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To address volatility companies must have access to cash. But most businesses are not set up to prioritize liquidity. Here’s how to fix that. In the current business climate, across all industries, the alchemy of success is complex and multifaceted. Some factors are within the company’s control, such as offering products people actually want to […]

Corporate leaders can use the current supply chain crisis to reimagine their future supply chain. In brief: Supply chains are in severe disarray. Supply chain leaders need to not only solve today’s issues but build a stronger supply chain for the future. Segmenting products based on value and risk can inform decisions on what items […]

Stronger cash management = better operational resilience Companies with cash-conscious cultures and better cash management are also the most resilient. As important a quality as resilience is, for companies, it has been a difficult thing to measure and especially difficult to achieve. Fortunately, cash management, or working capital management, is a well-understood and measurable improvement […]

Peter Kingma is the Americas Working Capital Consulting Services Leader at EY Americas. Views are the author’s own. With inflationary pressures, an unsteady supply chain, higher cost of capital, turmoil in the banking sector and escalating geopolitical tensions, it’s a tough time to manage a business, and perhaps no one has a better understanding of […]