2. The Smart Buyer
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PPC Journey 1 of 18
Sleeping Cash
Cash is not only sitting in the bank. It is sleeping throughout the manufacturing system.
Find the cash trapped in inventory, WIP and finished goods
Cash and material
What this journey is about
A factory owner usually asks how much cash the business has. The better question is how much of it is working, and how much is stuck somewhere in the plant.
Cash gets trapped in excess raw material, slow-moving stock, WIP, finished goods waiting for dispatch, unbilled value and receivables, long before Finance sees a cash-flow problem.
This journey makes that money visible and shows how planning keeps it moving from material to customer value, revenue, collection and back to cash.
Key idea
Cash doesn't disappear. It changes form.
Where we look in your plant
Episodes
8 episodes
Each episode follows one factory story, the business numbers behind it, and one action for Monday morning.
- EP 01Where Is Your Cash Sleeping?
- EP 02Inventory Is Sleeping Cash
- EP 03WIP: Money on the Shop Floor
- EP 04Finished Goods Are Not Cash
- EP 05The Cost of Waiting
- EP 06Velocity: Make the Same Money Work Again
- EP 07Cash Is a Factory KPI
- EP 08Wake Up the Sleeping Cash
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is PPC Journey 1, Sleeping Cash, about?
A factory owner usually asks how much cash the business has. The better question is how much of it is working, and how much is stuck somewhere in the plant. Cash gets trapped in excess raw material, slow-moving stock, WIP, finished goods waiting for dispatch, unbilled value and receivables, long before Finance sees a cash-flow problem. This journey makes that money visible and shows how planning keeps it moving from material to customer value, revenue, collection and back to cash.
What is the key idea of Sleeping Cash?
Cash doesn't disappear. It changes form.
Which episodes are in Sleeping Cash?
Sleeping Cash has 8 episodes: Where Is Your Cash Sleeping?, Inventory Is Sleeping Cash, WIP: Money on the Shop Floor, Finished Goods Are Not Cash, The Cost of Waiting, Velocity: Make the Same Money Work Again, Cash Is a Factory KPI and Wake Up the Sleeping Cash.