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​Matthias Sure untersucht, wie europäische Unternehmen der Logistikbranche ihr Working Capital Management (WCM) wertorientiert optimal gestalten können und welche Methoden und Steuerungsmechanismen dabei eingesetzt werden. Auf Basis einer empirischen Mehrfachfallstudie mit Experteninterviews kommt der Autor zu der Erkenntnis, dass WCM im Spannungsfeld zwischen dem Bedürfnis nach zentraler umfassender Regelung und Überwachung sowie der wachsenden Einsicht steht, dass ohne eine signifikante Übertragung von situativer Entscheidungskompetenz an die dezentralen Standorte eine optimale Steuerung des Working Capitals unmöglich ist und dabei der Dezentralisierungsgrad im WCM auch abhängig von der jeweiligen Landeskultur und Größe der Unternehmen ist.

A comprehensive primer for executives and managers on working capital management. With limited access to credit and short term funding, it is increasingly important that companies focus on working capital management to free up funds and optimize liquidity. Written in the easy-to-follow Essentials Series style, Essentials of Working Capital Management covers the main components of working capital: the latest trends around working capital; a range of working capital topics, including cash management, banking relations, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and foreign exchange; the efficient utilization of current assets and liabilities of a business through each phase of the operating cycle; and the gathering and management of information and forecast data to effectively use funds and identify risk. Focused on how businesses can continue to be successful in these difficult times, specifically in relation to the limited credit available to businesses, this book puts practical guidance at your fingertips so you can put them to work right away. A comprehensive case introduces each major section of the book, and suggested solutions are included in a book appendix

A comprehensive primer for executives and managers on working capital management. With limited access to credit and short term funding, it is increasingly important that companies focus on working capital management to free up funds and optimize liquidity. Written in the easy-to-follow Essentials Series style, Essentials of Working Capital Management covers the main components of working capital: the latest trends around working capital; a range of working capital topics, including cash management, banking relations, accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable, and foreign exchange; the efficient utilization of current assets and liabilities of a business through each phase of the operating cycle; and the gathering and management of information and forecast data to effectively use funds and identify risk. Focused on how businesses can continue to be successful in these difficult times, specifically in relation to the limited credit available to businesses, this book puts practical guidance at your fingertips so you can put them to work right away. A comprehensive case introduces each major section of the book, and suggested solutions are included in a book appendix.

This paper analyzes the determinants of working capital management (WCM) for a sample of Spanish firms during the period 1997-2004. We find that firms have a target investment in working capital and that they take decisions in order to achieve this. The results appear to support the hypothesis that the working capital competes with investment in fixed assets for the funds of the firms when they have financial constraints. Finally, we also find that WCM depends on bargaining power and other financial factors such as the availability of internal finance, cost of financing and financial constraints. ; Research Agency of the Spanish Government ECO2008-06179/ECON