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The control of working capital

Putting financial theory into practice

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  • Overview

    The aim

    To enable managers to understand the concept of working capital and how they can free it to be used in the business.


    About the programme

    Customers won't pay on time, suppliers won't deliver until bills are paid; spare capital is tied up in work-in-progress. It's a 'catch 22' situation that can bring a business to its knees.

    This humorous programme makes the subject easy to understand and proposes ways of avoiding the traps that lie in wait for the unwary manager. We are shown where capital is locked up in a business and how to free it up and how sales forecasts and regular meetings can help control working capital.

    This programme assumes no prior knowledge of finance and uses everyday language instead of complex financial jargon.


    The key outcomes

    -Learn to focus more on the performance of the business as a whole and not just day-to-day processes
    -Manage working capital more effectively and become more profitable


    Programme includes:

    DVD (26 mins)
    Course leader's guide
    Group training workbook
    Self-study workbook
    PowerPoint® presentation slides


    Information:

    A Video Arts production featuring John Cleese and Ronnie Corbett. Release date: 1978

  • Learning chapters

    1. The cash merry-go-round http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L01/The-cash-merry-go-round http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L01.jpg
      Julian Carruthers and Ron Scroggs introduce themselves and explain the 'cash merry-go-round', with diagrams.... (read more)
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    2. Julian Carruthers debt problem http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L02/Julian-Carruthers-debt-problem http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L02.jpg
      Julian Carruthers describes, with the diagram, how he has accrued such a huge debt.... (read more)
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    3. Debtors and creditors http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L03/Debtors-and-creditors http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L03.jpg
      Ron Scroggs explains 'debtors and creditors' with diagrams.... (read more)
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    4. A comparison of operations http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L04/A-comparison-of-operations http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L04.jpg
      Julian Carruthers and Ron Scroggs compare their businesses.... (read more)
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    5. Ron Scrogg's minimal investment in working capital http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L05/Ron-Scroggs-minimal-investment-in-working-capital http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L05.jpg
      Ron Scroggs explains his minimal investment in working capital.... (read more)
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    6. Julian Carruthers' large investment in working capital http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L06/Julian-Carruthers-large-investment-in-working-capital http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L06.jpg
      Julian Carruthers explains his large investment in working capital.... (read more)
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    7. How employees contribute to the level of working capital http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L07/How-employees-contribute-to-the-level-of-working-capital http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L07.jpg
      Julian Carruthers and Ron Scroggs describe, with diagrams, how their employees contribute to the level of working capital.... (read more)
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    8. How Julian can reduce the level of working capital http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L08/How-Julian-can-reduce-the-level-of-working-capital http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L08.jpg
      Ron Scroggs explains how Julian can reduce the level of working capital.... (read more)
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    9. The connection of time with money http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L09/The-connection-of-time-with-money http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L09.jpg
      Ron Scroggs explains the connection of time with money to Julian.... (read more)
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    10. Sales forecasting and meetings http://www.videoarts.com/product/FIN2 L10/Sales-forecasting-and-meetings http://www.videoarts.com/images/products/FIN2 L10.jpg
      Ron Scroggs explains the importance of sales forecasting and meetings to Julian.... (read more)
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Actors

John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett


Keywords

finance, finance for non-financial managers, debt, debtors, creditors, working capital


Languages

English, German, Spanish