Cash Conversion Cycle

Cash Conversion Cycle is the number of days between paying the supplier and receiving payment from the customer.

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Item delivered to inventory
( 53 days ) = ( 53 days ) + ( 53 days ) ( 53 days )
Cash Conversion Cycle Days Inventory Days Sales Outstanding Days Payable Outstanding
Cash Conversion Cycle

The cash conversion cycle (CCC) is the number of days that pass between the day an organization pays a supplier for an item and the day when the organization receives payment from a customer for that item (or a product that includes that item).

Use the sliders to change the days where three events happen: The supplier is paid (for an item), the item is sold from inventory, and the customer's payment is received (for that item or a product that includes that item). What causes a CCC to be positive? Negative?