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Working Capital Management
by James Sagner
Working Capital Management
Preface
Concept of the Book
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Concepts in Working Capital Management
Working Capital Concepts
Improving Working Capital Management
The Significance of Working Capital
Cost as the Working Capital Issue
Applying These Ideas to a Real Business: Best Buy
Summary
Notes
Chapter 2: Working Capital Ratios and Other Metrics
Ratio Analysis
Other Ratios and Their Application
Other Metrics
Benchmarking
General Problems in the Use of Ratios and Metrics
Summary
Notes
Chapter 3: Cash—Management and Fraud Prevention
Forms of Cash
Paper Transactions: Lockboxing
Paper Transactions: Depository Accounts
Paper Transactions: Controlled Disbursement
Electronic Transactions
Float and Cost Issues
Summary
Notes
Chapter 4: Cash—Credit and Short-Term Financial Instruments
Developing a Short-term Forecast
Cash Budgeting
Credit Financing
Short-term Investments
Summary
Notes
Chapter 5: Managing Bank Relationships
The Changing Financial Landscape
Bank Relationship Management
Cash Mobilization in a Multibank Network
General Terms of Credit Facilities
Specific Terms in Credit Facilities
Ongoing Bank Relationship Concerns
Summary
Notes
Appendix to Chapter 5: Selecting Noncredit Banking Services
The Request for Proposal
RFP Evaluation
Chapter 6: Accounts Receivable and Working Capital Issues
Elements of Receivables Management
Float Opportunities in Managing Receivables
Receivables Cycle Monitoring: Ratios
Receivables Cycle Monitoring: The Aging Schedule
Sales Financing
Credit Reporting
Terms of Sale
Invoice Generation
Asset-Based Financing
Debt Collection Agencies
Summary
Notes
Chapter 7: Inventory and Working Capital Issues
Elements of Inventory Management
Inventory Cycle Monitoring: Ratios
Inventory Cycle Monitoring: Metrics
The Purchasing Function
Analyzing Purchasing Activities
EOQ and JIT
Work-in-Process
ABF: Inventory Financing
Summary
Notes
Chapter 8: Payables and Working Capital Issues
Elements of Payables Management
Payables Cycle Monitoring: Ratios
The Accounts Payable Function
Payables Using Internal Processes
Payables Outsourcing
Check Payments in a Comprehensive Payables Environment
Payroll Disbursements
Summary
Notes
Chapter 9: International Working Capital
Capitalism Goes Global
The Financing of International Transactions
The Foreign Exchange Markets
Country Risk Analysis
Other Significant Issues in International Working Capital
Cultural and Corporate Practices Affecting Working Capital
Summary
Notes
Chapter 10: Information and Working Capital
Information Technology
Bank Information Technology
Internet Bank Technology
ERP: An Alternative Approach
Choosing Working Capital Information Systems
Summary
Notes
Chapter 11: Managing the Working Capital Cycle
Risk and Working Capital
Traditional Risk Management
Enterprise Risk Management
The ERM Process
Efficiency and Working Capital
Working Capital and Liquidity
Suggested Actions
Developments in Working Capital Management
The Gizmo Deal: How Delays Turn Profits into Losses
Summary
Notes
Chapter 12: Introduction to Working Capital Cases
Sequence of the Cases
The Concept of the Working Capital Case
Case: Widget Manufacturing
Suggested Solutions
Note
Cases on Working Capital Management
Case 1: Dinner Bell Hotel
Cash Flow Issues
Alternative Actions
The “Raw” Data
Questions
Case 2: Koala Fun
The Partners' First Success
Financial Concerns
Borrowing Issues
Working Capital
Final Thoughts
Questions
Case 3: Miller Building Supplies
Joseph Miller Starts MBS
Variations in Working Capital Requirements
A Banker's Assistance
Questions
Case 4: Office Smart
The Business of Office Smart
Financial Issues
Questions
Case 5: Quacker Cracker
The Attitude toward Debt
Financial Planning
Questions
Case 6: Young Brands
Changes in YB's Global Marketing Strategy
Forecasting Considerations
Working Capital Issues
Financial Issues
Questions
Appendix I: Basic Financial Concepts
General Balance Sheet Issues
Assets and Liabilities
Net Worth
Cost of Capital
Appendix II: Websites of Working Capital Organizations*
Glossary
U.S. Legislation Significant to Working Capital Management
About the Author
Index
End User License Agreement
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