Working Capital Management at Ghana Household Utility Manufacturing Company Limited, Takoradi

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WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AT GHANA HOUSEHOLD UTILITY MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED, TAKORADI

TABLE OF CONTENT

Declaration I
Certification II
Dedication III
Acknowledgement IV

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the Study 1
1.2 Research Problem 2
1.3 Aims of the Study 3
1.4 Significance of the Study 3
1.5 Research Question 4
1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study 5
1.7 Literature Review 5
1.8 Methodology 6
1.9 Chapter Disposition 6

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 The Meaning of Working Capital Management 7
2.2 Goal of Working Capital Management 9
2.3 Importance of Working Capital Management             10
2.4 Working Capital Policy 11
2.5 Inventory Management 13
2.6 The Working Capital Cash Flow Cycle 15
2.7 Short-Term Securities Management             17
2.8 Management of Cash and Current Liabilities             18

CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction 21
3.1 Research Framework 21
3.2 Population and Sample 22
3.3 Sampling Procedure 22
3.4 Data Collection Methods 23
3.5 Instruments Used to Collect Data 23
3.6 Methods of Data Analysis 24
3.7 Problems of Data Collection 24

CHAPTER FOUR
ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS
4.0 Introduction 25
4.1 Management of Inventory 26
4.2 Liquidity Management: Cash and Short-term Securities 27
4.3 Management of Accounts Receivable 28
4.4 Management of Current Liabilities 29
4.5 Working Capital Management 29

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary 31
5.2 Conclusion 33
5.3 Recommendation 34

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
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