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Research
Defining Customer Service Levels - How to keep customers and shareholders satisfied
Companies can reduce inventory of finished goods and components and optimize receivables while ensuring the optimal allocation of resources to the most profitable customers. Download
Stop Doing Make-To-Order Reduce your stocks by 20%
By introducing selective make-to-stock policies, manufacturers facing unreliable or high changing demand signals manage to decrease inventory while increasing service levels. Download
4 Working Capital Project Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Gain insight on how you can avoid the 4 working capital pitfalls to ensure your project success in terms of achieving sustainable improvements in processes, cost and customer service. Download
Working Capital Management for the Automotive Sector
A Q3 2011 analysis of the auto industry indicated $13 billion in working capital opportunities for the top three US automakers and $6.7 billion for US auto suppliers. Download
Discovering the cash tied up in your working capital
Plan and implement steps to release cash from your working capital. Achieve a sustainable and improved working capital management. Download
Managing cash flow when your raw material supply is seasonal but your sales are not
In a business strongly driven by supply, learn how to be successful in an inventory reduction program without damaging the shareholders' return. Download
REL in the Press
Despite a global business environment where companies can be harshly punished by Wall Street for even small missteps in predicting revenue or earnings, most large companies say they cannot correctly forecast operational basics like inventory, receivables, payables, and the underlying cash requirements to support them, according to the results of a new study from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT).
April 26, 2012
The U.S. Postal Service's December decision to decrease the expected standard delivery time of first-class mail to two-to-three days could have a negative impact on companies' working capital. Indeed, the move could cost a U.S. company with $10 billion in revenues up to $100 million in working capital, according to Veronica Heald, a practice leader at REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group that focuses on working capital.
February 1, 2012
New Working Capital Performance Study Launched by REL Consulting
A new working capital performance study has been launched by REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT). The study, which examines "Working Capital Performance: Successes, Challenges and 2012 Objectives," is complimentary, and companies are invited to participate.
January 20, 2012
Manufacturer (UK), "Supply Chain Sabotage,"
Brian Shanahan, Associate Principal at REL, explains the strain placed on the supply chain by poor working capital management.
January 13, 2012
CFO.com, "The Check's in the Mail - for Two More Days,"
The U.S. Postal Service decision to end next-day delivery could add tie up millions of dollars in working capital, according to new research from REL Consulting, a division of The Hackett Group.
January 13, 2012
Working Capitalist Newsletter
The Working Capitalist - Autumn 2011 newsletter, featuring research & analysis on new and emerging issues related to working capital management. Download
Solutions
REL, a division of The Hackett Group, has helped many of the world's leading businesses release billions through sustainable working capital improvements. REL focuses on three critical end-to-end processes: inventory management, accounts receivable and accounts payable to increase cash flow and service performance while reducing costs and business risks.
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Featured Webcasts
Effective Working
Capital Management
REL's Daniel Windaus explains how finance functions can minimize their working capital requirements by working more closely with a variety of business units. Watch Now
CFO TV Cash Clinic
This edition concentrates on working capital management, in particular the difficulties companies are having with receivables management and the purchase-to-pay cycle as a result of the downturn. Watch Now