Inventory & Working Capital: Balancing Service, Cost, and Cash in a Volatile Market

With capital expensive and demand volatile, inventory has become the battleground between service and cash. This panel digs into how leaders are freeing working capital without eroding service levels — inventory segmentation, multi-echelon optimisation, postponement, and the S&OP-to-finance conversations that decide where buffers actually sit. Practical guidance on protecting availability while releasing the cash trapped across the network.