Manufacturing professionals review operations data to identify working capital and cash flow opportunities.

Working capital management solutions

We combine advanced inventory optimization techniques with hands-on implementation support to deliver measurable, sustainable improvements in working capital management for manufacturers and distributors.

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Put the work back into your working capital

Manufacturing professionals review operations to identify working capital and cash flow opportunities.

Optimize working capital without compromising customer service.

Even when profitability looks good at a high level, serious working capital issues can lurk beneath the surface of manufacturing businesses. We know how to reveal problem areas and address them quickly.

Our working capital engagements are highly collaborative and execution focused. We work shoulder to shoulder with client teams to reduce excess inventory, improve cash flow, and free up working capital while maintaining the service levels customers expect.

Our approach

Working capital isn’t one problem. It’s the result of many interconnected operational issues. We evaluate working capital across three interconnected areas before implementing tools to prevent working capital from eroding.

Inventory

We help with supply chain management and inventory planning and optimize inventory based on your specific service levels and delivery requirements.

Accounts receivable

We help develop differentiating policies that enable you to recognize specific profiles and focus on your most problematic accounts.

Accounts payable

We work with you to optimize terms and discounts and then establish terms that are in line with your cash conversion cycle.

Solutions

We work with manufacturing and distribution organizations to assess and improve working capital in the following ways.

Behavioral obstacles

We help you manage premature or excessive ordering, lack of confidence in enterprise resource planning systems, and overreliance on spreadsheets.

Supplier performance

We help address poor on-time delivery rates, quality issues that affect inventory, and weak or nonexistent service-line agreements.

Forecasting

We work with you to improve over- and underforecasting as well as sales, inventory, and operations planning.

System parameters

We help develop an inventory strategy and set system parameters around minimum order quality and reorder points.

Inventory accuracy

We help identify and address root causes leading to scrap and deliver operational savings through process improvements.

Accounts receivable and payable management

We work with you to set up alerts for late payments, strengthen the escalation process, and improve front-end credit reviews.

Case studies and related insights

Warehouse employees review inventory while walking through storage aisles to improve inventory management and customer service.

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We do more than identify opportunities. Crowe professionals work closely with you to implement solutions, train your teams, develop dashboards and monitoring tools, measure results, and embed sustainable processes that continue delivering value long after your engagement.

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