their current working capital performance and quantify room for improvement, too many companies rely mostly on…
Profit from Balancing Your Inventory: Reaching and Moving the Service Level–Inventory Curve
Effectively managing inventory levels to meet customer demand is a balancing act for organizations. It requires balancing inventory against service…
Working Capital Efficiency: Improving the Economic Return From M&A
Companies routinely leave cash on the table during mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to a statistical analysis of the relationship…
Seven Habits: Highly Effective Supplier Payment Practices
Companies can’t always get paid when they would like to, but they can exercise control over when and how they…