Contractors’ perceptions of the effects of cash flow on construction projects

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-325
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Dele Omopariola ◽  
Abimbola Windapo ◽  
David John Edwards ◽  
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Flow Problems ◽  
Positive Cash Flow

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate Nigerian contractors’ perceptions regarding the effects of positive and negative cash flow during construction projects, with a view to establishing effective strategies for cash flow management. Design/methodology/approach A desktop-based literature review is used to develop a cross-sectional questionnaire survey which uses Likert items to elicit responses from construction professionals on: the reasons for cash flow problems; the impacts of negative and positive cash flow; and the potential solutions for improving cash flow on construction projects. Findings The study finds that delay in payments, difficulty in obtaining financial aid and inadequate budgetary control are the causes of cash flow problems during construction projects. Cumulatively, these issues result in project delays, reduced profit margins and in the worst scenarios, abandoned projects. Originality/value There has been limited research into the effects of positive and negative cash flows on construction projects in Nigeria and indeed, the wider geographical location of West Africa. This study addresses this observed dearth and consequently advances methods and solutions to deal with the problem of poor cash flow management in the Nigerian construction industry.

Cash flow modeling for construction projects

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek Zayed ◽  
Yaqiong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Cash Flow Forecasting ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – Construction projects are well known for their complexity and ambiguity. These projects carry out higher risk than traditional ones because they entail high capital outlays and intricate site conditions. Poor financial management of these projects may lead to bankruptcy; therefore, effective cash flow management is essential. Although the peculiar characteristics of construction projects, the accuracy of cash flow forecasting has been a long lasting problem. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Many unforeseen factors affect the cash flow forecasting of construction projects. Therefore, the objective of the presented research in this paper is to examine the impact of these factors on contractor's cash flow. A model has been established by integrating analytic hierarchy process and simulation to examine the impact of various factors on cash flow. Data on the selected factors have been collected through questionnaires from various agencies in North America and China. Findings – Results show that the most significant factors are: change of progress payment, payment duration, financial position of the contractor, project delays, and poor planning. It also shows that the effect of cash inflow factors varied approximately from 9.7 to 16.3 percent with a mean value of 12.4 percent. Research limitations/implications – The implementation of the developed models are limited to few case study projects in testing the models. However, the developed models and framework are sound for future improvement. They are considered as a major step toward a broader cash flow planning. Practical implications – The developed methodology and models play essential roles in decision-making process. Originality/value – The developed model is expected to help contractors realistically forecast project cash flow under uncertainty. This may lead to more dependable and professional cash flow management, which might substantially reduce failures in construction business.

THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF CASH FLOWS OF ENTERPRISES

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roman Greshko ◽  
◽  
Violetta Kharabara ◽  
Olena Tretyakova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Methodological Principles

Efficient management of cash flows of the enterprise provides predict activities in a modern organization. The issue of ensuring balancing and synchronization of outflow and inflow of cash and their equivalents is important for any enterprise. The urgency of the study greatly increases in conditions of complex economic processes that create significant risks and difficulties in conducting a balanced cash flow management policy. The purpose of this study is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological principles of management of cash flows of the enterprise, which provides for the determination of the content of the concept of cash flows, their types and classification, as well as the formulation of methodological approaches to the management of cash flows of the enterprise. The theoretical basis for conducting research is the work of domestic and foreign scientists who studied the issue of managing the cash flows of the enterprise. In the course of the study of theoretical and methodological bases of management of cash flows of the enterprise, economic content and value of cash flows of the enterprise are determined. In the course of studying the approaches of various scholars, the proper definition of cash flows, which characterizes them as the receipt and payment of highly liquid assets of the enterprise within the framework of financial, investment and current activities of the enterprise, is formulated in order to ensure uninterrupted production, sales and other work, which leads to a change in the amount on the current account in the bank and the balance in the box office. Also in the article, methodological approaches to managing cash flows of enterprises that provide for quality accounting and collection of information on funds, analysis of preliminary management experience, substantiation of optimization measures, drawing up a payment calendar for the next year, control over the implementation of a substantiated cash flow management policy. Measures are determined to balance cash flow due to leasing, use of leasing, buying, emission or sale of corporate bonds or other securities, changing the policy of selling goods and services.

Managing cash flow. Practicum

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Павел Жуков ◽  
Pavel Zhukov
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Finance ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Management ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
General Manager ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Financial Profile

Textbook "managing cash flow" is based on a similar discipline which is part of the educational programme of the Financial University for training Bachelors to direction of preparation 38.03.02 "management", financial profile. Discipline treats all topics of general courses in financial management and corporate finance. Difference of discipline is that it focuses on cash flow management (rather than capital, profitability, etc.) and consequently, the discipline examines corporate finance and financial management in terms of cash flow management. Cash flow management is usually the essence of the work of a Finance Manager, and it treats activities of an Organization in terms of cash flows. That is usually a feature of outlook of financial manager and distinguishes it from other managers. Due to the nature of their work, financial managers must also bear in mind the issues of competitiveness, efficiency, profitability and sustainability of the company, which commonly are the focus of the General Manager. The workshop aims to develop the skills necessary for this activity.

scholarly journals INSTRUMENTS FOR CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES

2020 ◽  
pp. 223-229
Author(s):  
Mariya Nashkerska ◽  
Nataliia Patriki
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Construction Enterprise ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Construction Enterprises ◽  
Payment Schedule ◽  
Definition Of

Introduction. Financial state of the construction enterprise, level of its financial stability, creditworthiness and liquidity depend on the availability of current assets, net cash flow (positive or negative), which is formed in the course of conducting payment transactions. The subject of the research is the flow of money of the construction enterprise. The research objectives: identifying the causes of current assets constraints at the construction industry enterprises; using projected cash flow budget and payment schedule as instruments of managing the enterprise cash flow. The purpose of the article is to determine the instruments for cash flow management of construction enterprises, taking into account the peculiarities of their activities. Method (methodology). The article suggests developing projected cash flow budgets and payment schedule to manage cash flows more efficiently (prevent negative net cash flow) based on estimates made by construction enterprises to determine the construction cost. The purpose of the payment schedule is to determine the flow of funds for the next day and the current week as a supplement and detailing of the projected cash flow budget. Research results. The use of the projected cash flow budget and payment schedule at the construction industry enterprises will help the management team to control the incoming and outgoing cash flows, form the data base for making decisions on the efficient use of funds. It will also promote the search for additional funding sources of the enterprise activity in the period of budget deficit as well as pre-justified investment of capital in the period of budgetary surplus Thus, the formation of projected cash flow budgets and payment schedule can be an important instrument for efficient cash flow management of construction enterprises. The method of formation of mutually agreed forecast budget of cash flow and payment calendar with definition of indicators of their efficiency in management of cash flows and a financial condition of the enterprise as a whole needs further improvement. The technique of forming mutually agreed projected cash flow budget and payment schedule along with the definition of their efficiency indicators in managing cash flows and the overall enterprise financial state requires further improvement.

scholarly journals Cash Flow Management and Sustainability of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Northern Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Uwonda ◽  
Nelson Okello
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northern Uganda ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Budgetary Control ◽  
Small Medium Enterprises ◽  
Medium Enterprises

In Uganda SMEs are viewed as seedbeds for growth of new firms and vehicles for poverty reduction. Deterioration in growth and failures in SMEs have been linked to poor cash flow management, This study sought to examine how cash flow management influences sustainability SMEs in Northern Uganda. The research adapted a cross sectional study. A sample of 120- SMEs was selected using stratified sampling. Self administered questionnaires, designed for this study, were filled in by SME managers and the data analyzed using frequency tables, custom tables, Correlation Analysis and Multiple Logistic Regression. The study revealed limited application of cash flow management by SMEs in Northern Uganda, especially cash flow projection; tax planning; budgetary control and interpreting financial statements. As a result the study noted that most SMEs had declining levels of long-term solvency and growth. Finally the study established that cash flow control and monitoring had significant influence on the sustainability of SMEs.

scholarly journals RESEARCH APPROACHES TO MONETARY FLOW OPTIMIZATION SUBJECT TO SELECTED FACTORS AND CONTROL MEASURES REDUCING THE RISK OF BANKRUPTCY OF THE ORGANIZATION

2017 ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
Lyudmila Ivanovna Fedorova ◽  
Svetlana Vyacheslavovna Dzhezheliy
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Managerial Decision ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Managerial Decision Making ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Rational Management ◽  
And Control

In modern conditions the competitiveness of organizations is provided by rational management decisions, which are taken depending on various factors and their impact on the cash flows of the organization. The theme of the study of factors and control measures influencing cash flow management for reducing the risk of bankruptcy is in all respects one of the most controversial and much cited. In the course of study the authors have summarized the approaches of Russian and foreign authors towards the concept "cash flow", revealed certain problems in the quality of decisions, arranged the factors increasing the degree of their effectiveness and directly affecting the financial performance of the organization. Application in the work of the organization of individual elements ("morale") of the group of environmental factors and standards of internal reporting will improve the efficiency of managerial decision-making in part of cash flows from different activities.

scholarly journals Modeling and Management of Power Supply Enterprises’ Cash Flows

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1181
Author(s):  
Darya Pyatkina ◽  
Tamara Shcherbina ◽  
Vadim Samusenkov ◽  
Irina Razinkina ◽  
Mariusz Sroka
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Cash Flow ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Cash Inflow

The purpose of the study is to assess the efficiency of cash flow management at power supply companies of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries. A methodological approach to cash flow forecasting with the use of linear and polynomial regression has been developed. The study is based on the data provided by 12 power supply companies operating in CIS member countries. Forecasting based on the generated polynomial models of multiple regression of cash flow for the power supply companies under study confirms the strong possibility of extrapolating the studied trends to future periods. Compared to the linear model, the polynomial one confirms higher values of the determination coefficients for the majority of power supply companies. The projected volumes of cash inflow, cash outflow, and net cash flows of power supply companies with the application of the described polynomial multiple regression models have a fairly high degree of approximation. The correlations between operating cash flows and outflows, between total cash inflow and outflow of the majority of power supply companies are high. The low level of synchronization between cash inflows and outflows of the companies under study is associated with the specifics of their financial and investment activities and the cash flow management policy. It has been proven that energy enterprises’ financial stability significantly depends on the synchronization and uniformity of cash flows. The proposed methodological approach allows identifying enterprises by the criterion of riskiness from the standpoint of the synchronization and homogeneity of their cash flows.

MANAGEMENT OF CASH FLOWS OF THE ORGANIZATION ON THE EXAMPLE OF LLC «BUREZHILPROMSTROY»

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
O.A. Litinskaya ◽  
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E.A. Samoilova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Flow Management ◽  
Cash Flow Management ◽  
Modern Economic ◽  
The Given

The article deals with the essence of cash flows in modern economic conditions. The method of their analysis is given, as well as the analysis of cash flows according to the given method on the materials of the operating enterprise LLC «Bureyazhilpromstroy». As a result of the analysis, weaknesses in cash flow management were identified and recommendations for their elimination were proposed.

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