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Model working capital from payment and stock terms

Use Proforma to model working capital from payment and stock terms. Get working capital scenario model from your business data with this copyable prompt.

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Model working capital needs for [period] from our sales plan, supplier terms and inventory policy. Compare current terms with [scenario terms] and [stock-days target], showing projected receivables, payables, inventory and cash tied up each month. Separate customer collection timing from supplier payment timing. Identify the biggest assumptions and highlight scenarios that reduce stock below the supplied service-level constraint.

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Keep the assumptions visible.

Start with opening cash and dated receipts and payments. Separate recorded cash movements from forecasts, and show which assumptions change the result.

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Lower inventory may reduce service levels even when the cash projection improves.

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