The influence of purchasing constraints and uncertain demand on selected items of working capital of a leading South African cable manufacturer

Maurer, Claus

dc.contributor.advisor	Badenhorst, J. A. (Johanna Adolphina), 1954-	en
dc.contributor.advisor	Steenkamp, R.J. (Prof.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Maurer, Claus	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:57:24Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:57:24Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:57:24Z
dc.date.submitted	2004-11-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Maurer, Claus (2009) The influence of purchasing constraints and uncertain demand on selected items of working capital of a leading South African cable manufacturer, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1860>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1860
dc.description.abstract	This research examines the impact of purchasing constraints and demand variability on working capital balances. The working capital accounts considered are creditors, debtors and raw material inventories. Purchasing constraints and demand uncertainty are defined. The supply chain of the South African cable industry, and one manufacturer in particular, and the challenges faced in the cable manufacturing process are discussed. To quantify the influences, a comparison between working capital accounts in the case of economic order quantity and actual purchasing practices is performed. A simulation model is developed to reproduce a larger sample of demand data, matching the cumulative probability density function of each cable type contained in the annual sales budget. The results show, that the working capital accounts react differently to changes in purchasing conditions and variations in demand, the most sensitive being raw material inventories. The study quantifies the influence of purchasing constraints on each working capital value.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xiii, 171 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Cable industry	en
dc.subject	Cable manufacturing	en
dc.subject	Purchasing constraints	en
dc.subject	Working capital	en
dc.subject	Supply chain management	en
dc.subject	Supply chain optimization	en
dc.subject	Enterprise resource planning systems	en
dc.subject.ddc	658.152440968
dc.subject.lcsh	Working capital -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Purchasing -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Supply and demand	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Electric cables	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Business logistics -- South Africa	en
dc.title	The influence of purchasing constraints and uncertain demand on selected items of working capital of a leading South African cable manufacturer	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Business Management	en
dc.description.degree	M.Com. (Business Management)	en