Shuchita Times May 2016 - Shuchita Prakashan(P)Ltd
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Shuchita Times May 2016 - Shuchita Prakashan(P)Ltd
ISSN : 0972-7124 May 2016 Volume 17 No. 5 for the Growth and Popularity of Self Finance Courses over Traditional B.Com courses in Colleges Affiliated to Responsible for the Growth and Popularity of Self Finance Courses over 3 Factors Traditional B.Com courses in Colleges Affiliated to University of Mumbai 8 Rural Markets 10 Planning and Organisation of Working Capital Management ISSN : 0972-7124 May 2016 Volume 17 No. 5 The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in day out. f. Dr. K. K. Patra Prof. B. M. Agrawal Prof. M. P. Gupta CA Shashwat Singhal Dr. Pavan Jaiswal, CWA Sri Gaurab Ghosh Dr. Arpita Ghosh Success is not the thing we will find in a day. It takes continuous efforts and sacrifices to gain success in life. Your little efforts in a day create great differences in life. It means you have to work towards success day in day out. You can just expect to be successful without efforts. Success is accomplished in many areas and it is clearly related to the efforts made by us. I would like to relate this is in example: Do you remember the story of a “Thirsty Crow” how he dropped the pebbles into the pot and when the water level rose the crow drank the water and flew away. So, he got succedded due to his continuos efforts which he has made by dropping the pebbles into the pot. The success comes on to the ladder of efforts or we can say the sum of small efforts made by us. If you want success in your life then work for something you enjoy and that's worthy for your time and talent, give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully, become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know, be forgiving of yourself and others, be generous and kind to others. These are some steps for success just climb it up. Whatever your Marathon in life is, you can accomplish it with the right attitude and training. Never give up. Have a great day and hit the road of life. 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Self Finance courses are dominating to Traditional B.Com courses in all the aspects. There are enormous factors are responsible for the growth and popularity of Self Finance Courses over Traditional B.Com courses which we will find it out in this article. Keywords: Growth of Self Finance Courses, Popularity of Self Finance Courses 1.1. Introduction: Self-Finance courses are unaided courses. In such kinds of courses government do not provides any financial assistant to colleges or institutes. The first SelfFinance course has been started in Mumbai was B.M.S. In this course student has given very good response and they made this course popular. Now a days there is massive growth of Self-Finance courses over Traditional B.Com courses. Maximum numbers of students are taking admission in SelfFinance courses due to better profession opportunities in the market. Fees charged on Self-Finance courses are very high as compare to Traditional B.Com courses. Students are getting all the benefit and facilities in the institutes like library, audio visual room, gym and canteen etc. University of Mumbai started verities of Self-Finance course in B.Com i.e. Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (B.A.F), Bachelor in Banking and Insurance (B.B.I), Bachelor of Mass Media (B.M.M), Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S), and Bachelor of Financial Market (B.F.M) etc. Now a days Self-Finance courses are highly attracted courses for the students to make their carrier paramount. It is seen that in University of Mumbai thousands of people every year are taking admission in Self-Finance courses to gain better knowledge over Traditional B.Com courses and make them fit suitable in any business organization in future. In India Commerce education is started in the year 1886. Commerce education is a core branch of business. Now a daysit is seen that maximum number of people who cleared their S.S.C exam they join commerce education. In commerce education students are getting many opportunities to mud their carrier outstanding. Students are having numerous options during their course, for examples with commerce education they can do courses like C.A under Institute of Chartered Accountant of India, I.C.W.A under Institute of Cost and Work Accountant of India and C.S Institute of Company Secretary of India etc. In the market there is a huge demand of commerce graduates, but now a days it is seen that there is declining in the quality of commerce education. All the universities and colleges are directly or indirectly connected with the higher education. In India after independence there is a massive growth happened in higher education. In India in 1950 the total number of universities was only 25. But at present in India we are having 46 central universities, 332 state funded universities, 128 deemed universities and 216 private universities. After independence there is a tremendous growth took place in higher education in India. But, in the same speed the quality of higher education also declined. To recover that quality of higher education government must focus on all the universities and their affiliated colleges. Sampling Frame Sr. No. 1 2 3 Types of Respondents Students Teachers Principal Grand Total Traditional B.Com 425 110 20 1.2. Objectives of the Study: 1. To find out the factors responsible for the growth of increase in popularity of self-finance courses among students. 3 2. Self-Financing Total 790 125 1215 235 20 1470 To suggest measures to improve the popularity of Self-Financed courses running colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai. SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 ARTICLE 9. During course work institutes provides Industrial 1.3. Hypothesis of the Study: Visit to all the Self-Finance courses students which 1. There is a significant difference in growth of Selfis helpful for them to absorb practical knowledge. financed courses over traditional B.Com courses in 10. Quality of Traditional B.Com courses is the last ten years. deteriorating. 2. Self-Finance courses are significantly dominating 11. Self-Finance courses offer 100% placement Traditional B.Com courses. opportunities to all the students. 1.4. Findings: 12. Syllabus of Self-Finance Courses is made as per 1.4.1 Factors responsible for the growth of increase in industry requirement. popularity of Self-Finance Courses among Students. These all above are the main factors responsible for the There are numerous factors are answerable for the growth of rise in popularity of Self-Finance courses increase in growth and popularity of Self-Finance courses among students. amongst the students. The main factors are as follows: 1. Self-Finance courses are more jobs oriented as Hypothesis 1: There is a significant difference in growth of Self- financed courses over traditional B.Com courses in compare to Traditional B.Com courses. 2. Syllabus of Self-Finance courses is more practical the last ten years. which is valuable for the students to withstand in Null Hypothesis: There is a no significant difference in growth of Self- financed courses over traditional B.Com any business organization. 3. In Self-Finance courses examination pattern is courses in the last ten years. motivating i.e. internal examination and external Alternative Hypothesis: There is a significant difference in growth of Self- financed courses over traditional B.Com examination. 4. In Self-Finance courses study is take place on PPT. courses in the last ten years. For testing purpose respondents (students) are asked to 5. In Self-Finance courses students has to make project and presentation which is beneficial for the give their opinion on five point agreement scales regarding students to mature their skillsand eliminate their different characteristics related institutional growth due to both types of courses. The codes were as follows stage fear. 6. In the Self-Finance courses in each classroom 1. Strongly Agree, 2. Disagree, 3. Neither agree nor disagree, extreme student intake capacity is 60 students, 4. Agree, 5. Strongly Agree with the help of this students can concentrate better Normality test: Before selecting statistical test we test normality of data as follows: as compare to Traditional B.Com courses. We use Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for testing normality and 7. Students are highly satisfied with their syllabus. 8. In Self-Finance courses students are receiving all results of which are tabulated below the modern amenities in the class room throughout study. Table No. 1.4.1 (1) Hypothesis No. 1: Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test Kolm ogor ov-S m irn ov a S tatistic df Sig. Se lf-F ina nce 0.27 6 790 0. 000 T ra ditional B. C om 0.19 3 425 0. 000 Observations and interpretations: both types of courses is not normal. Further two groups are From the above table it is observed that significant p values for independent. Hence we use non-parametric Mann-Whitney k-s test are both 0.000 less than 0.05 clearly indicates that data Test for testing significance of data. Details are as follows. for different characteristics related institutional growth due to Table No. 1.4.1(2) Hypothesis No. 1: Mann-Whitney Test Ranks METHOD Self-Finance Traditional B.Com Total SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 N Mean Rank 790 747.18 425 347.25 1215 4 Sum of MannRanks Whitney U 590271.50 147233.50 57133.5 Z -19.141 P value (1-tailed Sig.) 0.000 BODY & BRAIN Commerce Quiz 1. 2. The minimum number of members required for 3. registration of a Cooperative Society are(a) Two (b) Seven 4. (c) Ten (d) Twenty Which are the following errors are disclosed by Trial Balance? (a) Errors of Omission 5. (b) Errors of Principle (c) Compensatory Errors (d) All the Three Double Entry system was introduced in(a) America (b) Japan (c) India (d) Italy A Public Corporation is Set up(a) By a special Act of Parliament (b) By a special order of the Government (c) Under Indian Companies Act, 1956 (d) By none of the above The Product range is widest in case of(a) Chain Type (b) Departmental Store (c) Speciality Shop (d) One Price Shop P. C. Mustafa T he average adult head has about 100,000 to young techie who could just about make himself daal, rice and papad in his bachelor days now runs a company with a 70 crore turnover that provides almost five lakh idlis a day to hungry Bengalureans. It started in a small corner of the city’s Thippasandra locality where Musthafa’s cousins ran a grocery store. “This was eight years ago, and a local supplier would sell idly/dosa batter in an unbranded plain plastic bag tied up with a rubberband, on weekends. t is with this intent that Musthafa is very particular that they identify “smart guys from rural areas who are unemployed” and provide them opportunities in their company. Today they employ 650 such people from the eight regions they work in across India. Business is of course growing phenomenally with venture capital (VC) firms wanting to invest in them; 5 60 companies’ evinced interest in pumping money; mostly American. Finally Helion Venture invested Rs. 35 crore in their expansion plans. They have a SAP-based backend platform so that they have a zero inventory model – 90 per cent of the products are sold on the same day; a mobile app keeps track of sales patterns in each store. SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 ARTICLE Observations and interpretations: As p value is 0.00 which Hypothesis 2: Self-Finance courses are significantly is less than á = 0.01 (1 % significant level). It is also observed dominating Traditional B.Com courses. that calculated ‘z’ value is -19.141 is less than – 1.65 (table Null hypothesis: Self-Finance courses are not significantly value of at 1 % significant level). Hence we reject null dominating Traditional B.Com courses. Alternative hypothesis: Self-Finance courses are hypothesis Ho. Finding: From the above we may infer that there is a significantly dominating Traditional B.Com courses. For testing purpose respondents (principals) are asked to significant difference in growth of Self- financed courses over give their opinion on five point agreement scale regarding traditional B.Com courses in the last ten years. different characteristics related to domination of Self1.4.2 Measures to improve the Popularity of SelfFinanced courses on Traditional B.Com courses. The codes Financed Courses running colleges affiliated to University were as follows of Mumbai. 1 Institute must provide finest infrastructure facilities to 1. Strongly Agree, 2. Disagree, 3. Neither agree nor disagree, students as well as to teacher like library, computer with 4. Agree, 5. Strongly Agree For testing above hypotheses we compare mean rating internet, gym, ground and audio visual room etc. scores with score 3.5 (which gives positive agreement opinion 2 Teacher must provide practical as well as theoretical knowledge to students to sustain in any business rating score). Tests of Normality: Before selecting statistical test we test organization. 3 Institute must offer teacher training program for Self- normality of data as follows: We use Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for testing normality Finance courses teachers to upgrade their knowledge. and results of which are tabulated below 4 Institute must provide best pay to all the teachers of SelfTable No. 1.4.2 (1) Finance courses. Hypothesis No. 2: Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test 5 Institute mustoffer best employment opportunities to teachers of Self-Finance course. Kolmogorov-Smirnova 6 Institute must make available all the facilities to students Statistic df Sig. as per the Universities norms. 7 University must change and upgrade the Self-Finance domination of Self-Financed 0.271 20 0.000 courses syllabus time to time. courses on Traditional 8 Institute must provide Industrial Visit facilities to all the B.Com courses students of Self-Finance courses to get practical knowledge of the Industry. Observations and interpretations: From the above table it is 9 Institute must hire professional staff to give quality observed that significant p value 0.000 for k-s tests is less than education to students. 0.05 clearly indicates that data for different characteristics 10 University must promote admission criteria to take related to domination of Self-Financed courses on Traditional admission in Self-Finance courses. B.Com courses. Hence we use non parametric one sample 11 University must preserve the examination standard as sign test for testing significance of different characteristics per the level of course. related to domination of Self-Financed courses on Traditional 12 Institute should not stretch excess work load and giant B.Com courses. administrative work to teachers. One sample‘t’ test: To test above null hypothesis we use one 13 Institute should offer scholarship facilities to needy sample sign test with hypothesized mean value 3.5 students. The details of which are tabulated as follows. 14 Institutes must sustain their standard in terms of quality education and placement. Table No. 1.4.2 (2) One sample nonparametric sign test of median vs hypothesized score 3.5 for domination of Self-Financed courses on Traditional B.Com courses Med ian sco re H yp othesized sco res differen t characteristics related to do minatio n of SelfFinan ced co urses on Trad itio nal B.Co m co urses. Ì 0= 3.5 O bserved Mean rating sco res fo r d ifferen t characteristics related to d ominatio n o f Self-F in anced cou rses on Tradition al B.Com co u rses. M= 4.8 Sa mp le size n = 20 Calcu late d ‘z’ va lu e (o ne taile d, up pe r) z = 2. 01 S ig n ific an t P v alu e p =0. 04 42 C ritica l z values:1 . A t 5% lev el of sig nifican ce the co rresp on d in g z valu e is 1.645 ; 2. At 1% level of sig nifican ce the co rresp o nd ing z valu e is 2.326 SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 6 ARTICLE Observation: From the above table it is observed that ‘z’ value for null hypothesis is 2.46 which is greater than +1.645. Also p value is 0.0442 which is less than 0.05. Hence we reject null hypothesis at 5% level of significance. Interpretation: On the basis of above data it can be inferred that Mean rating scores for different characteristics related to domination of Self-Financed courses on Traditional B.Com courses is greater than or equal to 3.5 Findings: Self-Finance courses are significantly dominating Traditional B.Com courses. 1.5 Suggestions 1.5.1 Factors responsible for the growth of increase in popularity of self-finance courses among students. There is anenormous growth of Self Finance courses over Traditional B.Com courses in last ten years. Day by day the popularity of Self Finance courses among students are increasing because industries provide finest placement opportunities to Self-Finance courses students. Self-Finance courses are extremely employment oriented courses, and the purpose behind that practical as well as theoretical knowledge of the students, paramount communication skills, finest inter personal skills andtop presentation skills etc. All these are the exceptional qualities which every industry gives first preference during the selection of employee. Just because of this the growth and popularity of Self Finance courses among the students has been increasing tremendously. 1.5.2 Measures to improve the popularity of Self-Financed Courses running colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai. In the last ten years the Self Finance courses run by colleges affiliated to University of Mumbai has been given a revolutionary performance. We can judge the performance of Self Finance courses by seeing the total numbers of student’s enrolled during a year. We can see the popularity of Self Finance courses by watching and analyzing parent’s cent percent involvement and supports to their child to do this course and enthusiasm towards paying higher fees. Self-Finance Courses not only increases the quality of education for the students 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 but also improved the financial performance of educational institutes to provide best infrastructure facilities to students and teachers. As per this study the colleges who established in rural area must think to start such kinds of courses to provide quality education as well as best employment opportunities to the students. There are following measure to improve the popularity of Self Finance courses and they are as follows. Institute must provide best infrastructure facilities to students as well as to teacher like library, computer with internet, gym, ground and audio visual room etc. Teacher must give practical as well as theoretical knowledge to students to sustain in any business organization. Institute must provide teacher training program for SelfFinance courses teachers to upgrade their knowledge. Institute must provide best pay to all the teachers of SelfFinance courses. Institute must provide best employment opportunities to teachers of Self-Finance course. Institute must provide all the facilities to students as per the Universities norms. University must change and upgrade the Self-Finance courses syllabus time to time. Institute must provide Industrial Visit facilities to all the students of Self-Finance courses to get practical knowledge of the Industry. Institute must hire professional staff to give quality education to students. University must upgrade admission criteria to take admission in Self-Finance courses. University must maintain the examination standard as per the level of course. Institute should not give excess work load and huge administrative work to teachers. Institute should provide scholarship facilities to needy students. Institutes must maintain their standard in terms of quality education and placement. SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 ARTICLE Rural Markets Prof V.H. Koppar M.Com., LLB Chiplun, Mumbai Villages are the integral part of the nation. They have a different culture and tradition. They become more important in Asian and African countries where a majority of the population resides. For countries rural world in India remained static as a self sufficient unit of production and consumption. But it is no longer so. The rural setting is changing everyday spending pattern of rural people is also changing. Rural consumers today are dictating terms. So, a successful marketeer has to understand the special features of these markets. However, it is a goldmine with throws. Companies which want to enter rural markets have to spend a lot on market survey. So far, the companies have not paid sufficient attention to rural markets. But they cannot continue do so as there is a vast scope in this sector for marketing different types of goods. Marketing is always more important than production. Anybody can produce goods with the help of technicians. but only few can sell those goods successfully in the market. Profit is earned only when the goods are actually sold in the market. Anybody can become an engineer but only few with imagination can become successful marketeers. Marketing needs a fertile mind. Marketeers should always use innovative ideas. Marketeers have to go on changers their strategy from time to time because the needs and tastes of the ultimate consumers are constantly changing. As it is said, real India still lives in villages though urbanisation process is going on at a fast pace, still a large chunk of our 140 crores population lives in villages. So, no marketeer can neglect the rural market. Though there is poverty on a large scale in villages. These days good many in the villages have a substantial money and spending power specially in those parts in which there are irrigation facilities and the farmers grow cash crops like sugarcane, cotton etc. Even luxury articles like smart phones and automobiles have a large rural market. So, we find that these days, multinational companies like Hindustan Unilever are doing their best to capture the vast rural markets in India. Today even in small villages you may not have a good supply of drinking water but you will get Bisleri, Cocacola, Lux toilet soap and shampoo sachets. The number of mobiles in India is more than the number of toilets. However, there is a clear distinction between urban and rural India and hence rural marketing needs an entirely a SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 8 different approach, skills, tools and to strategies. Rural market is totally a different proposition. There is lot of difference between urban and rural income and socio cultural factors. Rural marketing in simple words is planning and implementation of marketing function for the rural areas. So, the marketeers here must understand different aspects of rural living. He must study and understand The psyche of the rural consumer, his needs and spending habits. So, a different set of products and services should be tailored to meet the special needs of a rural consumer. Indian rural market is changing and expanding at a fast pace. We cannot rule out the possibility of the rural market outstripping urban market within a short time. Marketeer here should have a clear picture of the rural market as it exists today 75% of the Indian population still lives in villages. Recent Government schemes for alleviation of poverty and rural development have contributed a lot to improve the financial position of the rural population. According to one study, the rural market in India is estimated to be of Rs. 1,23,000 crores. The same is split up as F.M.C.G Rs. 65,000 crores, durables Rs. 5,000 crores, tractor and agricultural equipment and inputs Rs. 45,000 crores, two and four wheelers Rs. 8,000 crores. However, this large market is highly scattered. Rural Indians today are not as poor as they are perceived to be. They contribute more than half of the national income. The rural economy is getting less and loss dependent on agriculture. The share of non farm income is increasing. Literacy level in rural areas has improved a lot. Today it is about 59%. However, to succeed in rural market it is absolutely essential to make its proper segmentation. There is a world of difference between Indian Rural and Urban markets. There are differences in income, life style and socio cultural outlook. The attitude and behaviour of the rural consumer is likely to remain different from the urban consumer for a long time to come. Poor villagers are brand and extremely value conscious these days. There are challenges in the distribution of goods and services. So, entirely a different approach in marketing is necessary. Consumer behaviour and consumer decision making process are significantly different. Marketeer here has to face good many challenges like high distribution cost due to lack of proper transport facilities. Communication is not easy. Cost per contracting a prospective consumer is very high. Marketeers have a very limited ARTICLE knowledge of the rural market etc. It is very difficult to understand the psyche of the rural consumer. There is also a problem of sale of spurious products by taking undue advantage of the ignorance of The consumer. In spite of all these problems, The marketeer can not ignore the rural markets due to its large volume. Though there are these problems, they are not unsormontable. Opportunities in rural markets are increasing every year. So, every company must try its level best to capture this market There is a continuous rise in rural prosperity Dependence on agriculture and the vegaries of monsoon is decreasing and as a result. The rural consumption is also increasing. Rural market is geographically a very large territory. There fore conducting market research in This field is a costly and time consuming process. Usually budget for rural market survey is usually limited. So, the job because rather difficult getting access to rural population is thus very challenging. There are no proper transport and other facilities Rural people are very sensitive so, it becomes more difficult for the researcher to approach them. However knowing the rural market and the unique behavior of the rural consumer is extremely important. Daily life style of rural people is entirely distinct from urban consumer. Price is the most important phenomena asserting rural markets Due to limited resources at their command, the rural consumer are highly price sensitive. Marketeers should not only study their income levels but also when the money is received and in what quantum it is received You have also to study their spending priorities. F.M.C.G. products percolated in to rural areas from the urban areas automatically. If the organisation wants to level up demand in rural areas on a large scale it should modify the existing products to. The specific needs and tastes of the rural population products for the rural markets must be at fordable. Brands & matter in the rural areas. However, they should deliver value for money for the rural consumers. Indian retail market is not only one of the largest in the world but also the most fragmented one. So, it is a challenging task to handle this market successfully. Ensuring continuous availability of goods to the different retailers located at the hook and corner of the world, regularly is a difficult task Behavior of rural retailers is not so easy to understand. Credit is to be necessarily given to these retailors. Selecting financially strong retailor’s necessary. Help of the local bank branches should be taken in this respect. Life style and consumer behaviour is to be carefully studied. Goods to be sold in this market should not only be cheap but also suitable to meet the special needs of the rural consumers. Durable goods sold in rural areas should be study and should not require often repairs as there are no repair facilities in these areas. It may be noted here that online or e-marketing can play a very useful role in these markets. Under e-commerce, the goods are delivered at the doors of the consumers, which is very convenient to the consumers at large and specially for senior citizens settled in the rural areas to spend a quiet retired life. These days number of rural youth having computer literacy is growing at a fast pace. For the healthy growth of ecommerce the vendors should create confidence in the minds of the consumers about their reliability Central Government should consider, passing a special legislation regulating ecommerce. In short we can conclude that so far enough attention is not paid by the marketeers to tap this market successfully. Some are trying to capture this market in recent years. But still more efforts are necessary. It is necessary to spend more on research in this market and provide modified products to suit the needs of the rural consumers to effectively capture this huge and ever expanding market. ISBN-978-93-5034-793-5 Price : ` 250 This Book is.... * A curtain raiser. The curtain hiding Common Sense being common practice. * A free conversation with you; involving you to flow with the issue; facilitating you to connect your behaviour with Common Sense. * A tool to sketch the need and methods of cultivating Common Sense to your ultimately finish with a dynamic portrait of Common Sense of your own and for your own. This Book is not... * A quick fix. * A two hour journey read out. This Book is for : Being used as a gearwheel that grows smaller with gradual readings for bringing deep and permanent transform to live a happier and healthier life. This Book is not for: Get and forget. 9 SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 ARTICLE Planning and Organisation of Working Capital Management Dr. Arvind S. Luhar HOD, Accountancy & Research Guide Government of Maharashtra Ismail Yusuf College of Arts, Science & Commerce Jogeshwari (E), Mumbai - 60 Mr. Hitesh G. Suthar Ph. D. Research Scholar in Accountancy KPB Hinduja College, University of Mumbai every aspect of business activity. The item usually taken into consideration while preparing a working capital forecast designed to estimate the requirements of working capital are: costs to be incurred on material, wages and overheads obtained from cost records; duration for which raw materials are to remain in stock before they are issued for production purpose; length of the production sale cycles; period of credit allowed to debtors and period of credit availed from creditors, and time lag involved in the payment of wages and overhead expenses. The budgetary approach in determining the working capital requirements involves preparation of cash budget which is an integral part of the overall budgetary process in any firm. Working capital requirements are planned keeping in view the operating cycles. 1.1 Operating Cycle: Operating Cycle is the duration of time between acquisition of supplies and the collection of cash from receivables, working capital is required to finance operations during operating cycle for the business to run smoothly. 1.1.2 Operating cycle in a trading firm in the length of time required: 1. to convert cash into inventory of finished goods; 2. to convert inventory of finished goods into receivables; 3. to convert receivables into cash; Operating Cycle in a Trading Firm is shown below. Abstract: The operating cycle concept of working capital talks about the period for which the amount of cash which is originally put into the business is returned squarely. It is essentially a cash to cash cycle. Initial investment of cash is used to create inventories and through the sales of these inventories cash is returned to the same with some appreciation. Keyword: Working Capital, Operating Cycle 1.0 Introduction: Planning and Organisation of Working Capital Management Efficient management of working capital involves careful determination of working capital requirements and formulation of plans for meeting them. A large number of factors influence the working capital needs of firms. The most important of these are: the nature and size of the business, manufacturing cycle, business fluctuations, production policy, dividend policy, credit policy, credit availability, growth and expansion activities, profit level changes and operating efficiency. It is the consonance with these factors that the working capital requirements are planned. An effective device for working capital planning is the preparation of working capital forecast, the main objective of which is to secure an effective utilization of the proposed investment there in a working capital forecast is prepared to determine the amount of working capital required to finance a particular level of business operations. The exercise involves complicated calculations embracing Cash Inventory of Finished Goods Operating Cycle in a Manufacturing Firm is the length of time required: 1. to convert cash into inventory of raw materials; 2. to convert inventory of raw materials into work-inprogress; Cash Inventory of Raw Materials 3. to convert inventory of work-in-progress into finished goods; 4. to convert inventory of finished goods into receivables; 5. to convert receivables into cash. The Operating Cycle in a Manufacturing Firm is shown below: Inventory of Work-in-progress Receivables SHUCHITA TIMES May 2016 Receivables 10 Inventory of Finished goods ARTICLE 2.0 Objective of the Study 1. To understand operating cycle period Nature of Business 1. Small trading concern or Retail shop Requirement of Working Capital Small 2. Large Trading Firms or Departmental Store dealing in large variety of goods Large 3. Manufacturing Firm Large 2. To study requirement of Working Capital at different level, base on operating cycle. 3.0 Requirement of Working Capital Reason Operating cycle period is small since – 1. They mostly have cash sales. 2. They carry small quantities of goods in stock 3. They carry only small amount of debtors balances. 4. They carry small amount of cash. 5. Goods are purchased on credit but are sold for cash. Operating Cycle Period is larger since – 1. They require large quantities of goods in stock. 2. They carry large debtors balances 3. They carry large amount of cash. Operating Cycle period is large since – 1. They carry large quantity of raw materials 2. They carry large quantity of work in progress 3. They carry large quantity of finished goods 4. They carry huge amount of debtors balances. 5. They carry large amount of cash. The various researches conducted in India have been shown the following results: Nature of Business 1. Public utilities (e.g. electricity generation and supply, water supply) 2. Hotels, restaurants and ea ting houses 3. Trading firms 4. Financial firms 5. Tobacco firm 6. Construction firm 7. Manufacturing firm (a) Heavy engineering Industry (e.g. BHEL) (b) Rice mill/cotto n ® spinning mill / steel rolling mill Requirement of Working Capital Small Small Large Large Large Large Reason (a) T hey have cash sales. (b) They supply services and not products. They mostly have cash sales and only small amount of debtors balances. (a) T hey require large quantities of goods to be held in stock. (b) They carry large d ebtors balances. They carry large debtors balances. They req uire large quantities o f inventories They req uire large quantities of raw material and work-inprogress. Large They have larger period of operating cycle. Small They have smaller period of operating cycle Conclusion: Operating Cycle play important role in Working Capital Management. Delay in operating cycle will affect working capital and liquidity of the business. Not only operating cycle but cash conversion cycle also affect working capital and its effect on liquidity and profitability of the business. Bibliography: 1. R. P. Banerjee, Working Capital Management, ISBN-81-760-0849, 2002. 2. P. C. Tulsian, Financial Management, ISBN-81-219-3225-4, 2011 3. V.K. 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