Summary: Practical levers for DSO, DPO, and inventory days. Credit policy, collections operations, terms strategy, and treasury visibility as design constraints—not downstream outcomes. 

Outcome: Improved working capital performance through intentional design 

Takeaway: Actionable levers for DSO, DPO, and inventory optimization 

Key Discussion Points: 

• Working capital as a design constraint, not an outcome 
• DSO improvement: credit policy and collections operations 
• DPO optimization: terms strategy and payment timing 
• Inventory days: demand planning and supply chain coordination 
• Treasury visibility: cash positioning and forecasting 
• Technology enablers for working capital management 
• Cross-functional alignment: sales, procurement, operations 
• KPIs and reporting for working capital performance 
• Quick wins vs. structural improvements 
• Building a cash culture across the organization