With limited access to credit and short term funding, it is increasingly important that companies focus on working capital management to free up funds and optimize liqidity. Written in the easy-to-follow Essentials Series style, Essentials of Working Capital Management covers the main components of working capital INDICE: Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1 Concepts In Working Capital Management. Working Capital Concepts. Ratio Analysis. Working Capital Ratios. Significance Of Working Capital. Summary. Part One Cash: Transactions, Banking And Credit, And Financial Instruments. Chapter 2 Cash Management And Fraud Prevention. Forms Of Cash. Bank Products Used For Paper Transactions: Lockboxing.Bank Products Used For Paper Transactions: Controlled Disbursement. Bank Products Used For Electronic Transactions. Summary. Chapter 3 Cash Credit & Short-Term Financial Instruments. Deveoping A Short-Term Forecast. Cash Budgeting. Credit Financing. Short-Term Investments. Summary. Chapter 4 Concentration Banking And Financial Institution Relationships. Changing Financial Landscape. Bank Relationship Management. Concentration Banking. Request-For-Proposal. Rfp Evaluation. Bank Relationship Reviews. Summary. Part Two Other Current Assets And Current Liabilities: Receivables, Inventory And Payables. Chapter 5 AccountsReceivable And Working Capital Issues. Elements Of Receivables Management. 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. Chapter 6 Inventory And Working Capital Issues. Elements Of Inventory Management. Inventory Cycle Monitoring: Ratios. Inventory Cycle Monitoring: Metrics. Purchasing. Eoq And Jit. Work-In-Process. Abf: Inventory Financing. Summary. Chapter 7 Payables AndWorking Capital Issues. Elements Of Payables Management. Payables Cycle Monitoring: Ratios. Accounts Payable Function. Payables Using Internal Processes. Payables Outsourcing. Payroll Alternatives. Part Three Issues In Working Capital Management. Chapter 8 International Working Capital. Elements Of International Working Capital. Financing Of International Transactions. Foreign Exchange Markets. Country Risk Analysis. Other Significant Issues In International Working Capital. Cultural And Corporate Practices Affecting Working Capital. Summary. Chapter 9 Information And Working Capital. Information Technology. Bank Information Technology. Internet Bank Technology. Erp: An Alternative Approach. Choosing Working Capital Information Systems. Summary. Chapter 10 Managing TheWorking Capital Cycle. Risk And Working Capital. Enterprise Risk Management. Efficiency And Working Capital. Working Capital And Liquidity. Suggested Actions. Developments In Working Capital Management. Cost Of A Transaction. Summary. Appendix A Suggested Solutions To The Widget Manufacturing Company Case - Parts I, II, III. Appendix B Basic Financial Concepts. Appendix C Websites Of Working Capital Market Participants. Appendix D Glossary. About The Author. Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-87998-6
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés