The Hackett Group has released the
2018 US Working Capital Survey. Overall, working capital management has improved, with the cash conversion cycle dropping to 33.8 days, a 4 percent improvement. Day's payable has increased from 53.5 days in 2016 to 56.7 days in 2017, while days' payables outstanding increased from 37.8 days to 39.5 days. The inventory period also increased slightly, from 50.7 days to 51 days.