"Supply Chains and Working Capital Management"  

• Examine the key reasons why a business may not want to hold too much or too little working capital. Provide examples that illustrate the consequences of either situation.

• Give your opinion on the use results of maturity matching and on the logic behind this policy. Provide one (1) example that supports your opinion on maturity matching.

"Supply Chains and Working Capital Management"  

• Suggest two (2) creative actions that a firm may take to shorten its cash conversion cycle. Provide a justification for your suggestions.

• From the scenario, analyze TFC’s cash budget to determine key methods in which the budget may be optimized (e.g., by renegotiating terms and conditions on some of its payables, etc.). If you believe that there is room for improvement, recommend key strategies for TFC to use in order to optimize its cash budget. If you do not believe that this is the case, provide a rationale for your response.