The Order Book

One number from a manufacturer's books, every other Tuesday.

The math behind the number, and the decision the math should change. Ten minutes, twice a month, for owners and CFOs running 60 to 150 day cash conversion cycles.

What arrives

  • One number, not a roundup

    Each issue takes a single figure. An advance rate. A payback period. A DSO median. Then the math behind the figure and what to do differently on Monday.

  • Benchmarks before anyone else sees them

    Sector medians for DSO, inventory turns, and advance rates go to subscribers ahead of publication. Find your row, compare your numbers, act before the quarter closes.

  • The unflattering answers

    When a structure is wrong for a manufacturer at your scale, the issue says so. A newsletter recommending every product to every reader is an advertisement with a send schedule.

  • New guides and tools first

    Every guide, calculator, and benchmark report lands in the issue before the site.

What does not arrive

News roundups. Vendor announcements. Conference invitations. Product launches. Your inbox has enough of those and none of them change a financing decision.

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