On June 20, Bristol-Myers said it was working off more inventory in the second quarter of this year than had been expected--a move that could lessen the impact on future quarters.
About a year after Vega began working there, an inventory check found that three paintings were missing.
Without them, much of an economy's capital is held captive on balance sheets, tied up in inventory, working capital, and balance sheet reserves.
Working capital, particularly inventory, is a cancer for any manufacturing company.
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Yeung said the company has been working to manage down inventory in an attempt to improve gross margins during the slowdown and will continue cost-cutting actions.
Working off that wholesaler inventory will cut earnings by 40 cents per share over the four quarters ending with the first quarter of 2003, the company has said.
Small producer associations around Bolivia are now working to create an inventory of all the companies and their equipment so they can show on paper the actual production potential of the sector.
At the same time, Sony is balancing cash inflows and outflows while working to improve its cash flow by carefully selecting investments, selling assets and strengthening control of working capital such as inventory.
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My father, Steve, encouraged his five daughters to learn about business and entrepreneurship and allowed me to take over a closet at home for a store, complete with inventory and a working cash register.
Improvements in inventory levels, accounts receivable and working capital management--combined with an upturn in technology spending--bode well for Bell's future, according to Janjigian.
Imagine the working capital tied up in work in progress and inventory across China.
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The Blue Carbon Scientific Working Group will attempt to detail the global relevance of coastal carbon by creating an inventory of coastal carbon storage and sequestration potential, by identifying coastal carbon hotspots, and by quantifying possible emissions associated with the degradation of coastal ecosystems.
Greg Rosenblatt, vice president of Stark Carpet, says he has been working with One Kings Lane about five times a year to liquidate the company's excess inventory.
But he was working on similar systems several years before that: His first gig was in 2003 to develop an inventory control system for KCD Public Relations that would help track designer samples sent to magazines, stylists, models and celebrities.
With inventory averaging 35 days of sales and accounts payable averaging 45 days, the company has negative working capital needs.
Nike management had effectively cut costs, maintained strict inventory controls, and raised profit margins over the last year, but external impacts appear to be working against those efforts.
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