Abstract Background: Cash management means the management of liquidity in order to meet their day-to-day commitment. The result of poor focus on cash management often means that the financial assets are bound. The management of liquidity is not something new but cash management is a modern way of doing that. Cash management is a very broad subject which involves many factors, this paper will focus on examine how the liquidity is managed in Jonsons Byggnads AB, in order to improve the liquidity through cash management thinking. Jonsons Byggnads AB is a local construction firm located in Jönköping. This paper will examine the firm’s liquidity with focus on payment/payout routines, liquidity management, short-term financing and the connection between accounts receivables and payables.   Purpose: The purpose is to examine Jonsons bygg’s liquidity today in order to later recognize which factors within cash management that can strengthen the liquidity position for Jonsons Byggnads AB. Method: This is a qualitative study based examining the liquidity management for Jonsons Byggnads AB. The collection of the data and information was gathered by interviews, observations and balance sheet/income statement (Jonsons Byggnads AB). The interviews were done with Fadi Babil (The owner of Jonsons Byggnads AB) and two other staff members, which have chosen to be anonymous. Fadil Sadiku (Financial advisor at Swedbank) have also been interviewed in order to gather information about various products Swedbank offers to improve the liquidity for Jonsons Byggnads AB. Conclusion: The result of this study showed us that Jonsons Byggnads AB have good liquidity position even though the company does not have anyone employed to manage the liquidity. Even though Jonsons bygg’s liquidity position is healthy, there are some areas that can be improved. Improvements in the payment/payout routines can be done by computerizing the sales ledger system completely and therefore be more efficient and profitable. Connecting the invoices to an account with higher interest is also an approach to be more profitable. Since the accounts being used today have almost no interest.

Submitted by Estagiário SPT BMHS (spt@fgv.br) on 2012-01-17T13:00:33Z No. of bitstreams: 1 1425027.pdf: 13223856 bytes, checksum: 6fcd9d4ed8c783d39314ce0e657ddba5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Estagiário SPT BMHS (spt@fgv.br) on 2012-01-17T13:00:50Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 1425027.pdf: 13223856 bytes, checksum: 6fcd9d4ed8c783d39314ce0e657ddba5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Estagiário SPT BMHS (spt@fgv.br) on 2012-01-17T13:01:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 1425027.pdf: 13223856 bytes, checksum: 6fcd9d4ed8c783d39314ce0e657ddba5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-01-17T13:01:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1425027.pdf: 13223856 bytes, checksum: 6fcd9d4ed8c783d39314ce0e657ddba5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / This study is inserted in a topic that has current1y been calling much attention from financiaI literature. The main reason for this fact is that since the publication of the law number 1l.308 of July 13th , 2007 which made obligated the publication of cash flow instead of presenting the proof of origin as well as application of resources. The cash flow must be treated as a great management tool that allows identifying the way money circulates in the company, in other words, identifies the leveI of liquidity showing the financiaI position ofthe company in order to establish trends 00 eventual remaining or lack of resources. The cash flow is accomplished with the purpose of demonstrating how the ioputs and outputs of the company' s financiaI resources behaved in a given period. The careful study of the cash flow done not only enables the trend analysis but also works as base for projected cash flow planning. The main objective ofthe study is to analyze the amount of financiai losses over the period betweeo 1996 to 2008. The financiai losses that we have referred to occurred due to the late payment from the client making necessary an increase of the working capital, caused by the big difference in the term between the (ideal) projected cash cycle compared to the real cash cycle. The current work was accomplished in a large company in the civil construction sector. The work was performed aimed at comparing the projected cycle flow to the real cycle flow, determining, therefore, the amount of financiai losses which was of R$ 48,46 million updated for the end of the period that was analyzed representing a reduction in profitability of 3 %. Key words: Cash flow. Working capital. Projected cash cycle. Real cash cycle. / Este estudo está inserido num tópico que têm recebido muita atenção por parte da literatura financeira atualmente, principalmente porque, a partir da publicação da lei 11 .308 de 13 de julho de 2007, tomou obrigatorio a puplicação da demonstração do fluxo de caixa, em substituíçaõ da à demonstração das origens e aplicação dos recursos. O fluxo de caixa deve ser tratado como um grande instrumento gerencial que permite identificar a maneira como o dinheiro circula na empresa, ou seja identifica qual é o grau de liquidez, mostrando a posição financeira da empresa de maneira a estabelecer tendências sobre as eventuais sobras ou falta de recursos. A finalidade do fluxo de caixa realizado é mostrar como se comportaram as entradas e as saídas de recursos financeiros da empresa em detenninado penodo. O estudo cuidadoso do fluxo de caIxa realizado, além de propicIar análise de tendência, serve de base para o planejamento do fluxo projetado. O objetivo principal do estudo é fazer uma análise do volume de perdas financeiras ao longo do período compreendido entre 1996 a 2008. As perdas financeiras que nos referimos, ocorreram devido ao atraso de pagamento por parte do cliente gerando a necessidade de aumento do capital de giro, causado pela grande diferença de prazo entre o ciclo de caixa projetado (ideal) comparado ao ciclo de caixa real. O presente trabalho foi realizado em uma empresa de grande porte no setor da construção civil. O trabalho realizado foi o de comparar o ciclo de caixa planejado versus o ciclo de caixa real, determinando assim o montante de perdas financeiras que foi de R$ 48,46 milhões de reais atualizados para o final do período analisado, representando uma redução da rentabilidade em 3,26%. Palavras-chave: Fluxo de caixa. Capital de giro. Ciclo de caixa projetado. Ciclo de caixa real.

<p> </p><p>This research puts forth a new perspective on cash-to-cash cycle, a performance metric that relates to both finance and supply chain management. In criticism of the existing literature, which virtually views the firm as an isolate body, we look at cash to cash cycle optimization through a supply chain lens, in the hope of being able to formulate a more discreet approach. Our study involves a literature review followed by a case study featuring Dell Inc., the American PC manufacturer. The authors discuss the effects of C2C optimization by dissecting the metric into its 3 constituents,whereby we are able to examine the effects of different C2C optimization methods separately. We bring up the caveats posed by these individual methods and also uncover the cases where reciprocal improvement opportunities lie. Lastly, we lay out our findings by proposing suggestions to deal with such effects under the defined scenarios.</p><p> </p>

This research puts forth a new perspective on cash-to-cash cycle, a performance metric that relates to both finance and supply chain management. In criticism of the existing literature, which virtually views the firm as an isolate body, we look at cash to cash cycle optimization through a supply chain lens, in the hope of being able to formulate a more discreet approach. Our study involves a literature review followed by a case study featuring Dell Inc., the American PC manufacturer. The authors discuss the effects of C2C optimization by dissecting the metric into its 3 constituents,whereby we are able to examine the effects of different C2C optimization methods separately. We bring up the caveats posed by these individual methods and also uncover the cases where reciprocal improvement opportunities lie. Lastly, we lay out our findings by proposing suggestions to deal with such effects under the defined scenarios.

Ausgehend vom Bedarf an unternehmensinternen, relativ marktunabhängigen Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft von Unternehmen, kann die angestrebte Liquiditätssicherung und Ertragsstabilisierung aus einer effizienten Steuerung der Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse hervorgehen. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert dabei die definitorische Abgrenzung des Working Capital und des Working Capital Management. Außerdem werden die finanziellen Wirkungen des WCM aufgezeigt. Eine detaillierte Betrachtung der das Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse verdeutlicht die Komplexität des Prozessgefüges und die Notwendigkeit eines ganzheitlichen Ansatzes zur Working-Capital-Steuerung.

The goal of the Master`s thesis is the credit risk analysis of existing corporation done from the point of view of a fictitious multinational corporation which operates in petrochemical business. At first, it deals with general definition of credit risk, tools for its management and methods for its elimination. Later, in the analytical section on an example of concrete model from practice modern trends in credit risk management are demonstrated, potential obstacles are analyzed and the most frequent problems with its application are noted. The main asset of the thesis is a comprehensive introduction of actual credit risk management system supplemented with own observations and experience. The outcome is an educational material for people with interest in given topic as well as for professionals in the field of credit risk management.

Ausgehend vom Bedarf an unternehmensinternen, relativ marktunabhängigen Maßnahmen zur Stärkung der Innenfinanzierungskraft von Unternehmen, kann die angestrebte Liquiditätssicherung und Ertragsstabilisierung aus einer effizienten Steuerung der Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse hervorgehen. Der vorliegende Beitrag fokussiert dabei die definitorische Abgrenzung des Working Capital und des Working Capital Management. Außerdem werden die finanziellen Wirkungen des WCM aufgezeigt. Eine detaillierte Betrachtung der das Working-Capital-beeinflussenden Prozesse verdeutlicht die Komplexität des Prozessgefüges und die Notwendigkeit eines ganzheitlichen Ansatzes zur Working-Capital-Steuerung.