Working capital management

financial transaction and a type of debtor finance in which a business sells its accounts receivable (i.e., invoices) to a third party (called a factor) at a discount

lean methodology used to improve production time by reducing wastes

financial metric

liquidity ratio that measures whether or not a firm has enough resources to meet its short-term obligations

measure of the number of times inventory is sold or used in a time period

measures of managing short-term cash in the company

credit extended by one trader to another when the goods and services are bought on credit

length of time it takes a company to convert resource inputs to cash flows

measure of the ability of a debtor to pay their debts as and when they fall due

effectiveness of a business in collecting its credit sales from customers

recovery of cash from a business or individual

Average elapsed time (in days) between a sale and the collection of cash. Reciprocal of Receivables turnover ratio.

Process in corporate finance

expression emphasizing the importance of cash assets in economics

strategies to facilitate international trade

condition in a commercial loan or bond agreement