Project Description
Managing Working Capital no longer just on the Finance Agenda
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Learning Objectives
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Creating the link between Supply Chain and Finance
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Understand the levers impacting the various components of working capital in order to challenge stakeholders accountable for them
Module 1: Theoretical Base on Working Capital
- Provide participants with a theoretical base on working capital as well as a global view of the Cash to Cash cycle, by introducing the concepts of DSO, DPO and DIO in a connected supply chain.
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Profit should not be the only metric to review a company’s performance
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EVA includes profit, the required capital and the weighted average cost of capital
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The definition of working capital, where to find it in the balance sheet and how to calculate it
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Commonly used ratios related to working capital and their implications
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Introducing the key metrics: DSO / DPO / DIO
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Focus on the impact of inventory and the role of logistics and INCO terms
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Optimization of working capital for the firm (why to focus more on cash instead of only profit)
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Shift from Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) to Integrated Business Planning (including Finance)
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A sound SCF strategy underpins the overall SC strategy and enables competitive advantages
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Internal alignment between various functions is key
- Allow participants to exchange views on the module in small groups, to highlight main points and to start thinking about the practical use cases
Module 2: Business Simulation The Cool Connection
- The Cool Connection is a business simulation aimed at bridging the physical and financial supply chain. This module serves as a tool to apply the theoretical base in a real life simulation.
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(Supplier) Market Segmentation, the importance of knowing, and deciding on, who you are dealing with
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Demand Planning / Forecasting (Focus on Finance)
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Three stages: optimize results to comply with existing policies – optimize policies – challenge the business model
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Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Risk Management
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Working capital management in the connected supply chain
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Supply Chain Finance strategy as a growth enabler or disabler and the relation to SRM, CRM and Risk Management
- The implications of the ongoing Globalization in Trade
- Trends in Technology (Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and SCF)
- Allow participants to exchange views on the module in small groups, to highlight main points and to start building their own action plan
Learning Objectives
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Creating the link between Supply Chain and Finance
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Understand the levers impacting the various components of working capital in order to challenge stakeholders accountable for them
Target Audience
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- Nunc in orci id felis eleifend vestibulum. Nulla facilisi. Donec elementum varius turpis quis posuere.
Requirements
- 2 Days (16 hours)
- Minimum of 12 participants
- Flipovers
- Beamer / Projector
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