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title: The global working capital playbook
url: https://www.medius.com/resources/guides-reports/the-global-working-capital-playbook/
updated: 2026-10-22T14:02:06Z
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## GUIDES & REPORTS

# The global working capital playbook

## Turn global payment complexity into greater cash control

![The global working capital playbook thumbnail image](https://www.medius.com/media/cd5n2tr2/resource-page_global-working-capital-pb.png?rmode=max&width=372&height=0&v=1dd61807c9a2d50)

Working capital targets are set globally, but executed across regions, entities, suppliers, currencies, and systems.

That can create a gap between how finance plans to manage cash and when cash actually leaves the business.

The global working capital playbook gives enterprise finance teams a practical framework to optimize DPO, improve cash flow visibility, and set global payment guardrails that account for local realities.

**What you'll learn**

- How to find gaps between target and actual DPO
- How to compare contracted terms with actual payment behavior
- How to set global working capital targets that work locally
- How to build a 30-, 60-, and 90-day view of AP obligations
- When to preserve cash and when paying sooner creates value
- How to identify the payment exceptions that need finance's attention
- How to turn this year's payment data into next year's working capital priorities

**Who it's for**

- **Treasury and finance leaders** managing cash across multiple entities, regions, or currencies
- **AP directors and global process owners** standardizing payment practices across ERPs
- **CFOs and finance leaders** setting enterprise-wide working capital targets
- **Finance teams** balancing global policy with local payment realities

Download the playbook

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## Where is your working capital hiding?

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Paying ahead of terms. Missed discounts. Approval delays. Limited visibility into upcoming obligations.

Take the interactive assessment to find your biggest working capital opportunities.

[Find your hidden working capital](https://www.medius.com/resources/tools/working-capital-assessment/ "Find your hidden working capital")

## Ready to transform your AP?

[Book a Demo](https://www.medius.com/book-a-demo/ "Book a Demo") [Contact Us](https://www.medius.com/contact-us/ "Contact Us")