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Event report: Developing a supplier finance strategy
For the treasurers and procurement directors who gathered at The Ritz for the latest meeting of the Working Capital Forum on 15th June, there was little doubt that a supplier finance strategy was an idea whose time has come. With a couple of exceptions, all were...
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Event report: Whose working capital is it, anyway?
Treasury is in the driving seat. But it has to take the rest of the organisation with it. Who owns working capital? That was the question debated by participants at the latest Working Capital Forum, held on this occasion as one of the streams at Basware Connect in...
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?Event report: Should the CFO take responsibility for supply chain liquidity?
The latest Working Capital Forum saw treasury and procurement leaders from ten multinationals and two universities tackle the sometimes thorny issue of liquidity in the supply chain, and who is really responsible for protecting it? What are a company’s...
read moreNote to CFOs: time to better manage your supply chain
Matthew Stammers, European marketing director at Taulia (right), argues that corporate CFOs need to move away from ensuring that their companies are properly funded to ensuring that their supply chains are properly funded. I was in a great conversation the other day...
read moreExcess Working Capital in Pharmaceuticals has risen 24% to €51 Billion in two years
Brian Shanahan of Informita (right) sets out the findings of his latest survey of working capital in the pharmaceutical sector When we published our first pharmaceutical industry working capital analysis in 2012, the survey suggested that there was excess working...
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?The balancing act: Getting the right mix between more cash and more profit
The conversation at the April meeting of the WCF focused on how early payment discounts can be used alongside working capital objectives to improve the bottom line. How can organisations generate cash but at the same time make sure they are making best use of that...
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Unlocking value from the supply chain: many strategies and many stakeholders
The February meeting of the Working Capital Forum discussed how to optimise value Businesses are learning that a multifaceted strategy to the management of working capital is the optimal way to unlock value – and a multi-stakeholder approach is the best way to achieve...
read moreOn the cards: process efficiency and working capital management
The latest meeting of The Working Capital Forum discussed the role of purchasing cards in achieving treasury and procurement goals Corporations have a keen eye focused on working capital and cash conversion, and many have found that purchasing cards can play a...
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Building the financially-sustainable supply chain
The first meeting of The Working Capital Forum, held in London, discussed how to optimise working capital without harming suppliers. How do you extend payment terms to optimise working capital but at the same time safeguarding the sustainability of the supply chain?...
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Terms and endearments: Managing the balance sheet and supplier relationships
As companies seek to improve their working capital, suppliers may be seen as an easy target. Better tools and strategies can bring the interests of finance, procurement and suppliers into closer alignment, writes Andrew Sawers. The financial crisis has taught the...
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