Cash‐to‐cash: the new supply chain management metric
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
ISSN: 0960-0035
Article publication date: 1 May 2002
Abstract
Over recent years supply chain management has grown in importance because of the proliferation of improved information flows, outsourcing practices, strategic alliances and partnerships, and the reshaping of the organizational focus from functional silos toward integrated activities. Logistics and supply chain management emphasize achieving lowest total cost through synergistic interaction of all supply chain components. The cash‐to‐cash (C2C) metric is an important measure as it bridges across inbound material activities with suppliers, through manufacturing operations, and the outbound sales activities with customers. This paper first defines how to calculate C2C. It then overviews the importance of measuring C2C, using both accounting and supply chain management perspectives. Next, it identifies key leverage points that are necessary to manage C2C effectively. Finally, future research questions are developed that should prove useful in guiding the development of C2C as a usable metric.
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Citation
Theodore Farris, M. and Hutchison, P.D. (2002), "Cash‐to‐cash: the new supply chain management metric", International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Vol. 32 No. 4, pp. 288-298. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030210430651
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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