The Optimization of Corporate Treasury Operations from a Lean Perspective

Abstract

Due to globalization in corporate environment, it has become inevitable for companies to operate in a multinational structure in order to make their assets sustainable. The companies are necessarily expected to work simultaneously with many currencies and banking products. In this context, the efficiency of treasury departments, especially in multinational companies, is one of the indispensable factors for the success of the company. Lean management is one of the most effective methods to improve efficiency and reduce the cost. Lean management, in the simplest terms, refers to the adaptation of lean manufacturing techniques used in production areas to office conditions. The aim of this study is to increase the corporate productivity by leaning the treasury department and treasury processes. To achieve this objective, treasury processes of a multinational company has been analyzed within the scope of business process management and interpreted with a lean approach. As a result, it has been shown that it is possible to reduce the number of transactions and to minimize the error rates in short and medium term by using lean management techniques and it is revealed that the company performance could be improved positively by reducing costs and minimizing the possible losses.

Keywords

• Lean Management,Corporate Treasury,Financial Performance

Yalın Bir Bakış Açısıyla Kurumsal Hazine Operasyonlarının Optimizasyonu

Abstract

Global anlamda ticaretin sınırlarının kalkması ile birlikte kurumsal şirketlerin varlıklarını sürdürülebilir kılmak adına çok uluslu yapıda faaliyet göstermeleri kaçınılmaz olmuştur. Çok uluslu yapının gereği olarak bu şirketlerin birçok para birimi ve bankacılık ürünü ile aynı anda çalışmaları beklenmektedir. Bu kapsamda özellikle çok uluslu şirketlerde hazine departmanlarının verimliliği, şirketin başarısı için vazgeçilmez unsurlardan bir tanesi olarak nitelendirilebilir. Bu çalışmada iş süreç yönetimi bakış açısı ile analiz edilen kurumsal hazine süreçlerinin, yalın yönetim anlayışı ile optimize edilmelerinin araştırmaya konu şirketin performansına etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın ana hedeflerinden biri, optimize edilen süreçler ile oluşturulan yeni hazine organizasyonunun şirketin gelecek ihtiyaçlarına cevap verecek ve mevcut verimlilik düzeyini arttıracak şekilde yeniden yapılandırılmasıdır. Yapılan uygulama sonucunda, yalın yönetim teknikleri kullanılarak kısa ve orta vadede işlem sayısının düşürülmesinin ve hata oranlarının en aza indirilmesinin mümkün olduğu ortaya konmuş ve buna bağlı olarak maliyetlerin düşürülmesi ve olası kayıpların minimize edilmesi ile şirket performansının pozitif anlamda yönlendirilebileceği ortaya çıkmıştır.

Keywords

• Yalın Yönetim,Kurumsal Hazine,Finansal Performans

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