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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 […]
Most companies understand the importance of working capital, but many fail to manage it strategically. This means thinking beyond free cash flow, using working capital to improve your company’s ability to bounce back from shocks like supply chain disruption.According to recent EY-Parthenon analysis, companies with strong working capital capabilities are 19% more resilient in the […]
Cash conversion performance is a barometer for overall business quality. This is something I remind clients who either tell me that they have enough cash or that interest rates are low, debt is cheap, and cash conversion is not a necessary focus. I respond that our clients in the upper quartile of working capital performance […]
To run a marathon, you may start with a run of three miles daily, increase that to five miles and run with a buddy for accountability. Similarly, businesses can measure progress against targets to promote accountability. What happens if you miss the five-mile run for two weeks and scheduled progress calls for a seven-mile run? […]
