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Working Capital Management

Course Overview: Working Capital Management

Course Code: BC1204

Credits: 4 | Duration: 12 Weeks

Course Objective: To provide students with a theoretical and practical understanding of managing short-term assets and liabilities to ensure an organization’s liquidity and operational efficiency.

Weekly Content Breakdown

Phase 1: Foundations & Strategy

  • Week 1: Introduction to Working Capital
    • Concepts of Gross and Net Working Capital.
    • The Risk-Return Trade-off (Liquidity vs. Profitability).
    • Determinants of Working Capital requirements.
  • Week 2: Operating and Cash Cycles
    • Calculating the Operating Cycle and Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC).
    • Strategies to shorten the CCC.
    • Impact of inflation and business cycles on WCM.
  • Week 3: Working Capital Policy
    • Aggressive, Conservative, and Matching (Hedging) approaches.
    • Forecasting working capital needs: Percent of Sales and Operating Cycle methods.

Phase 2: Asset Management

  • Week 4: Cash Management Models
    • Motives for holding cash.
    • Baumol Model (Inventory approach to cash).
    • Miller-Orr Model (Stochastic approach).
  • Week 5: Cash Budgeting and Concentration
    • Preparing Monthly/Quarterly Cash Budgets.
    • Techniques for accelerating collections (Lockbox systems, Concentration banking).
    • Management of disbursements.
  • Week 6: Receivables Management (Credit Policy)
    • The "5 Cs" of Credit.
    • Credit standards, terms, and collection policies.
    • Analyzing the impact of credit policy changes.
  • Week 7: Receivables Monitoring & Factoring
    • Aging schedules and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO).
    • Introduction to Factoring and Forfaiting.
    • Securitization of receivables.
  • Week 8: Inventory Management Foundations
    • Types of inventory and associated costs (Holding, Ordering, Shortage).
    • Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model with and without discounts.
    • ABC Analysis and VED Analysis.
  • Week 9: Advanced Inventory & Just-in-Time
    • Safety stock and Re-order levels.
    • The JIT philosophy and its impact on liquidity.
    • Supply Chain Finance (SCF) overview.

Phase 3: Financing & Control

  • Week 10: Sources of Short-Term Financing
    • Spontaneous sources: Trade Credit and Accrued Expenses.
    • Negotiated sources: Commercial Paper, Bank Overdrafts, and Revolving Credit.
  • Week 11: Banking Regulations and Committee Reports
    • Note: Content may vary by region (e.g., Tandon/Chore Committee norms in India).
    • Maximum Permissible Bank Finance (MPBF).
    • The role of collateral and guarantees in short-term loans.
  • Week 12: Integrated WCM and Performance Evaluation
    • Ratio Analysis for WCM (Current, Quick, and Turnover ratios).
    • Comprehensive Case Study: Analyzing a company's liquidity crisis.
    • Future trends: Digitization of Treasury and AI in WCM.