Abstract
Managing working capital effectively requires an understanding of the processes underlying the cash cycle.
Managers project and evaluate working capital needs using three different approaches — industry norms, economic model, and strategic choice.
Professor Sampat Singh illustrates the processes underlying working capital flow and discusses the problems in each of the three approaches to managing working capital. Some companies have shifted to using the strategic choice approach to gain competitive advantage.
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