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Working capitaal management





                           Elementss of woorkingg capittal




               Working capital iss the capitaal availablee for conduucting day to day opeerations off an
               organissation.  Thiis is normaally the exccess of currrent assets over currrent liabilities.

               Working capital mmanagemeent is the mmanagement of all aspects of booth currentt assets
               and current liabilities, to minnimise the risk of insoolvency whhile maximmising the rreturns
               on asseets.


                                        Current                   Currentt
                                         asssets                 liabilitiess





                                        Inveentory,               Payables &&
                                       receivables,
                                      cash aand bank             b bank overdraaft



                                      Require funding           Prrovide funding
                                         therefore                 therefore
                                         connsider                 consider
                                      reducing levels           inreasing levels





































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