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"Cash Conversion Cycle" for Cash Flow Management (Udemy.com)

Unlocking Cash Flow Efficiency: Mastering the Cash Conversion Cycle

Created by: Laurence Gartside

Last updated January 2026

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What you will learn

  • How to calculate the "Cash Conversion Cycle" and its components.
  • Manage and optimize your business's cash flow through consistent tracking and understanding.
  • Make informed financial decisions regarding your accounts receivable and accounts payable
  • Appreciate the significance of inventory and WIP management on lead times, working capital and financial risk
  • The subtle differences between Operating Cycle, Net Operating Cycles, Cash Gap and Operational Liquidity

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
  • Reviews1,575#352 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length1.2 hoursshorter than 85% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2026more recently than 59% of them

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Course Description

  • Master the tools and principles of Cash Conversion Cycle for Cash Flow Management to have an "impact" on your business's operations - manufacturing, services, industrial operations and production.

  • Equip yourself to take a leading role in your workplace - defining and driving performance and business success.

  • Understand the fundamental dimensions of business operations and the core tools and essential approaches to improve them.

  • Become the authority in your team on improving the Cash Conversion Cycle for Cash Flow Management in your business


This MBA style course on "Cash Conversion Cycle" for Cash Flow Management" will prepare and empower you to make a real difference in your organization.


This course is for the new or aspiring manager, the ambitious engineer, high flying consultant, the hands-on planners and the practical business analysts.


Business operations come in all shapes and sizes with a host of unique challenges, but the fundamentals of running successful and efficient operations all contain the same fundamentals. Without a grasp of these, no manager can apply the core principles or techniques of business operations management, strategy, design and improvement.


Take control of your career and equip yourself to understand the real nature of business operations and how you can be the key to unlock their potential!


About Laurence Gartside

Laurence Gartside is a management consultant and business operations coach with a master’s degree in manufacturing, engineering and management from the University of Cambridge. He has consulted for and led numerous major improvement projects for companies around the world and is the founder of Rowtons Training.


Full Course Contents

1. Cash Flow Performance

  • Calculate your "Cash Conversion Cycle"

  • Measuring cash flow operations performance

  • Net Cash Flow vs Cash Conversion Cycle

  • Focus on Operating Cash Flow

  • Cash Gap vs Cash Cycle vs Working Capital Cycle


2. Calculating your Cash Conversion Cycle

  • How to Calculate the Cash Conversion Cycle

  • Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and Accounts Receivable Collection Period

  • Inventory management's impact on cash flow

  • Days Inventory Outstanding & inventory velocity

  • Calculating DIO with multiple products

  • Converting inventory turnover & inventory turns to DIO

  • Days Payable Outstanding & Accounts Payable Turnover Period

  • Example calculation of your Cash Conversion Cycle


3. Analyzing and Interpreting your Cash Flow

  • Analyzing your cashflow performance

  • Benchmark your cash flow


4. Related Concepts

  • Working Capital and Operational Liquidity

  • Operating Cycle and Net Operating Cycle

  • "Procure To Pay" (P2P) & "Order To Cash" (O2C)


5. What to Watch Out For

  • Common mistakes and pitfalls

  • "Credit sales" or "total sales" to calculate DSO

  • Calculating Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS)

  • Sampling frequency when calculating averages


6. Improving Your Cash Flow

  • Managing accounts receivables / payable

  • Inventory management to improve cashflow


7. Cash Flow for Operational Success

  • Improving the financial performance of your organization

  • Your operations and cashflow success


8. Conclusion

  • Your operations and cashflow success



Take control! Boost your career and your business!  Start learning today!

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Instructor Details

Laurence Gartside

Helping You Level-Up Your Business Operations


Consultant and Training in Business Operations Management


Through my company, "Rowtons Training", I provide concise and practical training in Industrial and Corporate Business Operations.


Specialising in Helping High-Volume Operations & Manufacturers to Increase Throughput, Capacity and Deliver Results


-Operations Management

-Business Performance Improvement

-Capacity Analysis and Increase


I work with senior management teams, supervisors, consultants, engineers and operators to improve their business systems; bringing structure, practical analysis and direct action to help your team make a big impact, fast.


My Udemy Training Courses:

- Operations Management A-Z

- Lean Manufacturing A-Z

- Supply Chain Management A-Z

- Logistics Management: International Freight and Shipping

- Inventory Management A-Z

- Safety Stock Inventory Calculation

- KPIs: Key Performance Indicators

- Supply Chain KPIs and Performance

- Demand & Capacity Management


In my courses, I teach the most valuable subject knowledge, in the least time, that you can really "use" to enhance your own career and business. All wrapped up with a few goofy jokes, silly stories and inappropriate examples!


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Reviews

4.5

1,575 ratings on Udemy

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By Wasiu Oyedeji on 8/8/2026

it is a good match for me as a chief finance officer because it is very important for effective decision making.

By Alexandre Russo on 11/27/2025

I guess if have a examples with excel, it´s more better for understand, and apply in real scenarios

By Robin HERBERT on 11/3/2025

Good refresher course on Cash Flow as well as a deeper dive into the common misunderstandings surrounding this topic and how to avoid or correct them

By Swarnima dixit on 10/31/2025

The session was very interesting and learning. I learned many new topics was very helpful for me.

By Moises Hernandez Aceves on 7/2/2025

It's a bit short, but high-quality. I think you could elaborate on some examples from annual reports from public companies.

By Rene Charles Rukundo on 4/17/2025

It was nice and very refreshing, I mean it helps to spark our financial skills. I would definitely recommend to anyone else

By Higinio Daniel Garces on 4/7/2025

It was a great decission! Laurence explain the CC in a really easy way, and make the course really easy to follow. This will help me improving my knowledge and skills in my job.

By Karen Roylance on 3/21/2025

The presenter waves his arms all around while talking and it’s distracting for me. No offense to the presenter; slides and other visuals would make it more engaging.

By Hadi Alsalahat on 5/17/2024

I like the speed at which the material is delivered, not too slow, not too fast. I like the fact that I am an Engineer and yet I understand the concept without even having financial background.

By Ndumiso on 11/29/2023

what a good instructor. this guy knows what he is doing i wish to attend more classes in the future

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