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Improving profitability by managing working capital in the value chain of pulp and paper industry

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  • Sari Viskari
  • Miia Pirttila
  • Timo Karri

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Working capital management is an essential element in short-term financing and cash flow. Previous studies have also discussed the impact of working capital management on the relative profitability of a company. In this paper, we study the effect of the management of working capital components (inventories, accounts receivable and accounts payable) on profitability in the context of the value chain. The findings suggest that the components of working capital should be managed together to achieve positive effects on profitability. Companies also need to take account of the other companies of the value chain in their management of working capital components.

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  • Sari Viskari & Miia Pirttila & Timo Karri, 2011. "Improving profitability by managing working capital in the value chain of pulp and paper industry," International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(4), pages 348-366.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:injmfa:v:3:y:2011:i:4:p:348-366
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    1. Ivakina, A. & Zenkevich, N., 2018. "Working capital optimization under liquidity constraints in collaborative supply chains," Working Papers 15110, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University.
    2. Toušek, Zdeněk & Hinke, Jana & Malinská, Barbora & Prokop, Martin, 2022. "Shareholder Value Generation within the Agro-Food Financial Supply Chain," AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Economics and Management, vol. 14(3), September.

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