Dell’s Working Capital The Case: Dell Computers Corporation has been growing faster than its competitors. It has revolutionized the PC industry by providing customized laptops & notebooks to its customers in a few days at competitive prices. It did so by building computers after it received customer’s orders. This enabled Dell to swiftly roll out new products‚ maintain lower inventory & respond quickly to market needs. It generated more cash due to low cash conversion cycle. Low inventory coupled
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WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: Investment Decisions for Current Assets Compiled by Dr D. M. L. Kasilo (MBA‚ CPA‚ PhD) 1 Working Capital: What is it? 1.1 Introduction As a matter of principal‚ any understanding of financial management theories and best practices depends much on ones understanding of the balance sheet model. Figure 1‚ is adopted to facilitate discussions on working capital management practices. Figure 1:The Balance Sheet Model? Financial
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Working Capital Management rbs.com/insight Executive Summary In November 2011‚ RBS and Greenwich Associates launched a new study on working capital management among large companies around the world. In conducting the research‚ the firms interviewed 50 companies in Asia (excluding Japan)‚ Europe and North America. The results of this research reveal that past efforts to build efficiencies in working capital management have been incorporated into post-crisis strategies centred on ensuring
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Chapter 1 How do we know what we know? Experience Tradition Authority Errors in Inquiry Inaccurate Observation Overgeneralization Selective Observation Illogical Reasoning A Variable Language Variables and Attributes Variables Vs. Attributes (attributes make up the variable) (EX. Education/ high school‚ college‚ vocational‚ post graduate) Causality Specifications or relationships between variables. Independent and Dependent Variables (dependent variable
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Impact of Working Capital Management in the Profitability of Hindalco Industries Limited J P Singh* and Shishir Pandey** For the successful working of any business organization‚ fixed and current assets play a vital role. Management of working capital is essential as it has a direct impact on profitability and liquidity. An attempt has been made in this paper to study the working capital components and the impact of working capital management on profitability of Hindalco Industries Limited. The
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PROJECT REPORT ON “Working Capital Management of Bisleri International Pvt Ltd” Submitted in partial fulfillment of degree of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Batch 2011-2013 Submitted by Arpit Maheshwari Under supervision of Prof. Abhishek Tyagi (Faculty Mentor) G.L Bajaj Institute of Management and Research Plot No- II Knowledge Park –III
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STUDY: Whatever may be the organization‚ working capital plays an important role‚ as the company needs capital for its day to day expenditure. Thousands of companies fail each year due to poor working capital management practices. Entrepreneurs often don ’t account for short term disruptions to cash flow and are forced to close their operations. In simple term‚ working capital is an excess of current assets over the current liabilities. Good working capital management reveals higher returns of current
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CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION 1.1. WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT Working capital may be regarded as life blood of a business. Working capital management is a process of planning and controlling the level and mix of the current assets of the firm as well as financing these assets. A study of working capital is of major importance to internal and external analysis because of its close relationship with the day-to-day operation of a business. Even in a well-established business with a long history
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Working Computers‚ Inc. Jennifer Sobieski‚ an analyst in the headquarters of Working Computers‚ Inc.‚ has been asked to evaluate whether or not Working should sell a division of the firm which has been losing market share and requires a great deal of new investment to remain competitive. The ailing product is a Personal Data Appliance (PDA) that once led the market in features and innovation‚ only to fall prey to competition from numerous firms once it had paved the way for the product category
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GROUP CASE STUDY ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: WORKING COMPUTERS‚ INC.1 Jennifer Sobey‚ an analyst in the headquarters of Working Computers‚ has been asked to evaluate whether or not Working should sell a division of the firm which has been losing market share and requires a great deal of new investment to remain competitive. The ailing product is a personal data appliance‚ or PDA‚ that once led the market in features and innovation‚ only to fall prey to competition from numerous firms once it had
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