It is equally important to sell what you can produce, as it is to produce what you sell. Too much capacity is expensive, and too little...

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“What is it with Mondays” Celena thought as she purposefully downed the last of her coffee. Or tried to, at least. The coffee – almost to...

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Can you uncover a company’s optimal working capital requirements – its SETPOINT – by benchmarking its peer group’s performance? First,...

In a previous article (Lean Working Capital: the gift that keeps on giving) we introduced the concept of a working capital steady state...

In a previous article (Lean Working Capital; incremental steps towards your SETPOINT) we discussed why company functions are often...

Many things have happened since we launched our precious site, and we felt it was important to make an update to better reflect our...

In our previous article (Lean Working Capital; improving your SETPOINT through structural change) we discussed how companies can achieve...

In our previous article – Lean Working Capital; incremental steps towards your SETPOINT – we explored the reasons why companies often...

In our previous article – Lean Working Capital; the gift that keeps on giving – we introduced the term SETPOINT to describe a working...

In our previous article – Short-term cash flow forecast; because while profit is an opinion, cash is a fact – we brought attention to the...

As we discussed in our previous article – Managing cash flow in the wake of COVID-19 and how to prepare for the next big disruption –...

Extraordinary circumstances, such as the COVID-19 outbreak, force us to revisit and question past behaviors and business approaches. Our...