The Supply Chain Dialogues - Podcast
Ep. 10: Significantly optimising cash flow by changing the focus - Part Three - Customer Payments (DSO)
Why let your hard-earned cash be trapped in customer payments? Our mini-series continues with part 3, where we tackle the elusive DSO. Find out how to get paid faster without sacrificing customer relationships.
Ep. 09: Significantly optimising cash flow by changing the focus - Part Two - Supplier Payments (DPO)
In part 2 of our podcast mini-series on cash-flow optimization, we hone in on payments to suppliers, covered in Days Payable Outstanding (DPO). External materials & services purchased are the most significant cost block in most product-based companies. Hence, the cash flow improvement leverage is significant. Different from cash trapped in inventory, DPO management needs two to tango. Why is it that many companies can’t dance with their suppliers?
Ep. 08: Significantly optimising cash flow by changing the focus - Part One - Inventory
This marks the beginning of a three-part mini-series on cash flow optimisation. The series argues that while finance must report on cash flow, operations should own the metrics. Part One is about Inventory. Enjoy!
Ep. 07: Implementing 21st-century supply chain - now
The highly improbable event coined ”black swan”, described in the 2007 bestseller of options trader and statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb, became a herd animal that shows its black feathers in spades. We have to learn and adapt to modern global supply chains - now. AI-mee and Daniel talk about the background, the opportunities, and how to change.Enjoy!
Ep. 06: Is operations outsourcing still a viable option today?
Outsourcing, spin-offs, in-sourcing, reshoring, re-vitalising operations - what is the best approach towards improving customer satisfaction and the triple-bottom-line? For 30 years the answer of most boards when competitive pressure was ramping up, was either a spin-off or outsourcing to other continents. While there can be good reasons for spinning off or outsourcing parts or full operations, in the 21st century we should be relentless in assessing our tool box. Rather than grabbing the most used, shiny tool, we should understand the opportunity in our company first more thoroughly. This blog post gives this topic a bit of a spin…enjoy.