* Explain how Dell’s working capital policy is a competitive advantage for the company? Dell uses a just in time order fulfillment policy and accurate forecasting of sales to minimize inventories. This allowed Dell to hold inventory of finished products far below levels of their competitors (10-20% compared to 50-70% industry level) and furthermore allowed them to quickly implement changes to their product lines as new technologies became available. This quick inventory turnover also allowed Dell
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INTRODUCTION Nigeria is committed to a national environmental policy that will ensure sustainable development based on proper management of the environment. This demands positive and realistic planning that balances human needs against the carrying capacity of the environment. This requires that a number of complementary policies‚ strategies and management approaches are put in place which should ensure‚ among others‚ that: * * * environmental concerns are integrated into major economic
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Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC ------------------------------------------------- Corporate Valuation 248 Group Project #1 Strategic Capital Management‚ LLC ------------------------------------------------- Corporate Valuation 248 Group Project #1 The main benefit of a hedge fund is that an investor can make higher returns with a hedge fund compared to the market returns by using leverage from taking a short position in certain stocks. It is possible for the return for hedge funds to be
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Impact of Recession on Working Capital Requirements of a Company Working Capital Management is a managerial accounting strategy focusing on maintaining efficient levels of both components of working capital‚ current assets and current liabilities‚ in respect to each other. Working capital management ensures a company has sufficient cash flow in order to meet its short-term debt obligations and operating expenses. Implementing an effective working capital management system is an excellent
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profile 1.2 Working capital 1.3 Objective of the study 1.4 Need of the study 1.5 Scope and significance 1.6 Limitation 7 8 10 10 12 12 2. Review of the Literature 12 3. Research methodology 3.1 Nature of the study 3.2 Period of study 3.3 Methodology 3.4 Tools applied in the study 17 17 17 17 18 4. Data analysis and interpretation 18 5. Findings 31 6. Suggestions 32 7. Conclusion 33 8. References 34 List of illustrations: 1. Working capital management
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PREFACE The report has been intended to reflect some of the basic issues covered under the “Working Capital Management” of Hindalco Industries Ltd.‚ a first truly MNC in India. All the aspects have been formulated and presented on the basis of the ideas and information gathered by the investigator during the span of project training. This gives a practical exposure of the content under topic‚ what has already been studied in classroom in theoretical form. This report has been written
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Strategic Human Capital Management Introduction Atlantis Global Corporation is a multinational organization that manufactures electronic circuit boards for high definition television screens‚ has relocated some personnel to three of its subsidiaries in hopes that the subsidiaries would be self-sustainable and profitable. The company’s CEO‚ COO and the Board of Director John is worried about global competition and losing AGC’s manufacturer of electrical circuit boards of high definition televisions
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investment in working capital. Managing working capital effectively is therefore a vital part of making sure that business has enough cash to continue (Oliver‚ 2009). Working capital can be regarded as an engine of a business‚ it is the cash needed to pay for the day-to-day operation of the business (Jorne‚ 1992). The continuity of a business existence largely depends on the management of its working capital; inadequate working capital enervates the operations of a business. Working capital is current
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Working Capital Strategies FIN/419 December 10‚ 2012 Working Capital Strategies In the last decade Apple Inc. has yielded exponential growth. As a company‚ the imaginative and invocative approaches of technological product advancements have enable Apple‚ Inc. to achieve an elite status among technology companies throughout the world. Apple‚ Inc. serves as an inspiration to many companies through higher benchmark standards they created. Though their product margin is not as vast as most
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in Business Research FACTORS INFLUENCING CORPORATE WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AN EMERGING ECONOMY KAMAL NASER1‚ RANA NUSEIBEH2 and AHMED AL-HADEYA3 ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study is to explore factors that influence working capital management by non-financial companies listed on Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange. The cash conversion cycle is used to proxy working capital management where short cycle implies effective management. Six factors frequently employed in previous research
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